Sinclair ZX Spectrum DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide
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1. Page 11 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Troubleshooting The Spectrum will not Start up with the DivIDE Plus Unfortunately some ZX Spectrum s have a cheap Z80 processor which does not include the M1 line required by the interface In that case you will need to replace the Z80 Processor However before jumping to that conclusion some simple maintenance may help resolve the problem You need to open the ZX Spectrum case and clean the edge connector with a pencil eraser and then some alcohol remember to clean both sides of the motherboard Allow this to dry before plugging in the DivIDE Plus My Compact Flash Card is not recognised Unfortunately some Compact Flash cards are better than others you may have an incompatible card contact us so that we can check this for you Some guidance appears on our website at http www rwapsoftware co uk spectrum spectrum_storage html Problem Games Some programs use a peculiar loading scheme which can cause them to fail to load from compact flash card You can get around the majority of these programs by entering the command OUT 32765 48 before you use the LOAD command Page 12 of 122. 7 SINSTALL tapeio pkg Once installed you will not have to do this again unless you manage to corrupt the copy of ResiDOS The TAPEIO package now allows ResiDOS to load from and save to tap and tzx files for example with the commands STAPEIN manic tap LOAD Saving a program data ResiDOS can save a program or data direct to the compact flash card in a format which is readable from the PC simply use the command SAVE filename much as you would use SAVE filename to save to a cassette You can add LINE CODE and SCREEN parameters as you would normally However if you want to send that file to someone who does not use ResiDOS for example to use with a PC emulator they will not be able to read it With TAPEIO installed under ResiDOS you can now save to the compact flash card within a TAP file Simply use the commands STAPEOUT new tap SAVE program LINE 1 TAPEOUT Copy a Program From Cassette Not all ZX Spectrum software can be downloaded from the internet some is distribution denied and you will therefore need to make your own copies of the program from cassette onto Compact Flash card To do this you will need to use ResiDOS and download and install another package the TaskManager The TaskManager package can be downloaded from http www worldofspectrum org residos files taskman pkg Again copy taskman pkg to your Compact Flash Card start up the Spectrum with Res
3. DivIDE Plus Hard Disk Expansion Interface For the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Jarek Adamski amp Jurek Dudek for RWAP Software QUICK START GUIDE Manual Update 1 2 June 2013 RWAP Software www rwapsoftware co uk DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Table of CONTENTS NOTICE E E E E EE EE E E sevansveeaoasinianss 3 WHAT DO TNEED icicisesccveretscssceatcvedatessuancsvessershaverecatossevecevenecstenstonscersvandsovaessbacasaavens 4 CONNECT TO THE SPECTRUM ssessssessossssesssosessosssosssosseossesosesosesssssssssssossssosscsssesss 5 SWITCH ON THE ZX SPECTRUM essseesseeessessseoessosessoesssosssossssosssosessosssoeessosssooessosssse 5 LOAD A PROG RAMI cessisse sei s eaS 6 SAVEA PROGRAM lt ssiosossosoostssssoessissseosesee soso sasse sosse essieu seoseis i sser K see sieo e soss 6 COPY A PROGRAM FROM CASSETTE seessseessosessoessoosssosssooessossssoessosessosssosessosssoe 8 COPY A PROGRAM TO FROM DISK csscccsssscssssecssssecscssecssssecsssseessssessseseens 9 TROUBLESHOOTING cisiscissaniosiasacteaseoanaseoooustgesabaccuasesuaassdonansschesssevavessevoaseoavavennbansacs 12 The Spectrum will not Start up with the DivIDE Plus ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeetesnanaees 12 My Compact Flash Card is not VeCOPiISed shined cece ie eed ied einieede 12 Pr blem Games aone Lasts ado A a AA E E AS 12 Page 2 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide NOTICE This manual and the information contained herein is copyright materia
4. Plus It is quickly gaining popularity and has plenty of features e Full FAT16 FAT32 read write support no 64K clusters no extended partitions no LFN Virtual Disk support up to 4 devices Betadisk TR DOS emulation using trimmed TRD files Provides extended BASIC commands BASIC files integration using 3DOS headers for FAT filesystems Support for seamless IM2 loading saving from BASIC and machine code System commands loaded from BIN dir of system drive TAPE emulator supports reading writing from to TAP files TAP attaching functions are available to external programs e POSIX based API usable by commands external programs and NMI SYS Functions available on rst 08 open read write close opendir readdir seek sync fstat getcwd chdir unlink e Possibility of getting absolute LBA sector and device on an opened file for direct I O e Kernel loads modules KO files on demand e NMI SYS support NMI system is independent ESXDOS kernel just provides services In order to install esxDOS on the DivIDE Plus you will need to either have purchased your DivIDE Plus from RWAP Software after January 2013 or install the upgraded GAL set Page 10 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide We will then provide you with a link to a specialist installer containing the latest version of esxDOS this is different from the files available for the standard DivIDE so you have to be certain that you install the correct version
