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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : .bas files to picomite (no webmite)
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member  Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
Hello from germany! How can i transfer files (.bas files or other) from my computer (mac or pc) to the picomite? on my picoW it is easy with tftp, but how to handle this on my picos without wlan? |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
ok. i can connect the pico to a sd card reader. but is there a possibility to transfer files via usb? |
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TassyJim Guru  Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6101 |
AUTOSAVE or XMODEM using your preferred terminal program or easier with the file manager in MMEdit (but I am biased) Jim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3150 |
As Jim says, AUTOSAVE or XMODEM if you're not using MMEDIT. I find AUTOSAVE easy to use, and it takes longer to describe how to do it than it does to actually do it. I do most of my editing on the PC in Notepad++ (but use the built-in editor to correct little mistakes--while trying to keep the PC version updated with any changes). Then, when connected with TeraTerm, press F10 (AUTOSAVE); in the PC file, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, back in TeraTerm, right-click or Alt+V (depending on your TeraTerm settings, you may need to confirm); when the transfer is complete <Enter> to add a carriage return to your last line (optional), then Ctrl+Z to finish the transfer. Best then to SAVE the file (to the built-in flash file system or to SD). Then you can RUN or EDIT. PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| robert.rozee Guru Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 2350 |
another option is GFXterm (i'm only slightly biased :-) available here: https://github.com/robert-rozee/GFXterm/tree/main/binaries just connect to mite, and at the > prompt press the f11 key. everything should be automated from there. note that upload/downloads go directly to/from the editor's memory. f12 transfers in the other direction. you can also paste into the editor. leave a space character to the right of the cursor to override the mite's auto-indenting. cheers, rob :-) Edited 2023-05-26 16:13 by robert.rozee |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
many thanks. pasting into the editor is ok. i am a mac user, so i cannot useGFXterm. is there a possibility to copy a FILE directly to the drive a on the pi pico? it is not so easy to transfer longer source files via copy and paste... |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3150 |
XMODEM, assuming you have a suitable XMODEM-capable terminal program. You have to remember to LOAD the file before you can RUN or EDIT. PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2140 |
In the terminal window type:- A: or B: 'to choose internal flash FS or SD card XMODEM R "FileName.BAS" Then get your terminal to open it's XMODEM Send dialogue to choose the file to send. The Pico will 'timeout' if you take too long. eg. in TeraTerm click File => Transfer => Xmodem => Send |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
ok and thank you. i am still searching for an easy way to send or receive a file via xmodem for my mac... it seems that the standard terminal in macos has no xmodem feature? or i am not able to find/ use it... |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6798 |
I think you need to install a linux package on a Mac to get xterm. I'm not sure. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 3804 |
Look for terminal emulators for the Mac and probably some will either do xmodem or allow an escape to xmodem send/receive programs (such as rz/sz on Linux). E.g. it's easy to escape (aka shell out) from several on Linux so probably also on Mac. John |
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| robert.rozee Guru Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 2350 |
can you run a windows or linux VM? or if really keen you could download the GFXterm source code, install FPC and lazarus, and compile. you could then publish the resulting macOS binary. unfortunately a little bit of tinkering with the code would be needed, though not much. cheers, rob :-) |
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thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4043 |
According to professor Google there is a Mac app called "Serial" in the app store that can do xmodem. Alternatively a Google will show you how you can use the Linux command line tools ("screen" and friends) on Mac. Best wishes, Tom Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
ok and thanx. but the price is about 45 euros! i try serialTools from app store. meanwhile i have connected the sd crd reader successfully. so i can exchange data via sd card. but i will try with xmodem further too. |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3150 |
How large is your file? I find that using AUTOSAVE and pasting works well enough even for pretty large files (tens of thousands of characters at about 5 seconds per 10,000 characters). You get AUTOSAVE with F10 in TeraTerm on a PC, but with a Mac, you could just type AUTOSAVE at the ">" prompt, paste in your file, and type Ctrl+Z when done. (You may have to set a between-characters pause--which is easily done in TeraTerm, but I wouldn't know about a Mac terminal program.) ~ Edited 2023-05-27 21:37 by lizby PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
ok. i will try it. |
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