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Brads IDE serial terminal

alpinekidalpinekid Posts: 8
edited 2011-11-14 13:44 in Propeller 1
I just found and figured out how to use the serial terminal that comes with BST.
I guess I have not figured out all the tricks.

I'm using Parallax Serial Terminal object.

1) When I load code via the F11, ie burn to eerom, all is OK. The serial terminal comes right back up as the top most window with focus. I like that:-)

BUT when I load with F10, just load the ram, something happens and the executing code in the propeller always finds its way back to the eeprom image.

2) I have not been able to get the control characters to work, backspace, clear screen etc. Is this just not a feature of the serial terminal or am I just ignorant on this subject?

Thanks for a great tool. Without a native Linux toolchain for this processor it would be too expensive to use.

Comments

  • JonnyMacJonnyMac Posts: 9,198
    edited 2011-02-06 10:45
    I did a quick test at the serial terminal in BST only seems to interpret 8 (backspace), 10 (line feed), and 13 (carriage return) -- all others it prints "?". Mind you that the Parallax Serial Terminal allows the user to interpret characters below 32 (space) in special ways to create nice tidy output, most serial terminals do not.

    I would be happy if the serial terminal in BST would interpret a tab (9) correctly and the form feed character (12) as a clear screen command. I also wish that the font smoothing used in the editor portion (I'm running the Windows version) was enabled in the serial terminal. I'm a highly visual person and the "grainy" look of the text in the serial terminal bothers me.
  • JMLStamp2pJMLStamp2p Posts: 259
    edited 2011-11-14 11:22
    Hello Guy's, I am brand new to the Propeller and using BST on my Apple. I have checked the Serial terminal settings and all is OK, but have not found any Doc's on how to code statements within Spin to send to the Terminal. Is their a BST Serial Terminal Object that I have to include in my project?
    I'm completely Lost :>)
    Need Advise ...

    John.
  • JonnyMacJonnyMac Posts: 9,198
    edited 2011-11-14 13:44
    I've asked Brad for PST-compatibility in his terminal and it seems to be in process -- will help me with a book project I'm working on as I'd like Mac and Linux folks to be able to do the same formatted output that I frequently do with PST (i.e., without resorting to TV or VGA output).
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