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matherp
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Posted: 11:19am 02 Jul 2025

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I'll add it to the (previously empty) bug list

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Posted: 03:27pm 02 Jul 2025

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Volhout said @Peter,

I am sorry to report a bug in 6.00.02 release.
This is tested on PWM audio on 6.00.02 on the VGA design 2 platform, but could very well be transparent over multiple platforms.

In my effort to display Lissajous graph, I tried this:

PLAY SOUND 1,L,S,1000,25
PLAY SOUND 2,R,S,1001,25
DO : LOOP

The left channel shows a sine wave centered around 1.65V, frequency 1kHz.
The right channel does not show a sine wave centered around 1.65V, it switches to 3.3V dc.

Even when I comment out the L channel, the right channel outputs DC.

Volhout

don't the x,y have to be different phase?

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Posted: 03:50pm 02 Jul 2025

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No - its just a simple typo in the right channel code

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Posted: 07:09pm 02 Jul 2025

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matherp said No - its just a simple typo in the right channel code

duh. I was told on this forum that to get Lissajous you needed 2 sines at opposite phase. wanted to make a component tester... not really I got one measures everything.

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Posted: 08:28pm 02 Jul 2025

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When frequenties of the 2 are different, there Will be moments where phase is opposite.
And moments when not. So you get a rotating elypsoid when viewer in xy mode.

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Posted: 06:17am 03 Jul 2025

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matherp said I'll add it to the (previously empty) bug list

Apparently PLAY SOUND has been forgotten in testing for a long time. I know that Game*Mite uses play sound (the entertainer), but since it mixes L and R this was not detected (you hear a click, and slightly less loud sound).

5.08.00 : PLAY SOUND works
5.09.00 : PLAY SOUND, all waveforms work except sine wave. Sine wave has amplitude 0.
6.00.01 : behaves identical to 6.00.02
6.00.02 : R channel gives DC, no modulation, on sine wave. L channel works fine.

As the Germans would say:
"Vergangen, Vergessen, Vorueber.... Vergangen, Vergessen, Vorbei".

For this Lissajous demo. I'll revert back to 5.08.00 (unless there is a quick fix for 6.00.02 .. but 5.08.00 will do fine for this application).

Volhout
Edited 2025-07-03 16:23 by Volhout

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Posted: 08:06am 03 Jul 2025

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While you are waiting will this be adequate?

PLAY TONE 1000,1001

This does give two frequencies in 6.00.02, though if you need to vary the amplitude a pot on or two would be needed.
Edited 2025-07-03 18:25 by phil99

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Hi Phil,

Thanks for the suggestion, but in this particular case I need to play sound because I can mix in other signals as well.

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Posted: 07:35am 06 Jul 2025

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option list
PicoMiteHDMI MMBasic USB RP2350B Edition V6.00.02
OPTION SERIAL CONSOLE COM2,GP8,GP9
OPTION FLASH SIZE 16777216
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION KEYBOARD US
OPTION PICO OFF
OPTION RESOLUTION 640x480 @ 252000KHz
OPTION SDCARD GP1, GP2, GP3, GP0
OPTION AUDIO GP6,GP7', ON PWM CHANNEL 3

The first time after booting or cpu restart, PLAY MP3 fails, but only the very first call. From then on it works:

play mp3 "b:"
Directory found - commencing player
Error : Could not find the file
> play mp3 "b:"
Directory found - commencing player
test.mp3
test2.mp3
crazy.mp3
Bob_Seeger-Turn_the_Page.mp3

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Posted: 04:45am 07 Jul 2025

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Hi
I've not updated for 2 years or so and now I'm trying to understand all the new hardware and updates.
Looks like a lot of work, well done.

I want to connect an e-ink display but in the section for displays I cannot find any listed. There's SSD1306 OLED but not e-ink.

All help appreciated. Thanks

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Posted: 05:03am 07 Jul 2025

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MATH WINDOW in(), minout, maxout, out() [,minin, maxin] Manual page 128

Not sure if this a bug or the manual needs an extra note.
minin and maxin need to be floats. Integers give less than useful results.

