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Martin H.

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is there an Error with the xmodem command?
Xmodem s or xmodem send to send the current program from Memory crasches the Pico

xmodem s "Picovaders.bas
>
> xmodem s
Error: Invalid address - resetting
PicoMiteVGA MMBasic Version 5.07.07RC6
Copyright 2011-2023 Geoff Graham
Copyright 2016-2023 Peter Mather

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PicoMiteVGA MMBasic Version 5.07.07RC6
Copyright 2011-2023 Geoff Graham
Copyright 2016-2023 Peter Mather

Edited 2023-04-28 03:35 by Martin H.

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Hi Martin,
Are you missing a " off the end on the command?

Cheers,

Andrew
Edited 2023-04-28 04:33 by Andrew_G

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Is the program very big? Please let me have the filesize. Can't replicate with any programs I have

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Hi Peter,

Sorry to ask in advance of the user manual, but how can we use the C-style special characters. Or are these only available for the WebMite ?

I read in the read-me they where only in input and data statements.

So I tried

print "hello \r\r\r"

Unsuccessful , and also

read a$
print a$
end

data "hello \r\r\r"

Unsuccessful

These should be available since beta 27 ? Or am I misinterpreting how they should be used.? I came to this because I wanted to set an option.

OPTION F1 "files\r"

in stead of

OPTION F1 "files"+chr$(13)

Regards,

Volhout
Edited 2023-04-28 05:04 by Volhout

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Volhout, If I understand you correctly, you need to activate them via

OPTION ESCAPE

This activates escape sequences in strings

Greetings
Daniel
Edited 2023-04-28 05:16 by Amnesie

Martin H.

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matherp said Is the program very big? Please let me have the filesize. Can't replicate with any programs I have

Memory usage while it is running:
Program:
17K (16%) Program (705 lines)
83K (84%) Free

Saved Variables:
16K (100%) Free

RAM:
5K ( 4%) 28 Variables
38K (29%) General
85K (67%) Free

Filesize is 19751
Edited 2023-04-28 05:23 by Martin H.

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Andrew_G said Hi Martin,
Are you missing a " off the end on the command?

Cheers,

Andrew

the commandline with the missing " at the end is the line that is working fine

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You're probably going to kill me, and I'm not entirely certain it would be unjustified:

? "Drive A"
Drive "A:"
MkDir "bar"
assert_is_directory(Cwd$)
assert_is_directory(Mm.Info$(Path))
assert_is_directory("/")
assert_is_directory("\")
assert_is_directory(".")
assert_is_directory("..")
assert_is_directory("A:")
assert_is_directory("A:/")
assert_is_directory("A:\")
assert_is_directory("B:")
assert_is_directory("B:/")
assert_is_directory("B:\")
assert_is_directory("A:/bar")
assert_is_directory("A:\bar")
RmDir "bar"

?
? "Drive B"
Drive "B:"
MkDir "bar"
assert_is_directory(Cwd$)
assert_is_directory(Mm.Info$(Path))
assert_is_directory("/")
assert_is_directory("\")
assert_is_directory(".")
assert_is_directory("..")
assert_is_directory("A:")
assert_is_directory("A:/")
assert_is_directory("A:\")
assert_is_directory("B:")
assert_is_directory("B:/")
assert_is_directory("B:\")
assert_is_directory("B:/bar")
assert_is_directory("B:\bar")
RmDir "bar"

Sub assert_is_directory(f$)
Local result% = Mm.Info(FileSize f$)
? "[" + str.rpad$(f$, 10) + "] " + Choice(result% = -2, "OK", "FAIL")
End Sub

Function str.rpad$(s$, x%)
str.rpad$ = s$
If Len(s$) < x% Then str.rpad$ = s$ + Space$(x% - Len(s$))
End Function

Results:

Drive A
[A:/ ] OK
[B:/ ] OK
[/ ] OK
[\ ] FAIL
[. ] OK
[.. ] OK
[A: ] FAIL
[A:/ ] OK
[A:\ ] FAIL
[B: ] FAIL
[B:/ ] OK
[B:\ ] FAIL
[A:/bar ] OK
[A:\bar ] FAIL

Drive B
[B:/ ] OK
[B:/ ] OK
[/ ] OK
[\ ] FAIL
[. ] FAIL
[.. ] FAIL
[A: ] FAIL
[A:/ ] OK
[A:\ ] FAIL
[B: ] FAIL
[B:/ ] OK
[B:\ ] FAIL
[B:/bar ] OK
[B:\bar ] FAIL

Note the difference in "." and ".." behaviour on the two drives and the fact that '\' isn't accepted as a valid path separator - I'm assuming it is since it seems to work elsewhere.

Best wishes,

Tom
Edited 2023-04-28 07:25 by thwill

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If there's to be a new release of the PicoMite manuals, could a note be added to PWM to make clear how it is used to drive a servo, since there is no longer a SERVO command?

