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2021-09-29T22:02:40Z

Tjewell at 09:23, 28 June 2020

2020-06-28T09:23:29Z

Tormod: /* DriveWire software */ linkify NitrOS-9

2016-05-07T20:33:00Z

‎DriveWire software: linkify NitrOS-9

Tormod: link to spec + minor fixups

2016-05-04T21:44:25Z

link to spec + minor fixups

Tormod: /* Overview */ add uDW link

2015-08-22T20:30:34Z

‎Overview: add uDW link

Tormod: /* DriveWire software */ link to DWLOAD and Drivewire for dummies

2015-08-22T17:00:25Z

‎DriveWire software: link to DWLOAD and Drivewire for dummies

Tormod: new page

2015-08-22T16:47:38Z

new page

New page

== Overview ==

DriveWire is a way to connect your Dragon to a PC. It allows you to transfer files from the PC to your Dragon, or to use the PC as a virtual disk for the Dragon. A server program runs on the PC and services requests from the Dragon. Instead of a PC, a stand-alone DriveWire server like uDW can be used.

== DriveWire software ==

DriveWire on the Dragon uses the printer port. On the Dragon, software is needed that can "talk" to the DriveWire server through the printer port. Operating systems like HDB-DOS and NitrOS-9 have support for DriveWire, and can use the DriveWire server as a full replacement for a normal floppy or hard disk drive.

For Dragon there is also DWLOAD - a small program that can be used to load programs from the DriveWire server without needing a disk operating system. DWLOAD can be embedded in a modified BASIC ROM, replacing the "DLOAD" command.

== DriveWire adapters ==

On the Dragon you will need an adapter to convert the printer port signals to a compatible serial port (or USB virtual serial port).

See [[Dragon_32/64_Drivewire_Adapter]].

== DriveWire servers ==

The Drivewire4 server is a Java application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download

There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/

There is also a OpenSource DriveWire Server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer

== Drivewire4 (DW4) server usage ==

Just choose CoCo2 in the DriveWire4 server "Simple Config Wizard".
Keep all the default selections.

If you would like to use the server under Windows without installing the JRE, use this batch file for startup:
<pre>
SET JDK=%~dp0\jre
SET JAVA_EXE=%JDK%\bin\java.exe
"%JAVA_EXE%" -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -jar DW4UI.jar --backup &
pause
</pre>
Download a JRE and put it into DriveWire directory together with this batch file.

[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Drivewire]]

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	There is also an open-source DriveWire server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer		There is also an open-source DriveWire server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer
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		+	There is a Python based Drivewire 4 compatible server here: https://gitlab.com/sorchard001/dwlserve -
		+	''"Minimal DriveWire server written in python, implementing a small subset of functions mainly to support Tormod Volden's dwload software for Dragon computers."''

	== Drivewire4 (DW4) server usage ==		== Drivewire4 (DW4) server usage ==

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 == DriveWire software ==
-DriveWire on the Dragon uses the printer port. On the Dragon, software is needed that can "talk" to the DriveWire server through the printer port. Operating systems like HDB-DOS and NitrOS-9 have support for DriveWire, and can use the DriveWire server as a full replacement for a normal floppy or hard disk drive. See [[Drivewire for dummies]] for how to use HDB-DOS and DriveWire.
+DriveWire on the Dragon uses the printer port. On the Dragon, software is needed that can "talk" to the DriveWire server through the printer port. Operating systems like HDB-DOS and [[NitrOS-9]] have support for DriveWire, and can use the DriveWire server as a full replacement for a normal floppy or hard disk drive. See [[Drivewire for dummies]] for how to use HDB-DOS and DriveWire.
 For Dragon there is also [[DWLOAD]] - a small program that can be used to load programs from the DriveWire server without needing a disk operating system. DWLOAD can be embedded in a modified BASIC ROM, replacing the "DLOAD" command.

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 See [[Dragon_32/64_Drivewire_Adapter]].
-== DriveWire servers ==
+The Drivewire4 (DW4) server is a Java application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download
-The Drivewire4 server is a Java application and can be downloaded here: https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/download
+A lightweight alternative is "DriveWire Lite": A reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/
-There exist also "DriveWire Lite": a reimplementation in C of the server side of the DriveWire 3 protocol: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dwlite/
+There is also an open-source DriveWire server written in Python: https://github.com/6809/DwLoadServer
 == Drivewire4 (DW4) server usage ==
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 Download a JRE and put it into DriveWire directory together with this batch file.
 [[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Drivewire]]

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 == Overview ==
-DriveWire is a way to connect your Dragon to a PC. It allows you to transfer files from the PC to your Dragon, or to use the PC as a virtual disk for the Dragon. A server program runs on the PC and services requests from the Dragon. Instead of a PC, a stand-alone DriveWire server like uDW can be used.
+DriveWire is a way to connect your Dragon to a PC. It allows you to transfer files from the PC to your Dragon, or to use the PC as a virtual disk for the Dragon. A server program runs on the PC and services requests from the Dragon. Instead of a PC, a stand-alone DriveWire server like the [[uDW SD-card DriveWire microserver|uDW]] can be used.
 == DriveWire software ==