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Geoffg Guru  Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3208 |
This is the first draft of the user manual for the PicoMite 6.00.01 and we are looking for any comments and corrections. PicoMite_User_Manual.pdf We have moved to a single manual covering all variants (Pico, Pico 2, Pico W and Pico 2 W). With a dozen firmware variations it was just not practical to have a manual for each variant. If you spot anything wrongs I would be grateful if you would post it in this thread. Thanks, Geoff Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6839 |
WII commands on page 145/146 have craftily sneaked into the WEB stuff. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9185 |
Can I particularly ask that where you have asked for specific functional enhancements and these have been implemented you confirm these have made it into the manual. Geoff and I have been through all my posts announcing versions and hope all those changes have made it into the manual but there have been other threads where I have responded to specific requests and these need checking - thanks |
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| twofingers Guru Joined: 02/06/2014 Location: GermanyPosts: 1263 |
Regarding "Sort" in manual p139: Michael edit: https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?TID=17304 PS: And a big thank you for the tireless work to Geoff, Peter and everyone involved.  Edited 2024-11-28 23:58 by twofingers causality ≠ correlation ≠ coincidence |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 886 |
Not wanting to generate work for others but the PIO Quadrature Decode might be worth including(?) somewhere because QEI (quadrature encoder interface) is something that other MCUs feature. |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6839 |
Is MM.END now in the firmware? I can't see it in the manual. It might be an idea to include references to MM.STARTUP, MM.PROMPT (and MM.END) with the rest of the MM.INFO stuff, or at least close to it under it's own subheading. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| twofingers Guru Joined: 02/06/2014 Location: GermanyPosts: 1263 |
p104: END [noend] Yes! causality ≠ correlation ≠ coincidence |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member  Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 124 |
many many thanks for creating this manual. |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9185 |
Sorry Geoff but new commands for the RP2350 only will be in the final release LOAD PNG fname$ [, x] [, y] [,transparent] [,alphacut] 'loads and displays a png file 'fname' If no extension is specified .png will be automatically added to the filename. The file must be in RGBA8888 format which is the normal default. If specified 'x' and 'y' indicate where on the display or framebuffer the image will appear. The optional parameter 'transparent' (defaults to 0) specifies one of the colour codes (0-15) which will be allocated to pixels in the png file with an alpha value less than 'alphacut' (defaults to 20). If 'transparent' is set to -1 the png image is written with pixels with an alpha value less than 'alphacut' missed completely. SPRITE LOADPNG [#]b, fname$ [,transparent] [,alphacut] 'loads SPRITE number b from the png file fname$. If no extension is specified .png will be automatically added to the filename. The file must be in RGBA8888 format which is the normal default. The optional parameter 'transparent' (defaults to 0) specifies one of the colour codes (0-15) which will be allocated to pixels in the png file with an alpha value less than 'alphacut' (defaults to 20). The variable transparency can then used with the command SPRITE SET TRANSPARENT n or FRAMEBUFFER LAYER n to display the sprite with the transparent region hidden. |
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| ville56 Regular Member  Joined: 08/06/2022 Location: AustriaPosts: 96 |
the PIO section (Appendix F) should be revised for syntax errors in the "PIO ASSEMBLE ..." statements, if possible. I got good response to my PIO syntax questions a few days ago, but i'm still not in a position to correct the syntax as i'm still learning how PIO works. Otherwise a remark that the syntax has undergone changes and the reference is the Pico HW datasheet and/or the Pico C-sdk datasheet would probably be helpful. 73 de OE1HGA, Gerald |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4276 |
Hi Geoff, I started review... What a master document. Gigantic... This is part 1 of the review, time ran out today... - Page 4: Support for Internet -> add Pico 2W - Page 4: self contained computer with keyboard and HDMI etc... add "sound". - Page 7: Picomite ignores baudrate: not USB, it is 115200 - Page 18: DEVICE(GAMEPAD) ... what gamepad, channel 3 or channel 4 when 2 are connected. - Page 26: 3Vpeak-peak audio equals 1Vrms (not 2Vrms). - Page 28: Maybe add a table at the end indicating what audio formats are supported for what audio device and RPxxxx chip. MP3 is only 2350 and VS1053. MIDI is only VS1053. - Page 45: In the overview of framebuffers (code=F, code=L) the normal screen (code=N) could help. - Page 55: first line: add "colourcode=on" to "it looks like this" - Page 56: for Putty the default for backspace key must be changed to <ctrl>H - Page 81: PRINT MM.VER would better show as V6.00.01 - Page 81: for all I have tested MM.INFO() and MM.INFO$() give the same result. Why use a mix in the table ? - Page 83: MM.INFO(PIN pinno) valid returns are wrong. They are OFF, DIN, DOUT etc... - Page 90: OPTION MODBUF reserves part of the FLASH FILESYSTEM (shrinks the flash filesystem) Will be continued tomorrow.. Volhout Edited 2024-11-29 06:40 by Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4276 |
