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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : ArmmiteF407 V5.07.01 betas - lots of new stuff
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| matherp Guru  Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9127 |
V5.07.01b0 ArmmiteF407.zip This is a major update to the F407 version of MMBasic to include some of the new functionality It also uses the hashed variable table to provide a good speed update (c33% improvement) Breaking changes: WS2812 command now BITBANG WS2812 LCD command now BITBANG LCD HUMID command now BITBANG HUMID BEZIER drawing command removed PAGE command now GUI PAGE New: Support of SK2812W LEDs (RGBW) Support for CRC8, CRC16, and CRC32 math functions Support for BITBANG BITSTREAM MID command updated as per latest Pico beta OPTION ESCAPE Support for escape sequences in strings and data statements as per latest Pico beta MM.INFO(EXISTS FILE) MM.INFO(EXISTS DIR) MM.INFO(OPTION suboption) as per Pico OPTION ANGLE Support for * command to use as RUN Support for MM.CMDLINE$ as per Pico Support for MEMORY commands as per Pico (COPY, SET, PACK, UNPACK) Anything else I've forgotten |
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Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1057 |
Hi Peter Is this function still available? Key 0 Switch User available key. Has special function to enable Serial Console if held while power is being applied. Connects ground to PE4 pin when pressed. I have a number of boards where the USB console does not work Brian. ChopperP |
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OA47 Guru Joined: 11/04/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 926 |
Peter, did you look at the opening and closing COM2 issue? OA47 |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9127 |
No recollection of either of these issues. You will have to try the beta and let me know. Edited 2023-08-14 07:48 by matherp |
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phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2136 |
This is excellent! Thank you. EDIT A few things not quite right. > rtc gettime Error : Unknown command > ? time$ 00:54:22 > ? date$ 01-01-2000 > rtc settime 14/08/2023 11:38 Error : Unknown command > RTC SETTIME 14/08/2023 11:40 Error : Unknown command > Saving a file in the editor with F1 or F2 erases the file. The battery was flat but replacing it made no difference. Edit 2 Com2 works ok. > open "com2: 115200" as #2 > ? #2, "hello" > On Geoff's ASCII Terminal the output is: hello Edited 2023-08-14 13:52 by phil99 |
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| OA47 Guru Joined: 11/04/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 926 |
Phil99, for this VARIANT TIME$ = "HH:MM:SS" or TIME$ = "HH:MM" or TIME$ = "HH" Sets the time of the internal clock. MM and SS are optional and will default to zero if not specified. For example TIME$ = "14:30" will set the clock to 14:30 with zero seconds. The time is set to "00:00:00" on first power up however the time will be remembered and kept updated as long as the battery is installed and can maintain a voltage of over 2.5V. Battery life should be 3 to 4 years even if the computer is powered off OA47 |
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| phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2136 |
Thanks for reminding me of that, however the manual mentions RTC SETTIME but not in the command listing. on page 70. |
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disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 897 |
Armmite F4 User Manual I don't think you have the latest manual. Go to the end of the thread for latest version. It won't have this new stuff as yet. Latest F4 Latest H7 |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9127 |
Fixes the edit bug ArmmiteF407.zip |
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| phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2136 |
Yes it does, thanks. Yes, silly mistake. Now using the current one. |
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| Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1057 |
OK, Just enquiring. Will check at a later date unless someone beats me to it. Thanks Brian ChopperP |
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| circuit Senior Member  Joined: 10/01/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 245 |
Peter, it would be simply excellent to have LIBRARY commands for this chip. I was totally delighted when this appeared in the Picomite. LIBRARY was one of Geoff's most inspirational additions to BASIC and lasted until the MZ series but then vanished most regretfully in the F407, H7 and others. For me, the biggest issue in using the F407 as an embedded controller was when you moved the OPTION settings into battery-backed RAM. Already I have had problems with the (supplied) battery running down and then having to reconnect the chip to reset the OPTIONS. With such a capacious chip could the options not be brought back into non-volatile memory? I know that it is possible to up the game on the battery backup (I have already replaced the button cell with a 2450 on a couple of boards) but bringing OPTIONS back into flash memory would bring back the added security and reliability of other 'mites. |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6798 |
