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MMAndy Regular Member Joined: 16/07/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 91
Posted: 01:54am 06 Aug 2015
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MicroMite+ as a VT100 program terminal?
Still waiting for my offshore parts to arrive for our MM+ MMBasic laptop computer. But in the meantime, we are coming up with application ideas for this portable MM+ laptop computer.
Since the MM+ Explore 64 has a serial console port and the ability to attach a keyboard,TFT display and SD memory, is it possible via BASIC code to emulate a VT100 terminal on the MM+ with Basic code from the SD file system or do you need a special firmware to accomplish this task?
The end result is having the capability to communicate with other MicroMites using this communications terminal.
Edited by MMAndy 2015-08-07
f1fco Senior Member Joined: 18/03/2012 Location: FrancePosts: 155
Posted: 04:40am 06 Aug 2015
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good idea
have a color serial console and mass memory (SD card)
but is it a color "protocol" for VT100 ?
or to translate the software of the ASCII Terminal from Geoff (MX250) in a MX470 ?
I am also very interested
Pierre73s de F1FCO
MMAndy Regular Member Joined: 16/07/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 91
Posted: 08:46am 06 Aug 2015
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Imagine having a MicroMite+ terminal/computer that emulates a VT100 protocol
that allows it to communicate with other MicroMites. The PC with its VT100 Tera-Term
would be history. Creating MicoMite+ VT100 terminal in a MicromiteX ecosystem would be so cool IF it could be done.
That is one of our stated design goals is to eliminate the PC for program development and just use a MicroMite+ terminal.
Our other stated design goal is to use a MicroMite+ terminal (MM+ MMBasic portable laptop computer) as a MicroMite firmware programmer.
Chris Roper Senior Member Joined: 19/05/2015 Location: South AfricaPosts: 280
Posted: 10:38am 06 Aug 2015
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So many people carry a phone (even School Kids) or a Tablet Wouldn't and Android / iPad APP for VT100 and a USB-Serial cable achieve the same goal?
A couple of bucks for an App that runs on a device you probably carry around all the time anyway vs. the cost and build time of a dedicated terminal.
That is why I have been trying to find an Android App that runs VT100 to USB rather than Bluetooth.
Cheers
Chris
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MMAndy Regular Member Joined: 16/07/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 91
Posted: 11:00am 06 Aug 2015
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... but the terminal is not dedicated. Here is the other applications that can be used on this terminal.
1. Educational stand-alone BASIC computer. With a proper optional high current USB battery pack, the computer can run for hours without AC mains.
2. Data logging terminal. Having a precision on-board RTC with battery backup allows precise logging times.
3. Data communications terminal. <-----<<<<<
4. Home automation controller.
5. Secure data vault. With no PC and no network connection, data is somewhat secure. (Security can be greatly enhanced with additional hardware and software)
6. Data acquisition computer.
7. Game computer.
8. Hardware development computer. With plenty of GPIO still available, testing and developing new widgets can be easily accomplished.
Exposed female headers on the "E 64 Bridge PCB" allows for easy bread boarding.
Chris Roper Senior Member Joined: 19/05/2015 Location: South AfricaPosts: 280
Posted: 11:46am 06 Aug 2015
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Sorry, I misinterpreted your initial post and thought you were designing a terminal specifically to talk to other Micromite's, I missed the Laptop Computer bit.
That said, I still question the need.
All 8 of the uses you list could be accommodated by a Micromite, of any flavour, possibility dedicated to that task. A single Android device could talk to all of them via USB or BlueTooth. You then save the cost of a Keyboard and screen. Possibly several keyboards and screens.
Cheers
Chris
Edited by Chris Roper 2015-08-07http://caroper.blogspot.com/
MMAndy Regular Member Joined: 16/07/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 91
Posted: 02:29pm 06 Aug 2015
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Our need is to do all the above functions/applications along with one TFT screen, one keyboard and one SD memory card. Android/PCs are out of the question. The VT100 emulation on a MicroMite+ Explore 64 is just another application which could be loaded by SD card?
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