5. e compatible the best ones to use appear to be original SanDisk beware the many fakes of at least 1GB with c 2003 or later on them We also use Integral 1GB CF cards Format the Compact Flash card on the PC as FAT or FAT 16 this should be how it is supplied in any case ensure it is not FAT32 You can then download games and other programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum from various websites the best one to use is www worldofspectrum org archive html Programs are stored as an image file on the internet the easiest ones to use are TAP files or z80 files you will also come across tzx and other file formats What are all of the Spectrum file formats come across Various different images have been made of programs for the ZX Spectrum and stored on the internet Make sure that when copying files across to the ZX Spectrum you choose a file format which is supported by the DivIDE Plus The most common file formats are as follows tap This is an image of a cassette tape Z80 This is a snapshot of the Spectrum s memory and ROM at a specific point in time this allows you to instantly return to a program at the exact point when the snapshot was made sna Another snapshot format tzx Another type of image of a cassette tape which can be used to replicate the original tape content exactly d80 A floppy disk image format used by MDOS3 scr Screen image files an image of the screen grabbed from the Spectrum T
6. e you go any further you may as well also download the TAPEIO package from http www worldofspectrum org residos files tapeio pkg Copy tapeio pkg onto your Compact Flash card also Now plug in the Compact Flash card into your DivIDE Plus and fire up the ZX Spectrum as above Press the NMI button to locate the file residos tap press ENTER and return to BASIC LOAD will then install ResiDOS for future use From now on if you want to switch to ResiDOS to use its functionality use the following command sequence POKE 18455 237 POKE 18456 65 POKE 18457 199 PRINT USR 18455 You can also try the shorter version of this although the author of ResiDOS recommends the above OUT 23 104 PRINT USR 0 Switching to MDOS3 is much easier simply use OUT 23 6 PRINT USR 0 Switching to a new firmware takes a few minutes as the new firmware looks at the Compact Flash card and sets itself up We also supply a separate Firmware Selector program which makes this process much easier it provides a menu when you first start up the ZX Spectrum to allow you to choose the default Firmware and remembers the setting for the next time Page 7 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Install the TAPEIO Package for ResiDOS We did suggest you install the TAPEIO package for ResiDOS you should have already copied the tapeio pkg file to your compact flash Switch to the ResiDOS firmware as above and then enter the command CLEAR 3276
7. he following additional formats are not currently supported on the DivIDE Plus dsk An image of a ZX Spectrum floppy disk img An image of a ZX Spectrum floppy disk mgt An image of a ZX Spectrum Plus D floppy disk mfc An image of a ZX Spectrum Plus D floppy disk Page 4 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide mdr An image of a ZX Spectrum microdrive cartridge Connect to the Spectrum Once you have downloaded some files onto your compact flash card insert it into the back of the DivIDE Plus unit Switch off your Spectrum If you have a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 2A 2B or 3 computer all black computers with built in cassette drive or disk drive then you will need to open the DivIDE Plus case and ensure that the jumper a small black plastic bar is across the two metal pins near to the Spectrum edge connector For all other ZX Spectrum s this jumper must be removed If you only plan to use the DivIDE Plus with one type of Spectrum and you are certain that this jumper is in the correct position you can seal the case together with a spot of epoxy resin we would suggest one spot in each of the four corners of the case Now you can plug the DivIDE Plus into the expansion connector on the back of the ZX Spectrum and also plug a joystick interface into the connector on the top of the DivIDE Plus if you want to use a joystick Now you can switch on your Spectrum Switch on the ZX Spectrum As you switch on the ZX Spectrum if
8. iDOS as the firmware and enter the command CLEAR 32767 SINSTALL taskman pkg Now you can load a program from cassette in the normal way Once the program has loaded press the NMI button on the rear of the DivIDE Plus interface to enter the task Page 8 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide manager menu Press S to save a snapshot of the current program loaded in the Spectrum to the compact flash card The snapshot can later be loaded either using FATware or with the command SSNAPLOAD filename z80 although we have found that some files created in this way will not later load under FATware they do load under ResiDOS Copy a Program To From Disk This is slightly more complex At the moment only the ZX Spectrum 3 is able to do this although the author of the DivIDE firmware has successfully managed to connect both the DivIDE Plus and PlusD disk interfaces at the same time and copy files between the two Again you need ResiDOS running on the ZX Spectrum If you want to copy files to from a tap or tzx file on your Compact Flash card then you will need to download and install the TAPEIO package as above You can then use commands such as STAPEIN paw tzx STAPEGET This will transfer all files with headers from the paw tzx file to disk naming the files on the disk accordingly You will also need to copy all headerless files across to disk with the commands STAPEWIND STAPELIST get a l