Hi Geoff, This is the rest. By the way: compliments for this user manual. It is of impressive quality !!! - Page 128: typing error " 'wrap target " should be " .wrap target ". Second time it is right. - Page 146: between WII NUNCHUCK CLOSE and WEB CONNECT there should be a separation, and add text Pico W and Pico 2W only. - Page 152: DEVICE(GAMEPAD) : returns the data from a PS3 or PS4 controller (not WII), USB only, - Page 181: PIO ASSEMBLE 1,"SET PIN 1" must be PIO ASSEMBLE 1,"SET PINS,1" - Page 181: PIO ASSEMBLE 1,"SET PIN 0" must be PIO ASSEMBLE 1,"SET PINS,0" That is it... Volhout Edited 2024-11-29 07:43 by Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| dddns Newbie  Joined: 20/09/2024 Location: GermanyPosts: 18 |
Hello Geoff! page 41: "OPTION LCDPANEL CONSOLE [font [, fc [, bc [, blight]]] [,NOSCROLL]". Parameter noscroll is not explained. This option is not listed in section options page 56: I think mouse support is only available with vga/hdmi. At least it does not work for me with latest PicoMiteUSBRP2040V6.00.01RC3 neither in a terminal session nor on a lcdpanel as console. page 91: option combined cs. The electric scheme which is necessary should be included in the manual somewhere. I might have overlooked it. Many thanks for all that work. Regards Dietmar |
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disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 905 |
Re Options section. It is in the contents of OPTIONs but not shown in the Bookmarks. OPTION LCDPANEL USER is shown but should possibly be just OPTION LCDPANEL and link to the top one. Latest F4 Latest H7 |
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| disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 905 |
Hi Geoff, Nice manual, you have managed to present a lot of info in a very logical layout. Gerry - page 21 RUN fname$ allows a string variable. Load a BASIC program and run it. fname$ must be a string constant. Load a BASIC program and run it. fname$ can be a string constant or variable. - page 88 The bookmark for OPTION LCDPANEL to point to the top of these options is missing. (Should probably replace the more specific OPTION LCDPANEL USER.) OPTION LCDPANEL options references section LCD Displays should be Display Panels - page 90 a stray or and datapin promote themselves as bookmarks I2C CHECK command is missing. The attached PDF has a couple of additions you might consider. I have attached as MS word as well. Picomite Manual Additions.pdf Picomite Manual Additions.zip Latest F4 Latest H7 |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6110 |
Page 51 Commands and Program Input Reference to MMEdit. My website will definitely cease to exist by May 2025. I haven't decided where MMEdit will reside but it might be a good idea to remove the reference to MMEdit. VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4276 |
Hi Geoff, Maybe add a remark on page 6 (loading the picomite firmware) that the method described is identical for all PicoMites, but implies that you get access to the PicoMite's USB connector. For USB platforms this could be achieved by jumper settings -or- removing the Pico from the board. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9185 |
Geoff: explanation is as follows On displays where the framebuffer cannot be read, the firmware will automatically set the NOSCROLL option. When this is set and output reaches the bottom of the screen the screen is cleared and output continues again at the top. This also applies to the in-built editor. For SPI displays that can read the framebuffer (eg ILI9341) scrolling is very slow so the NOSCROLL parameter can be set to improve output and editing performance. Circuit for OPTION COMBINED CS is  I2C CHECK address I2C2 CHECK address executes a one byte read on the address specified. The result can be checked with MM.I2C. |
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| Geoffg Guru Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3208 |
Thanks for the edits guys. Most will make it into the final doco, although please don't be upset if some miss out. Special thanks to Peter, Volhout and disco4now. That is a lot of reading that you have done. If there is anyone with expert PIO knowledge, I could do with some help. I know nothing of the PIO and I don't have time to come up to speed. But I feel that there is a lot missing. Attached is a Word doco with the chapter on PIO programming and a hunk of text that I found that implies that there is more that has not made it into the manual. If there is anyone who can make sense of it and possibly edit the PIO chapter accordingly I would be grateful: PIO Stuff.zip Keep the changes coming, Geoff Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4276 |
Hi Geoff, I will look into it. The section in the manual on PIO is an introduction. It is not covering all PIO instructions and program complexities, but it aims to explain MMBasic commands related to PIO. I will prepare an update to the manual appendix that includes all (new) extensions that are 2350 only. And some are 2350B only (3 PIO's). Nothing has changed for 2040. Do you want me to include an example how to use these ? I think I can include the PIO program that I made to test the assembler for these new PIO instructions. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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