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Bernie3D
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Joined: 02/08/2023
Location: United States
Posts: 19
Posted: 07:09am 08 Aug 2023
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My first post.
Firstly a big thanks to Geoff and Peter for your selfless devotion to this project.

I would like to know if it is possible to use the console on USB, as a simple USB CDC (USB to Serial), using PRINT and INPUT. I want to talk to the Pico from a PC. I am aware that I can get kicked out of a running program with a Ctrl-C or an error message. I can hopefully avoid this by comms protocol. Is there anything else I should know?
 
Volhout
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Joined: 05/03/2018
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 5091
Posted: 07:33am 08 Aug 2023
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Yes, you can
You can run a program that uses these command to transfer a mite in a smart peripheral. Until you send ctrl-C (or the mite reboots). Then you get back to terminal mode.

Volhout
Edited 2023-08-08 17:54 by Volhout
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matherp
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Joined: 11/12/2012
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 10315
Posted: 07:39am 08 Aug 2023
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You can avoid the ctrl-C issue with OPTION BREAK and errors can be handled by ON ERROR
 
Bernie3D
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Joined: 02/08/2023
Location: United States
Posts: 19
Posted: 03:39am 09 Aug 2023
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Thanks for your input.
I am amazed by the capabilities in such a small package. The fun begins...
 
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