Using the example in the manual:-

> DIM integer IN(2)=(1,2,3), OUT(2), LOW, HIGH : MATH WINDOW IN(), 7, 3, OUT(), LOW, HIGH
> ? LOW, HIGH : MATH v_print OUT()
4607182418800017408 4613937818241073152
7, 5, 3
>
> clear
> DIM integer IN(2)=(1,2,3), OUT(2) : dim float LOW, HIGH : MATH WINDOW IN(), 7, 3, OUT(), LOW, HIGH
> ? LOW, HIGH : MATH v_print OUT()
1 3
7, 5, 3
>

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Posted: 06:58am 07 Jul 2025

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Quote I want to connect an e-ink display but in the section for displays I cannot find any listed.

Every e-ink display seems to have a different controller chip and the ones I originally supported have been superseded and are no longer available. Accordingly, I have removed support for e-ink displays. You can use a user-written driver to support them but you are on your own to decode the vagaries of how they work - Sorry.

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Posted: 08:26am 07 Jul 2025

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Thanks for the update.
As there are two commands REFRESH and AUTOREFRESH in the latest manual I was hoping for a different outcome.
Many thanks for the fast reply.

JanVolk
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Posted: 04:14pm 07 Jul 2025

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Changing fc and bc doesn't work with V6.00.02
I get one comma too many, which causes an error message with the same colors after adjustment.

> option lcdpanel console 1,,,99

> option list
PicoMite MMBasic RP2040 Edition V6.00.02
OPTION SYSTEM SPI GP10,GP11,GP12
OPTION SYSTEM I2C GP20,GP21
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 200000
OPTION LCDPANEL CONSOLE ,,,, 99
OPTION DISPLAY 26, 30
OPTION LCDPANEL ILI9341, PORTRAIT,GP13,GP14,GP15,GP9
OPTION SDCARD GP19

Greetings,

Jan.

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Posted: 05:16pm 07 Jul 2025

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Works for me

option lcdpanel console 1,rgb(red),rgb(blue),99
option lcdpanel console 1,,,99

First comma just indicates that the font is default
Edited 2025-07-08 03:32 by matherp

JanVolk
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Posted: 05:42pm 07 Jul 2025

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Thank you Peter.
I had not tried these color inputs yet. Names and numbers. Something for the manual possible?

Greetings,

Jan.

JanVolk
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Posted: 07:16pm 09 Jul 2025

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Peter,

I did this. The final result, for the new color input, is quite a challenge, along with the manual.
Is it not entirely accurate, or is the manual incorrect?
It does work.

I use this as a scrolling settings list with an Arduino serial connection(3V3), which works correctly.
The Arduino has a blue 4x20 I2C LCD, hence the colors.

> option list
PicoMite MMBasic RP2040 Edition V6.00.02
OPTION SYSTEM SPI GP10,GP11,GP12
OPTION SYSTEM I2C GP20,GP21
OPTION AUTORUN ON
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION DEFAULT COLOURS WHITE, BLUE
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 200000
OPTION SDCARD GP19

> OPTION LCDPANEL ILI9341, P,GP13,GP14,GP15,GP9

> option lcdpanel console

> option list
PicoMite MMBasic RP2040 Edition V6.00.02
OPTION SYSTEM SPI GP10,GP11,GP12
OPTION SYSTEM I2C GP20,GP21
OPTION AUTORUN ON
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 200000
OPTION LCDPANEL CONSOLE
OPTION DISPLAY 26, 30
OPTION LCDPANEL ILI9341, PORTRAIT,GP13,GP14,GP15,GP9
OPTION SDCARD GP19

option lcdpanel console 1,rgb(white),rgb(blue),99

> option list
PicoMite MMBasic RP2040 Edition V6.00.02
OPTION SYSTEM SPI GP10,GP11,GP12
OPTION SYSTEM I2C GP20,GP21
OPTION AUTORUN ON
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION DEFAULT COLOURS WHITE, BLUE
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 200000
OPTION LCDPANEL CONSOLE ,,, FF, 99
OPTION DISPLAY 26, 30
OPTION LCDPANEL ILI9341, PORTRAIT,GP13,GP14,GP15,GP9
OPTION SDCARD GP19

Regards,

Jan.

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