For instance, per matherp: re servo: PWM 1,50,(position_as_a_percentage * 0.05 + 5)

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For Tom

PicoMite.zip

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matherp said For Tom

PicoMite.zip

Thanks Peter, it's all looking clear at the moment.

My intention is to write some more tests for the file-system over the weekend (since I've encouraged you to make so many changes I feel obliged to check they haven't broken anything) and then hopefully call my efforts done.

Enjoy your long weekend,

Tom

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lizby said If there's to be a new release of the PicoMite manuals, could a note be added to PWM to make clear how it is used to drive a servo, since there is no longer a SERVO command?

Will do.

Geoff

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Geoffg said

lizby said If there's to be a new release of the PicoMite manuals, could a note be added to PWM to make clear how it is used to drive a servo, since there is no longer a SERVO command?

Will do.

Geoff

I've been playing with creation of graphics for the PicoMiteVGA.

Can I also suggest that an updated version of the manual include the colour palette mapped to the RGB values, the names, and the numbers (if that bug/feature) has been changed?

Also, I have seen conflicting information in the existing manual regarding the number of sprites supported. Is it 32 or 64?

Thanks,
Mike

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@Peter,

I seem to remember that you have added the possibility to draw thick lines on the screen in diagonal (5.07.06 would only do thick lines horizontal and vertical).

In the read-me I could not find back how this is invoked. Is there a extension to the line commands, or a suffix. In RC6 you cannot bluntly increase the line width and get a thicker line on the LCD. Maybe a note in the manual ?

Regards,

Volhout
Edited 2023-04-29 06:37 by Volhout

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What was introduced was antialiasing on diagonal lines. It isn't really intended to be way to draw thick horizontal lines.

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Hawk said

Geoffg said

lizby said If there's to be a new release of the PicoMite manuals, could a note be added to PWM to make clear how it is used to drive a servo, since there is no longer a SERVO command?

Will do.

Geoff

The RGB values are a bit pointless as they are 32 bit integers IIRC. It's far easier to use RGB(redvalue,greenvalue,bluevalue) and pop the ones that you want into an array at the beginning of your program. Then use something like cc(1) instead of RGB(yellow). There are only 16 colours anyway and no palette to choose them from.

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Mixtel90 said
The RGB values are a bit pointless as they are 32 bit integers IIRC. It's far easier to use RGB(redvalue,greenvalue,bluevalue) and pop the ones that you want into an array at the beginning of your program. Then use something like cc(1) instead of RGB(yellow). There are only 16 colours anyway and no palette to choose them from.

My comment was more around the fact that there is no visible indication of what the palette looks like, just the names of the colours in the text. I'm happy to create a table if it would help. The 32bit values are useful if you want to create a palette in a paint program to use for preparing your graphics for use with the PicoMiteVGA.

I ended up Googling for the answer, but it would be more complete if the information was in the manual as well. Also, some people, when converting the bits to RGB values got them wrong, assuming 0, 1/4, 3/4, 1 for levels of Green, when they are really ), 1/3, 2/3, 1. Having it in the manual would remove any confusion.

Can the numbers of the palette entries also be used, the same as the names? I saw a reference earlier that there is a difference between this usage on the PicoMiteVGA vs other Mites.

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Another one for the manual update Geoff, I noticed that in the Using the I/O pins, Digital Inputs (P28), there is a good example that shows both how to define the pin using the SETPIN command as well as how to use it.

In the Digital Outputs section (P29) there is no indication of how to define the pin. Is this because all pins default to OUTPUTS?

Sorry if these things seem obvious to the more experienced members, but as someone who is coming in to MMBASIC and the PicoMiteVGA cold, so to speak, these are things that I notice that I think would enhance the manual for new users.

Mike.

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Here's an example of the palette table I was thinking of. It could even include a column that shows the output levels of the corresponding pins from the Pico.

I'm not sure if this is the order that the palette is defined in or if the "Colour No." is relevent.", if indeed the colours can be specified by number.

Also, I only allocated the names that were obvious to me without Googling. Another reason why a picture with colours would help in this situation.

Edited 2023-04-29 12:49 by Hawk

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Here is a colour counter that shows the colour numbers for R, G and B for each unique colour.

'Display Colour Counter - requires MISO connected to LCD_SDO
Dim a$(2)=(" Blues"," Greens"," Reds")
Dim integer b, c, n
Print
For b=0 To 2
n=0
For c=0 To 255
Pixel 99,99,c<<b*8
If Pixel(99,99)=c<<b*8 Then
Inc n
Print c,
EndIf
Next
Print :Print n;a$(b): Print
Next

And the output for the PicoVGA

0 255
2 Blues

0 64 128 255
4 Greens

0 255
2 Reds

So for green the 4 colours are 0 1/4 1/2 1 of maximum.

That is the top two bits from G in a 24 bit RGB value
Edited 2023-04-29 12:35 by phil99

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