9. ist of all files on the tape file STAPEBGET diskname this will copy a headerless file across to disk retaining all parameters with the specified disk filename in 8 3 format Repeat this command to copy across all headerless files Finally redirect standard LOAD commands to the disk TAPEIN Another option is to obtain and install a 3e ROM set for the DivIDE Plus into your ZX Spectrum 3 we can supply these for you for an extra charge You can then create a partition on your compact flash card from your PC or use another compact flash card Page 9 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Once you plug the compact flash card into your Spectrum switch to ResiDOS Check where your new partition is identified hopefully as unit 1 or unit O if you just used a new compact flash card You then need to create an IDEDOS partition on the compact flash card with the commands SPARTITION l gt games 2 will create a 2MB IDEDOS partition on your Compact Flash card presuming unit 1 was identified as the new partition If using a new compact flash card then simply use SPARTITION games 2 Check that this has worked correctly with the command CAT TAB Once the partition is created you can then move files between your disks drive A and your compact flash drive B with the commands COPY a bas to b or similar Using esxDOS esxDOS is the latest firmware written for the DivIDE and DivIDE
10. l and may not be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or computer language or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of RWAP Software The manual has been written specifically for users of the DivIDE Plus hard disk interface for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and contains various supplements for each type of firmware which can be used with that interface The manual is intended to provide the user with detailed information adequate for the efficient installation and operation of the equipment involved However while every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the manufacturer assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this manual or from the use of the information contained herein The manufacturer reserves the right both to change the specifications of the DivIDE Plus and the firmware and to revise this publication from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes RWAP Software September 2010 Page 3 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide What do I need The DivIDE Plus comes ready to plug into your Spectrum switch on and go However you will need a compatible Compact Flash card hard disk or CD Drive to be able to store files Most people use a Compact Flash card if you want to use a hard disk or CD instead read the User Manual for more details Compact Flash Cards Not all Compact Flash cards ar
11. stantly load into the Spectrum On the other hand if you selected a tap file then you will need to enter the command LOAD wee to run the program as though you were loading it from cassette tape Save a Program At the moment saving a program from the ZX Spectrum to the compact flash card is more difficult as FAT ware does not support writing to the compact flash In order to save a program you will need to switch to a different firmware which supports the write mode You have the choice of either ResiDOS medium skill levels esxDOS medium skill levels see section on esxDOS below MDOS3 advanced skill levels only Both of these use custom file formats on the compact flash card which means that they cannot natively access the most common ZX Spectrum file formats We would however recommend that you use ResiDOS this is because you can download and install a TAPEIO package which then allows ResiDOS to read and write from tap and tzx files on the compact flash card Page 6 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Using one of the other firmwares ResiDOS is stored in battery backed memory on the DivIDE Plus and is therefore not installed on delivery It also appears that ResiDOS will not run on a 16K machine You can install ResiDOS easily by downloading the file http www worldofspectrum org residos files divideplus residos tap Copy residos tap onto your Compact Flash card using your PC Befor
12. you have not used the Compact Flash card before hold down the space key this will force the DivIDE Plus to read the parameters on the Compact Flash card so it can read it properly You will see a DivIDE Plus logo on the screen and beneath that should appear something like One Volumes Found 1 SanDISK 1024 CF 2 None This shows that the interface has found and identified your compact flash card If you see corruption in the name of the compact flash card or the Spectrum does not respond to the keyboard at this point then you probably have an incompatible Compact Flash card Press any key and the Spectrum should then go to the normal Sinclair copyright screen that you would expect to see when you switch on the ZX Spectrum Page 5 of 12 DivIDE Plus Quick Start Guide Load a Program You are now ready to load your first program from the compact flash card By default the DivIDE Plus will start using FATware which is the easiest solution to loading and running programs on the ZX Spectrum However note that you cannot save to the compact flash card using FATware Simply press the small NMI button on the rear of the DivIDE Plus to the right of the Compact Flash card This will bring up a file browser menu Use the keys CAPS SHIFT 6 and CAPS SHIFT 7 to move up and down the list Press ENTER to display the contents of a sub directory or to select a file If you have selected a sna or z80 snapshot file then this will in
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