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Geoffg

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Posted: 02:58pm 03 Nov 2015
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I have finalised the Micromite 5.0 firmware (for the MX170 chips) and it can be downloaded from: http://geoffg.net/micromite.html#Downloads

This is essentially the same as beta 37 with a few minor changes:
- Weak pullups can be specified on the I2C data and clock lines by appending the option ", PU" to the end of the I2C OPEN command. I2C normally requires lower value pullups but for short signal lines at slow speed this may be all that is required.
- Internal pullup resistors (100K) are automatically applied when the RTC commands are used. In many cases this removes the need for external pullup resistors.
- Added OPTION RESET command to quickly reset all saved options to their initial default values.
- Added MM.FontHeight and MM.FontWidth to the MX170 version.
- Added two embedded C modules (CFunctions) for creating multiple I2C and SPI interfaces.
- Fixed a bug which caused the PULSE command to throw an error when PULSE pin, 0 was used to terminate a currently running pulse.

Thanks very much to all the good people that tested and played with the beta versions. There were numerous bugs in there that I would not have found on my own and your efforts have made a huge difference to the quality of this release. Also great thanks to Peter Mather for showing that LCD panels can be driven by a Micromite and MMBasic, the ILI9341 driver and the many bugs that he found (and fixed). Without his trailblazing efforts the Micromite would still not have support for LCD display panels.

I have to do some more work on the Micromite Plus version so it will be about a month before I can release a final version of that.

Geoff
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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 03:01pm 03 Nov 2015
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WOW! This is fantastic, Geoff!

Micromites and Maximites! - Beginning Maximite
 
WhiteWizzard
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Posted: 03:28pm 03 Nov 2015
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Brilliant stuff

Am liking the OPTION RESET and Font Height & Width features Thanks for this . . . Edited by WhiteWizzard 2015-11-05
 
viscomjim
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Posted: 03:36pm 03 Nov 2015
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Hi Geoff, did you happen to find the bug (and fix) with the Com 2 problem? This is important for me on a particular project.

Thanks for all your hard work!!!!!
 
twofingers

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Posted: 03:37pm 03 Nov 2015
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Thanks Geoff, the both Peters (Matherp & G8JCF) and all the fine people which helped developing this piece of code.

It was a long long way! Hard work!

Geoff, please update your download page
  Quote  Micromite MkII Firmware V4.6B

But it is actually V5!

Kind regards
Michael



Edited by twofingers 2015-11-05
causality ≠ correlation ≠ coincidence
 
viscomjim
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http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8046&PN=2&TPN=4

This is the issue I mentioned earlier.

Thanks again!!!!
 
Justplayin

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Posted: 04:15pm 03 Nov 2015
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  Geoffg said  - Added two embedded C modules (CFunctions) for creating multiple I2C and SPI interfaces.

Thank you Geoff!

How did you know I wanted more SPI interfaces? How can you beat getting a feature added before you even asked for it or really knew you might need it!


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I am not a Mad Scientist...  It makes me happy inventing new ways to take over the world!!
 
Geoffg

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Posted: 04:35pm 03 Nov 2015
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Yes, the Com 2 problem should also be fixed.

For some reason my website is down. I have contacted the hosting company so hopefully it will be fixed soon.

EDIT: Back online again.
@twofingers, you need to refresh your browser's cache.Edited by Geoffg 2015-11-05
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WhiteWizzard
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Posted: 09:06pm 03 Nov 2015
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  Geoffg said  . . . For some reason my website is down . . . .


Probably 'crashed' with the high volume of visitors wanting to download v5
 
kiiid

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Posted: 02:01am 04 Nov 2015
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Excellent!!
Looking forward to the MM+ 5.0 version, just in time for presenting my stuff...
http://rittle.org

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twofingers

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Posted: 02:35am 04 Nov 2015
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@Geoff, you are right, sorry!
causality ≠ correlation ≠ coincidence
 
OA47

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Posted: 06:02pm 04 Nov 2015
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Geoff, Can we still load this version onto a 270 chip with the loss of the two pins?
GM
 
Geoffg

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Posted: 11:52pm 04 Nov 2015
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Graeme, yes you can. It even knows that you are running on a MX270 and will throw an error if you try to use the pins assigned to USB.
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OA47

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Posted: 11:50am 05 Nov 2015
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  Geoffg said   Graeme, yes you can. It even knows that you are running on a MX270 and will throw an error if you try to use the pins assigned to USB.


Thankyou Geoff, your efforts are well appreciated here.
 
piclover
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Posted: 11:10pm 05 Nov 2015
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Greetings Geoff,

Well done with v5.0, however it looks like you did not update the source files download site: I requested the sources for Micromite MMBasic and got v4.6's instead of 5.0's... Can you please fix this ? Thank you ! :-)
 
WhiteWizzard
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Posted: 11:36pm 05 Nov 2015
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@piclover,

Is this just another case of needing to clear your cache first? Only suggesting it as it may solve your issue . . .

WW
 
Geoffg

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Posted: 12:22am 06 Nov 2015
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I have not updated the source yet for a couple of reasons. First, I have not finished the MX470 (MM+) version and the two are entwined in the one source tree and secondly I need to do some work cleaning up the code.

If it is important to you I can send the current version to you (send me an email, not a PM) but it will not be the same as the eventual final version.

Geoff
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piclover
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Posted: 01:59am 06 Nov 2015
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  Geoffg said   I have not updated the source yet for a couple of reasons. First, I have not finished the MX470 (MM+) version and the two are entwined in the one source tree and secondly I need to do some work cleaning up the code.

If it is important to you I can send the current version to you (send me an email, not a PM) but it will not be the same as the eventual final version.


Email sent. Thank you !
 
PicFan
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Posted: 04:52am 07 Nov 2015
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Hello Geoff and Peter Mather !

Many thanks from Austria for this great work, FANTASTIC !!!

Thank you !!

Erwin, Günter and Wolfgang
 
f1fco

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Posted: 12:02pm 07 Nov 2015
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a very BIG thank from France also
Pierre, F1FCO
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