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Geoffg

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Posted: 07:33am 20 Jan 2024

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Thanks Guys. I will wait to see if we get any more then put out a revised version of all manuals.

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Posted: 05:50am 24 Jan 2024

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Geoff

SetPin Fin index is out of bounds

page 132
page 128
page 97 VGA

WebMite OK !

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Posted: 05:59am 24 Jan 2024

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Geoff

Device is duplicated

had been busy fixing computer hard drive
success Print server now working again !

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Posted: 09:44am 24 Jan 2024

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amigawizard said Geoff

SetPin Fin index is out of bounds

page 132
page 128
page 97 VGA

WebMite OK !

Sorry Wayne, that makes no sense at all. If you have found an issue with the manual a clear and informative description would be very much appreciated.

The same for your next post.

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Posted: 10:01am 24 Jan 2024

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Geoff

re: above

The command SETPIN FIN is missing from the PicoMite and PicoMiteVGA manuals. It is there in the WebMite manual.

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Posted: 10:18am 24 Jan 2024

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Now that makes sense, thanks.
The manuals have been updated.

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Posted: 11:06am 24 Jan 2024

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Geoff,

Very minor issue. In the picomite manual.
BLIT command is explained in the COMMAND section in the table.
If you view the booksmarks (unfold the list) all commands are shown, except BLIT. Some attribute is missing.

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Edited 2024-01-24 21:09 by Volhout

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amigawizard

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Posted: 03:14pm 24 Jan 2024

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Geoff

It is the WebMite Manual

Device Bitstream page 88 repeats on 92
Device Humid page 89 repeats on 92
Device SerialTx and Rx page 89 repeats on 92 and 93
Device WS2812 page 90 repeats on 93
Device WII Open page 90 repeats on 93
Device LCD page 90 repeats on 93

Dim is out of place

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Posted: 02:58am 25 Jan 2024

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The extension of the ADC START command to allow scaling of the result is missing in alll three manuals.

matherp said V5.07.08RC18

In addition I've added extra capability to the ADC START command to optionally scale the reading as required

ADC START CHAN1arr!() [,Chan2arr!()] [,Chan3arr!()] [,Chan4arr!()] [,C1min] [,C1max] [,C2min] [,C2max] [,C3min] [,C3max] [,C4min] [,C4max]

By default the min and max values are set to 0 and VCC to give voltage readings. But if the data is for display then you can use other values so:

C1min=200 and C1max=100 will create values ranging from 200 to 100 for equivalent voltages of 0 - 3.3. This allows you to scale the reading for display without further manipulation or to recover the original ADC readings (C1min=0.0, C1max=4095.0)

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Thanks Gerry, Volhout, Wayne & Peter, the errors keep coming!!
The manuals have been corrected and uploaded.

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Posted: 05:49am 25 Jan 2024

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"sorry" Geoff

Pixel 1,250-array1!(1),-1

Line x , 250 - array1!(x) * 35 ,,,, RGB(green)

Line x , array1!(x)

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Quote "sorry" Geoff

Pixel 1,250-array1!(1),-1

Line x , 250 - array1!(x) * 35 ,,,, RGB(green)

Line x , array1!(x)

This experimental functionality was superseded by LINE PLOT and LINE GRAPH and should have been removed. I'll do a firmware update to get rid of it. No manual change needed.

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Posted: 12:53am 26 Jan 2024

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The description of the SHIFT operator needs updating as below.

SHIFT OPERATORS
These operate in a special way. << means that the value returned
will be the value of x shifted by y bits to the left while >> means the
same only right shifted. They are integer functions and any bits
shifted off are discarded and any bits introduced are set to zero.

This is the background as I see it. This was discovered when Peter added the
MATH SHIFT command.

disco4now said At the bottom is from the Micromite manual.
The SHIFT operators treat the 64bit number as unsigned. The CMM2 looks like it can handle either treating it as 64bit signed or unsigned, hence >> and >>>. The F4 manual used a lot of the CMM2 manual so probably how the description got changed. H7 came from F4 manual. They all actually operate as per the micromites, so manuals need to be updated. The Picomites likely have the same history so just need the manual updated.
All the manuals have the section 64-bit Unsigned Integers as below, just the description of the shift operator needs fixing.

64-bit Unsigned Integers
The Micromite supports 64-bit signed integers. This means that there are 63 bits for holding the number and
one bit (the most significant bit) which is used to indicate the sign (positive or negative). However it is
possible to use full 64-bit unsigned numbers as long as you do not do any arithmetic on the numbers.
64-bit unsigned numbers can be created using the &H, &O or &B prefixes to a number and these numbers can
be stored in an integer variable. You then have a limited range of operations that you can perform on these
numbers. They are << (shift left), >> (shift right), AND (bitwise and), OR (bitwise or), XOR (bitwise
exclusive or), = (equal to) and <> (not equal to). Arithmetic operators such as +, -, etc may be confused by a
64-bit unsigned number and could return nonsense results.
To display 64-bit unsigned numbers you should use the HEX$(), OCT$() or BIN$() functions.
For example, the following 64-bit unsigned operation will return the expected results:
X% = &HFFFF0000FFFF0044
Y% = &H800FFFFFFFFFFFFF
X% = X% AND Y%
PRINT HEX$(X%, 16)
Will display "800F0000FFFF0044

SHIFT OPERATORS (Micromites)
These operate in a special way. << means that the value returned
will be the value of x shifted by y bits to the left while >> means the
same only right shifted. They are integer functions and any bits
shifted off are discarded and any bits introduced are set to zero.

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Posted: 03:44am 26 Jan 2024

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Thanks. I don't know how we ended up with a signed shift in the first place - so it is good to see it gone.

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Posted: 05:27am 26 Jan 2024

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Verry minor one, search for arrary3 .

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Posted: 06:22am 26 Jan 2024

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OPTION TOUCH DISABLE
Command is not mentioned in manual.
Discovered by chance. Needed when you want to
change an existing OPTION TOUCH or add Click to it.

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Posted: 06:41am 26 Jan 2024

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There are often questions about how to change a single option without deleting the lot.
A general OPTION xxx DELETE description may be useful.
Not sure of the best place to put it, so everyone will see it. Any suggestions?
Adding it to every option description would be a bit tedious.

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Posted: 09:22am 26 Jan 2024

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Wellll.....

Some options require DELETE
Some options require DISABLE
One option requires CLEAR
One option requires OFF

In many cases I just try all above until I hit the right one.

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Edited 2024-01-26 19:23 by Volhout

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Geoffg

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Posted: 12:01pm 26 Jan 2024

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disco4now said Verry minor one, search for arrary3 .

What about arrary3 ?
These cryptic clues are becoming tedious.

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Frank N. Furter
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Posted: 12:43pm 26 Jan 2024

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He thinks "arrary3" should be "array3".
Frank
Edited 2024-01-26 22:44 by Frank N. Furter

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