There was a reason Peter used the battery-backed RAM for the options but I can't remember it now. It wasn't just out of naughtiness. :) Ah... Using 80 bytes of battery backed RAM in the RTC saves 16k of flash for enhancements. Edited 2023-08-15 07:39 by Mixtel90 Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| circuit Senior Member Joined: 10/01/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 245 |
Thanks, Mick. I see the logic in taking that route, but for me it really screws up the possibilities for some embedded applications that I have in mind. Incidentally, one aspect of this board that I REALLY like is the IPS_4_16 display driver and the associated IPS display. The image is simply so much better in colour clarity than any other display - even better than the SSD1963 units. I have been looking around to see if there are IPS_4_16 display drivers for any other of the 'mites and I don't seem to see them. I would especially like to attach the IPS display to an MZ eXtreme; are there any display drivers for such? |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6798 |
No idea. I've never used that display or that platform. Edited 2023-08-16 07:59 by Mixtel90 Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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CaptainBoing Guru Joined: 07/09/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2076 |
did you include this very comprehensive list in your search? http://www.fruitoftheshed.com/MMBasic.LCD%20Panel%20list.ashx |
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| circuit Senior Member Joined: 10/01/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 245 |
Thank you, yes, but not comprehensive enough...for some reason it has missed this particular display. The 4" IPS 800x480 display using OTM8009A and NT35510 drivers is in-built into the F4 firmware. The display is visually quite spectacular when compared with other displays; clear, bright and with the exceptionally rich colour clarity of the IPS (In Plane Switching) technology. The F4 driver was written by by Gerry Allardice (disco4now) who also compiled the F4 manual. Gerry's compilation is one of the best of the 'Mite manuals with an excellent contents section. Peter, if you ever find time to revise the MZ Extreme firmware, could you make a note to include this driver. |
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| flip Senior Member Joined: 18/07/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 114 |
Hi all, I've just got some of these boards and connecting on ubuntu and they appear to be alive, but STM32 Cube programmer can't connect...I clicked 'refresh'(Blue circle) as per manual. Anyone got it working with linux? Following is syslog when plugging in the USB... Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.192429] usb 1-3: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.364435] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0483, idProduct=df11, bcdDevice=22.00 Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.364448] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.364453] usb 1-3: Product: STM32 BOOTLOADER Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.364458] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home kernel: [24272.364462] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 3375357B3332 Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1-3" Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 8 was not an MTP device Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1-3" Aug 18 17:30:14 dell-home mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 8 was not an MTP device Or must I use Windoze? Regards Phil |
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| disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 897 |
Have a look at this thread. Someone loaded F4 here. CMM2 - Loading the firmware using Linux Edited 2023-08-18 18:20 by disco4now Latest F4 Latest H7 |
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| flip Senior Member Joined: 18/07/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 114 |
Thanks for that ! I got it going and programmed. Next problem is that plugging in ILI9341 display (also bought AliExpress as recommended as per link) kills the power on the processor board (LED goes out/comms dies)...unplugging re-establishes comms OK. Only tried a couple before realising the serious pinout mis-match. Closer inspection shows all 5 TFT boards I bought have following strange pinout mismatch. Looking at silkscreen on both: Pins TFT Processor 31 32 3V3 GND 3V3 3V3 BAD - SHORT 3V3 to GND !! 29 30 SET GND GND GND sus 27 28 INT BLK TIRQ BLK looks fine 25 26 SI SO TSI TSO also fine .. .. 3 4 DB15 DB14 D15 D14 all fine down to & including this pair 1 2 GND RST RST GND ? maybe permanent reset? Really happy with design of the STM board - no smoke & recovers straight away on removal of short. Can anyone check their pinout to see what a 'good' pinout normally should be? (Trying to paste a picture, I know I have to upload somewhere..but couldn't see instructions where / how) Regards Phil Edited 2023-08-18 21:40 by flip |
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