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Rickard5

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Posted: 05:25am 22 Apr 2022

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This is Kinda nuts but I really can't find a sample answer in the documentation, and I'm Lazy but ........
can I do Graphics on the Picomite though Terra Term ?

I built this servo fixture to be a physical servo based read out for a project I'm working on, but I'd also like to have a Graphical representation of the gauge cluster on screen as well
if I read correct and I use BLIT since there is no sprites, I have to create a separate Bitmap for every needle position?

Edited 2022-04-22 15:25 by Rickard5

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TassyJim

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Posted: 06:15am 22 Apr 2022

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TeraTerm is text based, not graphics but you can always use ASCIIart to produce interesting scenes.

Search the forum for GFXterm. It has some graphics ability.

To draw moving pointers, I usually use the line command. You have to erase the old position by over-drawing in the background colour then draw the new position.

To make life easy, draw your instrument panel with a mono-colour area for the needle to move in.

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Mixtel90

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Posted: 07:13am 22 Apr 2022

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As Jim says, you can only send text over Tera Term. However, Tera Term will work with the VT100 escape code system so you can do some interesting things.
https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?TID=13729&PID=167644#167644#167644

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Posted: 12:01pm 22 Apr 2022

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you can find GFXterm here:
http://www.thebackshed.com/docregister/ViewDoc.asp?DocID=22

in theory, TeraTerm can do graphics using its builtin TEK 4010/4014 Vector Graphics emulation that (i think) draws in a separate window. but i have never managed to make much sense out of it all. for example C code, see:
https://sparklogic.ru/code-snipplets/tek-4010-4014-vector-graphics-terminal-demo.html

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rob :-)

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Posted: 12:40pm 22 Apr 2022

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For a pointer that can point in any direction you can also use the TRIANGLE command. For a rectangular pointer use two narrow right angle triangles with a shared hypotenuse.

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