Mouse_TV_Monitor.spin trouble

El Paisa · 2006-10-06 02:06

I am trying to run Mouse_TV_Monitor.spin ·but·the only thing that get is the banner "MouseCoodinates".
and nothing happens afterwards.

I changed VideoDisplay(3) to VideoDisplay(12).

I am using the demo board with a mouse connected.

Is a new version?

Please somebody help me!!.

Mike Green · 2006-10-06 02:26

Check that the mouse pin numbers in the program are correct. Some of the older demonstration programs had pin numbers that didn't match the production demo boards.

El Paisa · 2006-10-06 02:42

Hi Mike,
In the program there is not provisions to· insert the mouse port numbers.
I tried to insert "·mouse.start(24, 25)" in various locations but still·the same problem.·

Beau Schwabe · 2006-10-06 03:10

El Paisa,

Can you post your code?

Dropping to DOS and doing a dir/s/p Mouse_TV_Monitor.spin in the root directory yields no results for finding that particular file.

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Beau Schwabe

IC Layout Engineer
Parallax, Inc.

El Paisa · 2006-10-06 12:23

Beau,

This is the file.

simonl · 2006-10-06 12:54

El Paisa,

Your start routine only: starts the TV, sets the colours, send the string to the TV, then sends a new line. It then stops! What do you want it to do next?

For example, if you want a continuous display of mouse coordinates you'll need to do something like the following (Note, I'm not near a PChip, so can't check I'm right...):

PUB Start 
  VideoDisplay.start( 12 ) 
  SetScreenToWhiteOnDarkBlue 
 
  start_mouse( dd, cc )                      ' Where dd = dpin and cc = cpin

  VideoDisplay.str( string( "Mouse coordinates" ) ) 
  VideoDisplay.Out( NewLine ) 

  WaitCnt( 5_000_000 + Cnt ) 

  Repeat                                     ' Do this loop forever
    VideoDisplay.str( string( "ax = " ) ) 
    VideoDisplay.dec( ax ) 
    VideoDisplay.str( string( " ay = " ) ) 
    VideoDisplay.dec( ay ) 
    VideoDisplay.Out( NewLine )

·The important bit is the Repeat block - this is an endless loop...

·Hope that helps.

*** Edit:

Also, as Mike said, the version of mouse.spin I have (see attached)·has got a PUB start(dpin, cpin) routine. I've added the call in my code above. NO. WAIT. I see what's happened, you appear to have copied mouse.spin into your code, and renamed the mouse object's start routine to "mouse_start". You've forgotten to call that start routine -- I've added the call above.

If you need to keep the mouse routines in your code (which you should only need to do if you've made changes -- and even then I'd keep them in their own file called (say) mouse2.spin) then the above should work. Otherwise, your OBJ declaration should be: mouse : "mouse2", and the start routine would then be: mouse.start_mouse( dd, cc ).

I think that's right...

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Cheers,

Simon

Post Edited (simonl) : 10/6/2006 3:32:10 PM GMT

El Paisa · 2006-10-06 17:40

Simon,

All I want is to run the Mouse_TV_Monitor and use all the mouse functions.

This file Mouse_TV_Monitor is not mine, I copied from the forum right after the propeller was released.

I hope Beau or Mike take a look at the file and modified so it will run.

El Paisa · 2006-10-07 01:30

Beau, Mike,

I know how busy you are,·for this I really apologize.

Could you take a quick view at the attached Mouse_TV_Monitor program and tell

me what I have to do to having running?.

Mike Green · 2006-10-07 01:43

El Paisa,
This program is doing exactly what it was written to do, essentially display the words "MouseCoordinates" and stop. Even though it includes a copy of the mouse driver, nothing calls the mouse routines. The program actually doesn't do anything with the mouse. I suspect you got a "non-working" early copy of someone's program.

The graphics_demo program included with the Propeller Tool does illustrate the use of some of the mouse routines. I suggest you start there.
Mike

El Paisa · 2006-10-07 01:52

Mike,

I really appreciate your prompt response.

I ask form you is a program that displays the mouse functions that Mouse_TV_Monitor shows like,

PUB present : type

'' Check if mouse present - valid ~2s after start
'' returns mouse type:
''
''·· 3 = five-button scrollwheel mouse
''·· 2 = three-button scrollwheel mouse
''·· 1 = two-button or three-button mouse
''·· 0 = no mouse connected

· type := par_present·····
···
PUB button(b) : state

'' Get the state of a particular button
'' returns t|f

· state := -(par_buttons >> b & 1)
· VideoDisplay.bin(state,8)···

PUB buttons : states

'' Get the states of all buttons
'' returns buttons:
''
''·· bit4 = right-side button
''·· bit3 = left-side button
''·· bit2 = center/scrollwheel button
''·· bit1 = right button
''·· bit0 = left button
· VideoDisplay.bin(states,8)

The Graphics_Demo only shows two mouse functions Mouse_button(0) and Mouse_button(1).

According to Chip Gracey, there are five (5) mouse functions.

I would like to see those five functions.

I really appreciate your help.

Mike Green · 2006-10-07 02:49

I think you have enough information in the Graphics_Demo program to try to do this yourself. You'll learn better that way and the functions involved are not complicated. You can certainly use the .bin and .hex and .dec routines to display the information. If you have questions as you go along, ask them.
Mike

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