DongleBasic, FemtoBasic, Tiny Basic, BB_...???

Harley

I was directed to DongleBasic and am confused with all the other Basic names in the .spin files.

I'd like to interface DongleBasic to a keyboard and a 4.3" LCD (Rayman's). What would be the links for the keyboard and lcd driver i/f? Would the LCD RAM space fit the SD card and other objects?

FemtoBasic Manual came with the DongleBasic. I suppose it is totally usable with DongleBasic?

Has anyone used DongleBasic who uses an LCD with it?

David Betz

I was wondering the same thing myself. Are all of these Femto derivatives basically the same except for the added functions they have to support various hardware?

Mike Green

FemtoBasic was done first. It's also the most current version in that the SD card FAT file system has been updated with Rokicki's FSRW 2.6.

BoeBotBasic was done for a Propeller-based BoeBot. It combines the I/O drivers I originally did for a Propeller O/S with the Basic interpreter from FemtoBasic with extensions for the servos, a PING, compass, and IR distance sensors. That's why the files mostly start with BB_. DongleBasic is a stripped-down version of BoeBotBasic intended for a minimal propeller system with an optional SD card. The others are all variations for specific I/O configurations.

Tiny Basic is a specific Basic interpreter for the Hydra, part of the Hydra sample software CD. It has nothing to do with FemtoBasic or its derivatives.

Harley

Thank you, Mike, for the 'history' on the various basics. Is each one's history written down somewhere?

I wasn't sure how I obtained all those Basic sources, but somehow thought they ALL were related; I'd not studied any to compare one with another.

I suppose I'll have to try both keyboard and 4.3" Lcd drivers to replace the FDS and try to get them interfaced. I'm rather lost right now, but suppose a 'long sit-down, study and head scratching' will get that resolved.