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After a successful restoration of my C64, I am now ready to build a Pi1541 so I can actually load some programs (games of course, it is a games machine).

You can check out the board and download gerbers here for the PI1541 IO Adapter.

Please be kind about my soldering. It's not great but it works and my hands are not so steady these days and the eyesight is bad enough that I don't see how bad it really looks. 😀

I have tried to include links to local South African sources. Just click the picture and follow the links. I tend to use Communica here in Cape Town as it close to me. I also used DIY Electronics for items which Communica didn't have in stock.

P1

2×20 pin female header

P1	2×20 pin female header
IEC1-2	6 pin DIN socket (I choose to wire a cable directly to a 6 Pin DIN as they are easier to find)
SW1-5	right-angle push buttons
U1	4 channel level shifter module
U2	7406 IC - Only needed if you are going to connect other things on the serial line. I added it on mine for completeness and they are cheap.
C1	100nf ceramic capacitor
SW6	push button
D1	3mm green LED
D2	3mm red LED
R1,R2	resistor 220Ω
R3,R4	resistor 1kΩ
J12 (header)	OLED Display with I2C SSD1306, 128x64px (I find it best to go in store or email Communica as they often have more versions than show online.)
J12	1×4 pin female header

There are two parts to this build.

1. The software and the Raspberry Pi which will do most of the work.
2. The Pi1541 board which handles the interface to the C64 (very neatly in my opinion)