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| robert.rozee Guru  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 2400 |
hi peter, the attached contains a .pdf map of the control keys, along with a .odg (libre office) source file: MM Editor Control Keys.zip (edit: swapped in slightly changed version - i had misread ] as J) the .odg file contains two different layouts ('normal' and 'big'). each of the two sizes of layout consists of two object groups, one group containing the text, the other the background colour coding. the groups sit one above the other. anyone should feel free to use these files wherever, however, or for whatever they wish. ie, feel free to use in the mmbasic manual. cheers, rob :-) Edited 2021-09-21 01:29 by robert.rozee |
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disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 971 |
Error in pinout Diagram Page 9 Some of the orange labels for SPI CLK,SPI TX and SPI RX have slipped down one pin. Its incorrect in the TINMAN as well. GP2 is SPI CLK GP3 is SPI TX GP4 is SPI RX GP5 should be empty as far as SPI goes GP6 is SPI CLK GP7 is SPI TX GP8 is SPI2 RX GP9 should be empty as far as SPI goes GP10 is SPI2 CLK GP11 is SPI2 TX GP12 is SPI2 RX GP13 should be empty as far as SPI goes Latest F4 Latest H7 FotS |
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| astroboy Newbie  Joined: 28/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 40 |
The first page has the following link: http://geoffg.net/picomite.html this page does not appear to exist. |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
We know about the pinout diagram problem. I've provided Geoff with the correct one now. You wouldn't believe the hassle I've gone through with that diagram! A lot of it of my own making, unfortunately. :( TINAM is no more now. It's no longer supported as it has been replaced by the manual. I've replaced it with this: PicoMite 101.zip Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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Geoffg Guru Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3269 |
It will when we go live (ie, out of beta). Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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| scruss Regular Member  Joined: 20/09/2021 Location: CanadaPosts: 88 |
Why not use the official pinout diagram? |
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Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
Please tell me what "the TINMAN" is.   Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
Because it doesn't comply with our requirements. :) We've tried to keep the PicoMite as compatible as is reasonably possible with the other MMBasic platforms. That means no UARTn for a start, it's always been COMn in line with GW-BASIC. Also, SPI & SPI2 and I2C & I2C2 appeared when platforms with more then one SPI and I2C port appeared, the PicoMite continues with this format. If the above seems a bit pedantic, just consider - you can take a lot of existing MMBasic programs, add a few SETPIN statements at the beginning and they will run on a PicoMite with very little additional modification (maybe screen handling in some cases). Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
Lol! TINMAN? It was TINAM: This Is Not A Manual A temporary document that started off as a text file I put together while the PicoMite was being developed just to keep the useful stuff all together in one place. It was in a similar format to the manual, hence the name. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4854 |
@Poppy, TINMAN is a fairytale figure from Wizard of Oz. TINAM is and acronym of "This Is Not A Manual". When Mixtel90 combined all information Peter wrote in the development thread for the PicoMite, he invented that name, as to point out is was not an official manual. I have used it as the only manual ever since..... Thanks Mixtel90 ! Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
Yes it really was "TINMAN", thanks for the explanation. Of course I know the Wiz of Oz. And parallelly here is a Member around calling himself "TINMAN", that is why this all confused me. But I also did not know the Acronym at all before. By the way thanks for all the efforts, I am currently studying all that new (to me) stuff and keep following ... and will happily start up my own PICOMITE next week. Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
Hi Poppy, If you've already used MMBasic the PicoMite isn't all that different really. Have a look at the PicoMite 101 file that I posted in this thread a couple of days ago. The draft manual has a few problems (as expected), but it covers just about everything. The fixed version probably won't be all that far off now. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
Thanks. I am already quite into it. Now, if the PICOMITE also had VGA available then it could even beat my beloved DUINOMITE (just as an easily available substitute for the MAXIMITE) for embedding. Besides the MMBASIC capabilities the hardware itself is really astonishing and the price as well. Does MMBASIC really work easily with other RP2040-Boards or are there problems? (e.g.: Pimoroni Tiny 2040 or Adafruit QT Py RP2040 or SparkFum Thing Plus or Adafruit Feather) The Draft says something like that. Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
Sorry, you can't have VGA for 3.60 UKP. :) MMBasic should work fine on anything using an RP2040 if you stick with the GPn designations. Some I/O pins will be pre-allocated on other boards and some of the allocated pins on the PicoMite might be free so you'll obviously have to take that into account and use SETPIN to allocate things correctly. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3311 |
You might also find useful tidbits and links here: PicoMite on FruitOfTheShed PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
Of course not (right here it is 3,95 Euros), I meant just with additional circuitry and supported by MMBASIC. Something like this: https://picockpit.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico-video-output/ It is just that my not-so-young eyes are getting too weary by all those tiny displays. Thanks!  Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
Sorry for being brief, just having posting-trouble. What about this for MMBASIC https://picockpit.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico-video-output/ Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Poppy Guru Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
PS: I just was actually thinking about prototyping a CMM 1 - Mini, but the Pico just makes it unnecessary (except the VGA) Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4854 |
@Poppy Thanks for sharing the link. Reading through the text I think the VGA (and DVI) outputs they implemented are RGB565 (16 bits per color) in 320x240 resolution (although they may upscale to 640x480). In essence a ILI9341 display, but just a bit bigger. And still this will consume some 2/3 of the available RAM. If this would have to run MMBasic, you will have a maximum program size of 16k, maybe 24k, and limitted variable storage. No Go... (I think Peter looked at this before also). PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7512 |
Peter did look at this, yeah. I'm not sure if there's even room for MMBasic once you've allocated RAM for a VGA frame buffer. You *can* produce flashy VGA and DVI demos on the Pico, but they aren't doing anything useful. RAM in the RP2040 is paged in and out in blocks. Even handling a frame buffer is an art when you can only access part of it at once. :) The PicoMite isn't intended as a computer anyway so video and keyboard support isn't important. User interface via LCD / touch screen is pretty much ideal. If you *have* to have a bigger screen then use the USB for VT100 console. The only problem is that you've no proper graphics support. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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