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Geoffg Guru  Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3194 |
OK, finally got it all up in the cloud... sorry to keep you waiting. Version 2.7 for the Maximite can be downloaded from: http://geoffg.net/maximite.html This includes all the features in 2.6D and the two drives (A: and B:) and some other features. Check the update log included in the download. Version 2.7 for the UBW32 can be downloaded from: http://geoffg.net/ubw32.html This is fully compatible with the Maximite 2.7 and the download includes a custom MMBasic/UBW32 user manual. Big feature is that it has 50 external I/O pins. The web page for the mini Maximite is at: http://geoffg.net/mini-maximite.html This is intended to support the magazine article rather than replace it, so you still need to buy the mag (shameless plug  ).
There is a new version of the MMBasic User Library at: http://geoffg.net/Downloads/Maximite/MMBasic%20Library%20V1. 6.zip The source for 2.7 can be downloaded from: http://geoffg.net/Downloads/Maximite/Maximite%20V2.7%20Sourc e%20Code.zip This will compile both the Maximite and UBW32 versions depending on what project file you launch (Maximite.mcp or UBW32.mcp). I might have got something wrong in the rush so please let me know if there is a glitch with the web pages or the firmware. Many thanks to Don for providing the hardware so that I could get the UBW32 version working. The UBW32 makes a great Maximite and Don has plenty in stock (another shameless plug  ). Much appreciated Don.
Geoff P.S. If you have visited my website recently you may have to click on refresh to clear your browser's cache. Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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VK6MRG Guru Joined: 08/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 347 |
Hi Geoff, Thank you for all your efforts! Your website looks awesome and all the links and downloads that I have tried have worked without a problem. Also the new page for the Mini Maximite looks awesome as well! Thanks again, Matthew Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission! ............VK6MRG.............VK3MGR............ |
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| ajkw Senior Member  Joined: 29/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 290 |
2.7 up and running on mine. Great to see the new commands and improvements. The changes to the VAL function has stripped 1k of code out of a 3k program I have alone. The mini also opens up a range of possibilities and applications. The thinking cap is on. Thanks Geoff. Cheers, Anthony. 
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sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
ok i`m confused if autorun.bas is not found then you have just the cmd/prompt then how do u use the syntax to change between drives i dont get it ....confused sparkey...///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| ajkw Senior Member Joined: 29/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 290 |
Sparkey, To change drives >Drive "A" to change to the PIC drive or >Drive "B" to change to the SD drive On boot, it appears as if the A drive is checked first for a AUTORUN.BAS program then the SD card, if present, is then checked if there is not an AUTORUN.BAS on the A drive. If there is no AUTORUN in either then you will just get the standard prompt >. In my screen shot you will see MY command prompt. It is 2 lines OPTION prompt TIME$ + " " + MM.DRIVE$ + CWD$ + "\" + MM.fname$ + CHR$(10) + CHR$(13) + "=>" I keep all my programs in a folder MMBASIC and change to it my autorun program. The autorun.bas must of course exist in the root folder. I also note/add that autorun is not loaded into the mm.files$ variable on boot and I have reloaded prior to the screenshot. Cheers, Anthony. |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
thank you anthony i dont have my copy of chip till tomorrow and the manual does not explain it as far as i can tell maybe i`m missing something ...regards ...///.../// technicians do it with least resistance |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
i have thre files in drive a autorun and the two copies of my "pwm" progs when i try to run autorun it tells me that it cannot find the files 10 run "v.bas" thats my autorun file cannot find file....also on power up it seems to by pass a drive because it cannot find the file for some reason....what am i doing wrong or is this a glitch of some discription....any help would be app ...regards sparkey///...///... technicians do it with least resistance |
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crackerjack Senior Member Joined: 11/07/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 164 |
Geoff - another marvellous job! Thanks for your efforts which I know are appreciated by a growing number of Maximite fans. An updated MMBasic Quick Reference in PDF format is now available and includes changes for Ver 2.7 as well as a couple of minor fixes. If anybody spots any errors or missing commands/functions - please let me know so I can address them. Cheers... |
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| Keith W. Senior Member Joined: 09/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 118 |
