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I'm not entirely sure what specific features or end goal your firmware tool is meant to target. As far as I'm aware, Pioneer's firmware hasn't been fully decrypted or unpacked yet.
A while back, I spent time reverse-engineering the firmware on HL's (Hitachi-LG) MT1959 platform and hit some solid milestones. At this point, I can arbitrarily customize or port write strategies directly within the firmware and inject support for virtually any media covering common, obscure, consumer, enterprise, and archival-grade discs. My next step is fine-tuning the per-media laser parameters to push burn quality even further. I have a substantial stash of archival-grade media OEM'd by Sony and Mitsubishi for third-party brands; their physical quality is completely identical to retail discs, but at a tiny fraction of the price. Through my custom mods and strategy porting, I've gotten them burning flawlessly.
Still, getting firmware-level customization on Pioneer drives would undeniably be the holy grail. In my experience, Pioneer noticeably outperforms HL MT1959 drives in raw burn quality, consistency, and overall hardware longevity.
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