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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : Download link Mmbasic for Raspberry PI- and Pico
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atmega8 Guru  Joined: 19/11/2013 Location: GermanyPosts: 724 |
Hello, are there direct download links/Websites where i can download the Software? Thank you |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
Only on here. It's still in alpha stage development and therefore still incomplete. Just watch out for the links that matherp posts in "PicoMite Alpha Firmware", with names like "PicomiteV5.07.00a24.zip", which happens to be the latest one. a24 is the alpha release number. I recommend that you read the threads: "Just Playing..." - matherp 23/5/2021 "MMBasic on the Raspberry Pi Pico - proposed functionality" - matherp 27/5/2021 as well as "PicoMite Alpha Firmware" Edited 2021-06-10 16:51 by Mixtel90 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: 5091 |
@atmega8 The actual thread mentioned by Mixtel are related to the pi pico. This software is called PICOMITE, and is stand alone (bare metal) code. There is no recent activity on other raspberry platforms (pi zero/Pi3B etc..) The software on these platforms is called PICROMITE (with and "R", confusing ?) and use Raspbian as a platform. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
Yeah - I should have pointed that out. Support for the version of MMBasic for the Raspberry Pi (PICROMITE) has been dropped as updates to Raspbian kept breaking it. Currently the only development going on for a Raspberry-platform is for the Pico (PicoMite). If you particularly want a version of MMBasic for the Raspberry Pi there is a combination of a Raspbian version and a MMBasic version that (at least mostly) works but there are no plans to take it any further AFAIK. At the time (I think it was on a 3B when they were pretty new) it was very fast but rather lacking in IO and with no analogue inputs, of course. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| atmega8 Guru Joined: 19/11/2013 Location: GermanyPosts: 724 |
There is no underlying Linux? How to flash the picomit? |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
The Raspberry Pi Pico has its own bootloader in ROM. If you download matherp's file that's all you need. Connect your Pico to your PC while holding the BOOTSEL button down. It should be recognised as a new drive (like a USB stick). Open the drive and drag matherp's file into it. You get a bargraph while it copies then the new drive disappears and the Pico reboots. It's now running MMBasic. You'll need to connect to it using a termiinal program. Tera Term is recommended for Windows. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1097 |
Mick Can this be added to the beginning of your documents please? (If not already done) Brian Edited 2021-06-11 09:57 by Chopperp ChopperP |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
I do have to say at this point, that I simply adore the firmware update system used on the PICO. It is beautifully simple, and not requiring any kind of programming software AT ALL makes it perhaps one of the easiest to program devices out there at the moment. I have high-hopes for the PicoMite if Peter can work his magic to the point where we get the first stable non-alpha release. The Pico modules are SO CHEAP, and the programming procedure is SO SIMPLE, that it could end up being very popular. That is my hope, anyway. And a very cheap MicroMite module like this, is ideal to get people interested in MMBASIC at minimal cost, then they might move up to the more powerful and expensive other models. But if you can have a very cheap intro-level device, that can be the start of a big wave of users, cos cost puts many off the more expensive models up till now. PicoMite would be ideal in a school room environment I think - very cheap for the school to buy, very easy to upload the firmware, very easy to program in MMBASIC - all wins. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
Your wish is my command, Brian. :) Picomite doc a25-1.zip . . Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1097 |
Thanks Mick. ChopperP |
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palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1993 |
@ Grogser +1 "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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