Configuration Parameters

This page documents the SidecarTridge Multi-device parameter set for firmware v1.0, which is deprecated. Several parameters listed below have been removed or replaced in current firmware. If you are running current firmware, see the latest Parameters page instead.

Please modify the parameters with caution, as they can affect the behavior of the SidecarTridge Multi-device board. Read the User Guide (v1.0) section for more information.

ParameterTypeDescriptionReleasedDefault
BOOT_FEATURESTRINGFirmware mode to start after SidecarT rebootv0.0.1CONFIGURATOR
 CONFIGURATION_DARKBOOLEANEnable or disable the dark theme in the Configuratorv0.0.16false
DELAY_ROM_EMULATIONBOOLEANEnable or disable Delay/Ripper modev0.0.9false
DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECINTEGERThe timeout in seconds for the download operationsv0.0.1560
FILE_COUNT_ENABLEDBOOLEANEnable or disable the file count in the microSD cardv0.0.16true
FLOPPIES_FOLDERSTRINGThe folder where the SidecarT will find the Floppy imagesv0.0.10/floppies
FLOPPY_BOOT_ENABLED BOOLEANEnable or disable the floppy startup from boot sectorv0.0.16true
 FLOPPY_BUFFER_TYPEINTEGERThe type of floppy buffer to use: 0=_dskbuf, 1=heapv0.0.160
FLOPPY_DB_URLSTRINGThe URL of the Atari ST floppy databasev0.0.11http:// ataristdb.
FLOPPY_IMAGE_ASTRINGFile with the floppy image to emulate in drive Av0.0.10 
FLOPPY_IMAGE_BSTRINGFile with the floppy image to emulate in drive Bv0.0.18 
FLOPPY_NET_ENABLEDBOOLEANEnable or disable the web managerv0.0.18true
FLOPPY_NET_TOUT_SECINTEGERThe timeout in seconds for the web manager operationsv0.0.1860
FLOPPY_XBIOS_ENABLEDBOOLEANEnable or disable the XBIOS floppy emulationv0.0.16true
 GEMDRIVE_BUFF_TYPEINTEGERThe type of GEMDRIVE drive buffer: 0=_dskbuf, 1=heapv0.0.160
GEMDRIVE_DRIVESTRINGThe drive letter to emulate as a GEMDRIVE drivev0.0.16C
GEMDRIVE_FOLDERSSTRINGThe folders to mount as GEMDRIVE drivesv0.0.16/hd
GEMDRVIVE_RTCBOOLEANEnable or disable the RTC in the GEMDRIVE drivesv0.0.16true
GEMDRIVE_TIMEOUT_SECINTEGERThe timeout in seconds for the GEMDRIVE RTC operationsv0.0.1645
GEMDRIVE_FAKEFLOPPYBOOLEANEnable or disable the fake floppy in the GEMDRIVEv1.0.0true
HOSTNAMESTRINGThe hostname of the SidecarT in the TCP/IP networkv0.0.1sidecart
LATEST_RELEASE_URLSTRINGThe URL of the file with the latest SidecarT release versionv0.0.1http:// atarist./ version.txt
MENU_REFRESH_SECINTEGERThe number of seconds to refresh the Configurator menuv0.0.153
NETWORK_STATUS_SECINTEGERThe number of seconds for the polling interval to check the status of the networkv0.0.1510
ROMS_CSV_URLSTRINGThe URL of the CSV file with the ROMs informationv0.0.18http:// roms./ roms.csv
ROMS_FOLDERSTRINGThe folder where the SidecarT will find the ROM imagesv0.0.1/roms
ROMS_YAML_URLSTRINGThe URL of the JSON file with the ROMs informationv0.0.1DEPRECATED!
RTC_NTP_SERVER_HOSTSTRINGThe NTP server host to synchronize the RTCv0.0.12pool.ntp.org
RTC_NTP_SERVER_PORTINTEGERThe NTP server port to synchronize the RTCv0.0.12123
RTC_TYPESTRINGThe type of RTC to emulate: SIDECART, DALLASv0.0.12SIDECART
RTC_UTC_OFFSETSTRINGThe UTC offset of the RTCv0.0.120
SAFE_CONFIG_REBOOTBOOLIf true, the SidecarT will reboot after a computer power cycle, otherwise it will reboot immediatelyv0.0.9true
SD_MASS_STORAGEBOOLEANEnable or disable the SD mass storage modev0.0.17true
SD_BAUD_RATE_KBINTEGERThe baud rate in Kbps for the microSD card (Max:25000)v0.0.1712500
WIFI_AUTHINTEGERThe authentication type of the WiFi network to connect tov0.0.1 
WIFI_CONNECT_TIMEOUTINTEGERThe timeout in seconds to connect to the WiFi networkv1.0.030
WIFI_COUNTRYSTRINGThe country code of the WiFi network to connect tov0.0.15XX
WIFI_DHCPBOOLEANEnable or disable the DHCP in the WiFi networkv1.0.0true
WIFI_DNSSTRINGDNS when DHCP disabled. One or two, comma separatedv1.0.08.8.8
WIFI_GATEWAYSTRINGThe gateway of the WiFi network when DHCP disabledv1.0.0 
WIFI_IPSTRINGThe IP address of the WiFi network when DHCP disabledv1.0.0 
WIFI_NETMASKSTRINGThe netmask of the WiFi network when DHCP disabledv1.0.0 
WIFI_PASSWORDSTRINGThe password of the WiFi network to connect tov0.0.1 
WIFI_POWERINTEGERThe power configuration of the Wifi chip. 0 - power management disabled 1 - Maximize performance 2 - Aggresive power management 3 - Default chip values 4 - No power savingv1.0.00
WIFI_RSSIBOOLEANShow RSSI of the connected network:v1.0.0true
WIFI_SCAN_SECONDSINTEGERThe number of seconds to scan for WiFi networksv0.0.115
WIFI_SSIDSTRINGThe SSID of the WiFi network to connect tov0.0.1