Linux utility to convert .TAP/.TZX to .Z80 files

[jeddak]

The web utility on esp32rainbow.com is handy for converting a single tape image.

However, I have a large collection of ZX Spectrum software on a hard drive and would like to convert them en masse.

Is there a command-line utility I can run in a Linux shell to convert a .tap or .tzx file to a .z80 snapshot?

[andypiper]

Yes!

You can run make -f Makefile.tap2z80 in the desktop directory to build the utility as a command-line tool on Linux. Except... there's a single line bug (I just submitted a PR to fix it, it is a straightforward edit to the source file).

Then it should work like this (for example).

$ ./tap_to_z80                                                     
Usage: ./tap_to_z80 <filename> <machine_type>
$ ./tap_to_z80 ~/Downloads/esp32rainbow/software/zxpacman_eng.tap 48k
Using 48k machine
Loading ROM 16384
Copying ROM 0
tzx_cas_to_wav_size: cassette image has incompatible header
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x13 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 19 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x53 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 83 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x13 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 19 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x1B02 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 6914 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x13 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 19 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
tap_cas_fill_wave: Handling TAP block containing 0x7041 bytes
tzx_cas_handle_block: loading 28737 bytes
Pause for 1000 ms
Total ticks: 797619276
Total time: 227.891 seconds
Loaded tape.
Writing page: 4
Writing page: 5
Writing page: 8
Z80 file saved as: /home/andypiper/Downloads/esp32rainbow/software/zxpacman_eng.z80
Z80 file size: 49247 bytes

We should probably document this a bit better, on the wiki... feel free to help out if you get on ok with your batch conversion 👍🏻

[twigsdw]

Pretty sure ZEsarUX supports converting from command line too.