Well done Geoff, a big surprise. I think that the miniMaximite is great and the on-chip drive “A” is incredible. The cost a little more than I wish from Silicon Chip for a poor old retired person, I wonder if they offer a discount for Seniors? In the magazine the board is quoted at $10 not your $15 (see bottom of page 27). What is the true price? I will buy 2 kits having a dread of spending months getting something to work then blowing it up, also to spread the postage cost. Do we miss an on-board regulator? It is for embedded systems and everyone’s project will be different; it could be flash 1 LED or drive motors. On my Dontronics SM1 the regulators are small, I have an additional regulator to help drop from a 12 volt supply used for external drivers. You cannot provide much power from the board for other 5 or 3 volt extras. Perhaps Hamfield will now offer motherboards c/w regulators and peripherals? Please remember power for external bits. An enhanced miniMaximite to Maximite motherboard could be offered with RS232 and other extras (incl. RTC) on board, not everything fitted initially. A Maxi-miniMaximite. Thank you,I am definitely in your middle user category. Keith W. |
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| sparkey Senior Member Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
problem solved regards sparkey... technicians do it with least resistance |
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donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Great thank you Lance, have added to: http://www.themaximitecomputer.com/max/Programs/index.php?di r=Reference%2F Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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Dinosaur Guru Joined: 12/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 311 |
Hi All The link in Geoff's post still shows V2.6 The ubw32 link is correct, but the Maximite zip when downloaded has v2.6. What happened to V2.7 for the Maximite ? Regards Regards Hervey Bay Qld. |
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| rhamer Senior Member Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 174 |
I haven't seen the article yet (it seems you have to live way up north in WA to get the first copy ) but I was aware it was coming and thinking about such a thing.
My question is with all the extras you mentioned, why not just use the original? It's a bit of a loaded question, as I have been trying to answer it myself for a while. Also given the need to keep the cut off bit of the board so the screen & keyboard work it is still quite a big package to then sit on a motherboard. The original would probably work out cheaper. Anyway, I'm open to suggestions, so type away. Cheers Rohan Rohan Hamer HAMFIELD Software & Hardware Solutions Makers of the Maximite Expander. http://www.hamfield.com.au |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Yes Rohan, if you live in the eastern states you are apparently at a disadvantage. I am in the same position. However with what Geoff has now posted, there shouldn't be too many secrets left. The schematic and general board layout really tells it all, and Geoff has given us a good rundown on V2.7 The parts you need to order are: mini Maximite PCB. Part number 07111111. $15.00 each PIC32 chip programmed with software code 0711111A.hex. $15.00 each Postage and packing within Australia is $10 per order. I know Geoff has no financial involvement with any company. He has always made this very clear. My maths places that at $40 posted for a PCB and a programmed chip. Most forum members will know what you can get a PCB that size for these days, even in small quantities. They also know what they can buy a blank chip for. I like most of what I see about the mini, and can see it being used by many. But the price has me a little worried. Will push people in another direction, perhaps even DIY clones. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| VK6MRG Guru Joined: 08/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 347 |
For a few more dollars (or so) you can have a Maximite EV. Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission! ............VK6MRG.............VK3MGR............ |
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| mookster1 Regular Member  Joined: 10/06/2011 Location: New ZealandPosts: 81 |
Just had a random brainwave. While it would still be interpreted in BASIC you could use this approach to have an "operating system" or emulator running off an SD card. You just create an autorun program that acts as a second bootloader and stick it in the onboard flash. That then talks to the SD card and loads an operating system off it. I guess this approach wouldn't really work unless what it was loading was machine code not BASIC. Still, food for thought anyway. Capacitance is futile - roll on 2012! |
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CircuitGizmos Guru Joined: 08/09/2011 Location: United StatesPosts: 1425 |
Something similar to that is already being developed here. Along with some hardware. I'll be mentioning a plan at the end of the week or so. Micromites and Maximites! - Beginning Maximite |
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| Greg Fordyce Senior Member Joined: 16/09/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 153 |
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| Dinosaur Guru Joined: 12/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 311 |
Hi All Thanks Greg, stupid oversight on my behalf. Regards Hervey Bay Qld. |
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| Geoffg Guru Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3194 |
That reference card is brilliant, if it is OK with you I will put it up on my website also. Geoff Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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