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Dinosaur

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Posted: 09:52pm 16 Nov 2023

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Hi All

I am finding it difficult to get a smooth file transfer and run procedure
in MMEdit & MMCC to the Picomite.
As always the simple things are the hardest to find.

Environment:Linux Debian 12, Minicom Terminal Emulator.

So, the steps are.
1.Open Minicom after having preset settings first.
Picomite goes to prompt.
2.Open MMEdit and make any changes to the program I want to send to the Picomite.

In MMEdit
3.Run in Terminal
Does nothing at all.
4.Deploy (whatever that is)
Does nothing at all
Help file shows blank page on Deploy.

5.Start MMCC seperately (perhaps deploy was meant to do that ?)
6.Select Mode/File Manager.
7.In MMCC select file to send.
8.Press >>> button
I get a small Notice window with no text in it and it can't be enlarged and
disappears after 3 or 4 seconds.
Terminal emulator window shows "XModem Receive "MyFile.bas" (so that proves the link)
MCC window shows Connected, sending 1 File, processing file:....
Blocks 6, Transfer failed to start!
Finished

Terminal Emulator window shows Error: Remote did not respond.

Can someone please correct me where I am going wrong.
The ideal scenario is:
I edit program, I send program to Picomite, I run program in Picomite all from within MMEdit. Two windows would be open, The terminal Emulator and MMEdit.
Am I being to ambitious ?

Regards
Hervey Bay Qld.

Andy-g0poy
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Posted: 10:32pm 16 Nov 2023

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There is no real need for minicom.
(if you need a terminal emulator putty is available for linux, and is quite a bit better than minicom)

run MMCC
connect to the pico
Fromm the three dropdowns
select picomite , ttyAMC0 (or whatever your com port is) , 9600

Click on the connect button to the right of the target string.

In the console area you should see connected.

hit return a few times and you should see the > prompt

That's your system talking to the pico

run MMEDIT
load your program as normal, and edit.

To send to the pico click the last icon on the toolbar (green and red arrow)

The MMCC terminal will show progress

such as:

connected- 127.0.0.1
Control
/mnt/rusty/primary/Development/Raspberry-Pi-Pico/Pico-Programs/SI5353/SI5351-test.bas
Uploading using: 'target port\ttyACM0:9600 s\picomite
Upload started
NEW
>
AUTOSAVE

Upload completed 1

Saved 7911 bytes
>
Time taken: 7478mS
RUN

Thats it job done

The menu item Action > deploy (or hit F2) does the same.

Andy

Dinosaur

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Posted: 10:47pm 16 Nov 2023

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Hi All

Andy, that worked straight of.
Like I said the simplest things are hardest to find.

But now it is listed here for someone else that uses the same search string.

Many thanks for that.

Regards
Hervey Bay Qld.

Dinosaur

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Posted: 11:53pm 16 Nov 2023

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Hi All

Happy with that, but would have liked Alt Key access to Menu's etc.
I am so used to pressing Alt keys whilst typing code, that grabbing the mouse to open the file Menu is a hard habit to get used to. Particularly when I still use Geany a lot.

Regards
Hervey Bay Qld.

TassyJim

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Posted: 03:59am 17 Nov 2023

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MMEdit
Help menu
MM Edit help
Using MMEdit
and you will find the first steps for running programs.

While you are in the Help.
Under reference
Keyboard shortcuts.

Worth a read.

VK7JH
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Dinosaur

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Posted: 04:02am 17 Nov 2023

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Hi All

Thanks for that, but I had already been there AND no reference to Alt key mapping.

Regards
Hervey Bay Qld.

TassyJim

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Posted: 04:39am 17 Nov 2023

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Ctrl-O to open
ctrl-S to save
<F2> to 'load and run'

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Dinosaur

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Posted: 04:48am 17 Nov 2023

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Hi All

That's not exactly the time honoured
Alt f for File menu
Alt e for edit
Alt t for cut
etc

Regards
Hervey Bay Qld.

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