Help with setting up environment

cbmeeks

I prefer to use Visual Studio Code for my smaller projects.

It's been a while since I was coding with the Propeller so I've forgotten what tools I need.

What I'd like to do is create my own build system that can compile, run and upload the bin file to the Propeller. All from VS Code.

I assume I will need some command line applications for that. So that being said, what are the tools I need to run in order to do that?

IIRC, was it called OpenSpin or something like that?

Thanks!

DavidZemon

What OS are you running and what language are you looking to write?

cbmeeks

Sorry, I should have mentioned that.

I am running Windows 10 and I want to develop some VGA drivers in PASM.

DavidZemon

I *think* all you need is a compiler and loader then (and optionally, a serial terminal emulator, like putty).

My build server offers the builds of the compiler and loader:
OpenSpin: http://david.zemon.name:8111/repository/download/OpenSpin_WindowsX86/1833:id/openspin.zip?guest=1
PropLoader: http://david.zemon.name:8111/repository/download/PropLoader_WindowsX86/1783:id/proploader.zip?guest=1

Of course, there are a variety of Spin compilers out there. Off the top of my head, you've got the original PropTool (not command line friendly), bstc, OpenSpin, FastSpin, and I'd swear there was one more but I can't think of the name right now.

cbmeeks

Thanks! I will give those a try.

Do you host those programs on GitHub?

DavidZemon

cbmeeks wrote: »

Thanks! I will give those a try.

Do you host those programs on GitHub?

They are on GitHub, but they're not mine. I just run a build server for the community (http://david.zemon.name:8111/?guest=1)

For any build configuration (such as OpenSpin / Windows_x86), you can view what changes were included in each build relative to the previous build. That page contains links to the relevant revisions on GitHub, which will then of course give you easy access to the project's homepage on GitHub. From TC: http://david.zemon.name:8111/viewType.html?buildTypeId=OpenSpin_WindowsX86&tab=buildTypeChangeLog&branch_OpenSpin=__all_branches__, then find the little GitHub cat icons on the right-hand side of the page. Then you'll be able to easily find what you were really looking for: https://github.com/parallaxinc/OpenSpin

So... long story short, here's the project pages you were looking for:
https://github.com/parallaxinc/OpenSpin
https://github.com/parallaxinc/PropLoader

cbmeeks

Thanks again for your help.

DavidZemon

No problem. Did you get your environment fully up and running then, with an LED blinking or what not?

frank freedman

You can still get the BST stuff on http://www.fnarfbargle.com. SPIN/PASM only, no C. Works for me under Win 10. not so well at times on the latest linux distros due to issues with QT libraries as far as I could tell. BSTC and BSTL can be run from the command line. Has not been supported for a very long time, but the bst ide may be where you run into issues.