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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : V6.03.00 Draft user manual for review
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| matherp Guru  Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 11499 |
Attached is the draft of a user manual for the upcoming V6.03.00 firmware. This has been significantly updated and new sections added. Please review and let me know if any issues you have previously raised have gone missing PicoMite_User_Manual.pdf |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 655 |
Page 115: For RP2350B chips the heartbeat is not enabled. On a PicoCalc with a Pimoroni Pico 2 W (RP2350B) installed, heartbeat is enabled by default and turning it off isn't saved in the options so it returns at next reboot. |
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phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3289 |
Commands, MODE, VGA, p167 |
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twofingers Guru Joined: 02/06/2014 Location: GermanyPosts: 1752 |
p125 A: or B: should be: A:, B: or C: and Shortcut for DRIVE “A:”, “B:” or "C:" at the command prompt causality ≠ correlation ≠ coincidence |
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| terekgabor Senior Member  Joined: 02/01/2026 Location: HungaryPosts: 102 |
It returns with any alarm for me. G@bor |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5927 |
manual wrong Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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vegipete Guru Joined: 29/01/2013 Location: CanadaPosts: 1179 |
Some requests: In Appendix B, I2C Communications, include the command list system i2c (plus any variations thereof)Include OPTION LCDPANEL DISABLE in the Display Panels chapter, not just deep in the Options list,OPTION LCD SPI DISABLE A clearer description of PWM channels and pin assignments with an example or two in the Pulse Width Modulation paragraph (page 59) with mention of the PWMn,OFF command. (It took me a rather long time recently to figure out how to generate PWM on a hi GP number pin on a 2350B, with much flipping between many different pages in the manual and puzzling error messages.)In the Load Image section, (page 85) could mention be made of IMAGE types that are recognized, and supported resolutions and colour depths? For example, could an 888 colour 50x25 pixel PNG be shown on an LCD display? (Minor detail) In the Naming Conventions section, page 103, could mention be made that defining the type of a variable in a DIM statement still allows using the matching !$% modifier. Ie Dim s as string is valid.s$ = "Some text" Page 12, the LED will blink slowly indicating that MMBasic is running - depends on board type. Testing the SD Card interface after installing an LCD panel (page 78) - don't you need a "B:" before "FILES"? ================= Interesting that the RP2040 allows more array dimensions than the RP2350 (6 v 5) Thank you for your amazing work on MMBasic and a great manual so I have a chance of using these great features. Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs. |
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| Andrew_G Guru Joined: 18/10/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 883 |
Hi Peter, +1 to Vegipete's comment: Plus, when I reconfigured an LCD after "OPTION LCDPANEL DISABLE" it was inverted (upside down). Is that intended? Andrew |
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| phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3289 |
Some LCD module manufacturers appear to wire the panels differently, requiring use of the Reverse ORientation parameters. |
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| Andrew_G Guru Joined: 18/10/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 883 |
Thanks Phil, but this was a panel I have been using for some time (a nice 4" one). In fact, I got into all-sorts because I saved the options, including 'GUI calibrate' etc, and I just cut and pasted them from a text file. It took me a while to work out that not only did I have to invert it but I had to do a new calibration because the coordinates were inverted too. Cheers, Andrew |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1954 |
I didn't see Is it a thing?  |
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| terekgabor Senior Member Joined: 02/01/2026 Location: HungaryPosts: 102 |
Hello Peter, base$ I didn't find in the manual. But works fine anyway. G@bor |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 11499 |
base$ is a sort of pseudo command that is used to process hex$, bin$ and oct$. As it happens it will do wacky bases as well but isn't really a standard function. There is no such thing as settick fast |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6538 |
Only on the CMM2 VK7JH MMedit |
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