How to short size for PropBASIC

caskaz

Hi.

I translate atomic-watch from spin to PropBASIC.
Part of time-decode's program(spin) is 273Longs.
But part of time-decode's program exceed cog-memory by 66Longs.

It become 4Longs(exceed size) to use sub/func.

There are technique of shorting code-size?

Post Edited (caskaz) : 3/25/2010 1:47:49 AM GMT

Christof Eb.

Hi, caskaz,

you can either use the LMM option for PropBasic.

Bean wrote how to use it in some thread·about the question which is the preferred language.



Or you can try to squeeze your code.

Your question is very very open, it is difficult to give you the right hints, without seeing the source code.

I don't know "atomic-watch".
Good luck, Christof

Bean

To use LMM append the word "LMM" to the end of the PROGRAM line. Like this:

PROGRAM Start LMM

Bean

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Use BASIC on the Propeller with the speed of assembly language.

PropBASIC thread http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=867134

March 2010 Nuts and Volts article·http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/cols/nv/prop/col/nvp5.pdf
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caskaz

Hi, Bean.

Thanks for your reply.

Where is "the end of the PROGRAM"?

I insert "PROGRAM Start LMM" to "the end of the PROGRAM" .
And then error message
"Error: Symbol already allocation here __init"

Bean

No, don't add a new line, just put the "LMM" at the end of the line you already had that started with the "PROGRAM" keyword.

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Use BASIC on the Propeller with the speed of assembly language.

PropBASIC thread http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=867134

March 2010 Nuts and Volts article·http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/cols/nv/prop/col/nvp5.pdf
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JonnyMac

Have a look at line 76 of the attached program.

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Jon McPhalen
Hollywood, CA

Bean

Jon,
· I'm not sure if you are aware that you can replace

  FOR idx = 0 TO 6
    GETADDR BitMask, maddr
    maddr = maddr + idx
    RDBYTE maddr, mask
    LEDs = mask
    DELAY_MS LED_DELAY
  NEXT

With this

  FOR idx = 0 TO 6
    RDBYTE BitMask(idx), mask
    LEDs = mask
    DELAY_MS LED_DELAY
  NEXT

It generates the same code, but I think it's easier to follow what's happening.

Bean



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Use BASIC on the Propeller with the speed of assembly language.

PropBASIC thread http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=867134

March 2010 Nuts and Volts article·http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/cols/nv/prop/col/nvp5.pdf
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caskaz

Thanks Bean, Jon.

I see about LMM.

Attached file occure "monitor.spin(45,1) Error:Symbol already allocated here __Init" to compile.
Sorry, ' cogstart PropClock --> cogstart monitor inside attached file
I attached not-modified file by mistake.

How does this solve?

Post Edited (caskaz) : 3/27/2010 1:35:15 AM GMT

Bean

You can only use PROGRAM once.
You don't use PROGRAM with task code.

Just remove the PROGRAM line from your "TASK monitor" routine.
If you want a TASK to use LMM you add LMM to the "TASK taskname" line. Such as "TASK monitor LMM". It is pretty rare that a task need to use LMM so it not used very often.

Bean

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Use BASIC on the Propeller with the speed of assembly language.

PropBASIC thread http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=867134

March 2010 Nuts and Volts article·http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/cols/nv/prop/col/nvp5.pdf
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caskaz

Thanks Bean.
I deleted PROGRAM with task code.
Error has gone.

Post Edited (caskaz) : 3/27/2010 7:33:52 AM GMT