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Andrew_G
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Posted: 09:16pm 20 Mar 2021

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Hi all,
In the recent discussion about the F4 Backlight function I found that I was having to re-flash updates just to make sure I really was on the version I thought I was because:
? MM.VER only gives "5.07"

Is it possible to get the full description, eg:
"ARMmite MMBasic Version 5.07.00b8"

(On the F4, on my PC, the startup banner disappears before I have time to connect MMEdit to view it - initiating the startup banner without resetting the F4 might be another solution)

Cheers,

Andrew

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Posted: 05:46pm 21 Mar 2021

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Suggestion:

Leave MM.VER as is.

Implement MM.something that would provide startup banner info.

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Posted: 06:26pm 21 Mar 2021

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+1

"MM.PLATFORM" or similar.

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Posted: 06:55pm 21 Mar 2021

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Try this:

PRINT MM.DEVICE$ + " - Version " + STR$(MM.INFO(VERSION))

Andrew_G
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Posted: 09:20pm 21 Mar 2021

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Thanks guys, all good suggestions.

I'll add "MM.BANNER" - but only as a suggestion.

Cheers,

Andrew

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Posted: 09:43pm 21 Mar 2021

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Andrew_G said Thanks guys, all good suggestions.

I'll add "MM.BANNER" - but only as a suggestion.

Cheers,

Andrew

The majority of 'mites are able to do a reset without having the USB also reset. This makes MM.BANNER of limited benefit.

What happens if you use TeraTerm instead of MMEdit?

I am interested in trying to work out why your system clears the serial buffer on connection while my MMEdit on Windows 10 leaves the buffer (with banner) intact.

Jim

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Andrew_G
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Posted: 11:41pm 21 Mar 2021

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Hi Jim, and thanks,
The question was more of a suggestion - that showing the banner without resetting the device might be useful - but maybe not?

Yes TeraTerm shows the full banner (I prefer MMEdit).

But so does MMEdit sometimes. I was getting caught out if I had to Clear the connection, then Select the COM port and then connect to the MM.

If I close the chat window first, then reset the mite, I can then Connect to the MM (without Clearing, or Selecting the COM port) as soon as the PC blings - and the full banner is there.
(I suspect it was the time taken to clear, select and connect that was the problem).

Does that make sense?

Andrew

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Posted: 01:40am 22 Mar 2021

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Yes, that makes sense.
If you forget to close the terminal window (and therefore the com port), Windows has a tissy fit when the com port gets removed/reinserted.

You may have to close MMEdit fully to make Windows happy again.

In MMEdit, if you don't change the com port settings, just close it before power cycling the 'mite, the com port buffer should be intact.

Jim

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Andrew_G
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Posted: 02:00am 22 Mar 2021

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Thanks Jim.

Andrew

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