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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : ARMmite b19, MX470 b12, minor bug fix
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| matherp Guru  Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10400 |
Please find attached minor bug fixes to both platforms. This addresses a problem with scaled fonts. I should have also mentioned in the ARMmite announcement an additional difference from the Micromite manual: RANDOMIZE no longer exists or is needed. RND(n) becomes just RND The STM32 has a true hardware random number generator so RND will return genuinely random numbers with no requirement for a seed. 2015-03-21_084534_Micromiteb12.zip 2015-03-21_084607_ARMmiteb19.zip |
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panky Guru Joined: 02/10/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1116 |
Pete, You are a machine😀😀😀😀 I am in awe of the knowledge and commitment you are providing to the BSF and MM. Regards, panky ... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it! |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9642 |
AMEN, brother!    Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| SiNut Newbie  Joined: 12/03/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 12 |
Peter, Thank you for your vision, dedication and hard work on the ARMmite. You have created a very powerful tool that opens up so many opportunities to quickly build very capable systems. I have a couple of Discovery boards running firmware version "b12" and they have performed very well on all the tests I have run so far. I updated one of the boards to version "b19" and it does not to respond to the USB console. Upon reverting back to version "b12" the system operates normally. Both these systems are run solely from the USB console (micro-USB connector CN5) and do not have any connections to the UART pins. Upon further investigation, I see that firmware "b19" does not initialize the micro USB port unless one connects to the UART pins first and runs the "OPTION CONSOLE USB" command. This has to be done for each system that is programmed afresh with this firmware. This negates the benefit of "b12" where a system can be built and initialized without ever requiring a serial to USB converter for the console. I request you to please consider restoring this functionality of "b12" as it simplifies system design considerably. Also is there a simple mechanism for a program to determine the version of the firmware build that is running? This would allow running programs to provide this information and is useful in embedded systems that may not have a console. Regards, -- SiNut |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10400 |
SiNut There are too many downsides of the USB console to make it the default. There is no driver for LINUX There are buffer overrun issues on receiving files in xmodem Some people are finding issues with stability of the USB connection The USB link cannot recognise if a terminal is connected only if the VCP link to the computer is up - hence, for example, you never see the copyright banner It may be better in the long term to target the USB port for memory stick and/or keyboard use. |
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| plasma Guru Joined: 08/04/2012 Location: GermanyPosts: 437 |
thx peter |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9642 |
+1 vote from me for USB keyboard concept. All only as vague suggestions at this point, naturally..... Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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