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hhtg1968
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@tassyjim

thank you.
 
matherp
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V6.02.02b9 is now available at https://github.com/UKTailwind/PicoMite/releases/tag/PicoMite-V6.03.02b9

The assets now include three variants of help.txt. Copy the one you want to the A: drive and the help command will then work.

The big change in b9 will be outlined in a separate thread
 
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  Quote  The big change in b9 will be outlined in a separate thread


 when can we expect a MMBasic "compiler" for the Pico??  

can't be that far away, I suppose ...
Edited 2026-09-17 23:40 by ville56
                                                                 
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Gerald,

I have not tried, but I think a compiler already exists in the Fuzix build.

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Vollhout,

sure, but there are differences between say V6.03.02 and the Fuzix implementation. Porting it takes more or less effort and there is emphasis on VGA/HDMI as display, as far as I understand it. If I want all the beloved features of MMBasic I think I have to stay with the "original" .... E.g. running something just on a stamp size PCB, no display, no SD, no nothing just a serial interface or CDC on USB and some control lines but faster then the interpreter. IMHO can't be done with Fuzix atm. There is now an OS in between that is preemptive.

I'd like to see something that can be developed in the good ole MMBasic environment and, if wanted, kind of compiled much like the CSUB compiler in B9 now. I've to play around a bit with the CSUB compiler now to better understand what can be done with it. But as always, Peter gives me surprise after surprise.

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Probably mmb2csub  is good enough.

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hhtg1968
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  matherp said  V6.02.02b9 is now available at https://github.com/UKTailwind/PicoMite/releases/tag/PicoMite-V6.03.02b9

The assets now include three variants of help.txt. Copy the one you want to the A: drive and the help command will then work.

The big change in b9 will be outlined in a separate thread


thanks. this are the best help-files so long.
Edited 2026-09-18 20:07 by hhtg1968
 
matherp
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V6.02.02b11 is now available at https://github.com/UKTailwind/PicoMite/releases/tag/PicoMite-V6.03.02b11

Lots of internal changes. See the release notes for more details. The most important for the RP2350 is that programs can now create their own temporary library in PSRAM without changing the library in flash.

The three help files are extended to cover commands and functions only included in separate manuals (3d, gui etc.)
 
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G'day Peter,
Many thanks once again for the work going into the firmware, its a wonderful problem trying to keep up with the pace of updates.

A niggly edge use case but I thought it was already possible to plug a USB GPS into a USB CDC and set it as GPS.

COM1 or COM2 are ok as Serial GPS and COM3 works fine as a COM port but not GPS port.

I can see the GPS data with COM3 as a COM port but not find a way to get the internal GPS parser to work from a CDC USB port, probably missed something as usual, has this ever been possible?

> USB CDC Device Connected on channel 5 (COM3)
> open "Com3:9600" as GPS
> print GPS(valid)
Error : GPS not activated
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> option list
PicoMiteHDMI MMBasic USB RP2350A Edition V6.03.02b4
OPTION SERIAL CONSOLE COM2,GP8,GP9
OPTION SYSTEM I2C GP20,GP21
OPTION FLASH SIZE 4194304
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION MOUSE SENSITIVITY     1.0000
OPTION KEYBOARD US
OPTION RESOLUTION 1024x600 @ 252000KHz
OPTION DISPLAY 50, 128
OPTION SDCARD GP22, GP26, GP27, GP28
OPTION AUDIO GP10,GP11', ON PWM CHANNEL 5
OPTION RTC AUTO ENABLE
OPTION PLATFORM HDMIUSB
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And yes a couple of versions behind....

Also tested the Stepper system recently and all appears to be working well  

Regards, Lyle.
 
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Posted: 06:53am 19 Sep 2026
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Hi Peter,

thanks for all the new features und MMBasic!
I almost cannot keep up and you seem to be able to read my thoughts - I just had written a CSUB equivalent to Math Clamp and now it's already built-in.  

Also the "Load Library" is very useful. However, I was too quick to adapt my code and shot myself in th foot by expecting that several libraries can be loaded from within a program - which is apparently not the case. I usually partition my libraries into smaller files (basically drivers for different hardware devices).

Would it be possible that multiple (directly consecutive) Library Load commands are accepted? Or that the file name could be a comma-separated list of file names?

Thanks and best
Thomas
 
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V6.02.02b11 is now available at https://github.com/UKTailwind/PicoMite/releases/tag/PicoMite-V6.03.02b12

As requested, multiple files on library load and gps over cdc + some bugs fixed

The big change is being able to use FRAMEBUFFER MERGE on VGA and HDMI RP2350 build. This does the same as a layer but puts the refresh under your control
 
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G'day Peter,
USB CDC GPS working like a champ    many thanks.

One more observation / minor niggly issue:
Would it be possible to get info on the Bluetooth keyboard / mouse connection in the PicoMiteBTH build? Could this then be used to force a re-connect to the same device?

I have a few Bluetooth keyboards that can connect to the PicoMiteBTH, as sods law would have it, the cheap crap ones re-connect every time either the PicoMite or keyboard is power cycled, however the better quality Rii unit I want to use needs to be re-paired on every power cycle. Not a big problem in the larger scheme of things but the position of the switch requires the keyboard to be removed from a prospective device to re-pair.

This is the unit that does not re-pair: (Rii518bt)


Thanks again.

Regards, Lyle.

Footnote added 2026-09-20 17:24 by mozzie
Just tested on PicoMiteBTH060302b12 and its only power cycling the Picomite that causes the problem, power cycling the keyboard it re-connects OK.
 
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Mozzie I have been trying to get a K250 BT keyboard going but claude for some reason refuses to setup the 6n so the K250 can pair. Now with BT mouse sometimes it does connect on boot and it has a 40 second delay before working, just did a reboot and 40 second later the BT mouse worked.

I am not going down that rabbit hole today as I'm told my weekly limit with claude is about to expire. So a full wekk of getting nothing done has used up this socalled AI that just argues with everything and does nothing.
 
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  matherp said  As requested, multiple files on library load ...

Thank you Peter!  
 
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G'day Bryan,
This keyboard and most others tested seem to connect to PicoMiteBTH in around 6 seconds for initial pairing and a couple of seconds after that. As far as I can see if they don't connect within 10 seconds it doesn't matter how long you wait. YMMV.

Considering you are on the Python build it may be more the host end rather than the device, perhaps it does a full scan or something, well beyond my knowledge of Python I'm afraid   , struggling enough keeping up with MMBasic, only AI used here is Aussie Intelligence (this version is quite slow at times)  

Regards, Lyle.
 
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Yes Mozzie it is on claudes end I'm moving over to a dashboard board design and 'it' is really showing its way down a rabbit hole every time to the point more than likely tomorrow morning my weekly session limit has been reached and 3/4's of club.py is in a mess.

One would think asking to convert each page into the new format would be enough information but sadly pasting V1 into V2 isn't what I asked for. Now everyday I tell 'it' to use the template but everyday I'm told there isn't one although it did make one when we started.

This 40 second delay on the bt mouse has been a bug from the start yet 'it' states it connects so job done now with the BT keyboard it plainly refuses to do what is right and says it's in the too hard basket.

There was a message in the app saying 2.30pm tomorrow so may just have to put the grader blade on my tractor and have some real life fun instead of been totally pissed off with this poor excuse of a AI.
 
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