FineLineIDE

**Dave** · - 21st December 2010, 13:14

Norm , I just downloaded your latest version and I think it needs a bit more work. I use TAB's for my indenting and when edited with MCSP it looks as it should. When the same program is loaded into your latest version, it seems to get confused about the tab spacing and also seems to get confused about where to put the connecting lines to the left side of the screen. There are places where multiple connections are all covered up by the same line... If you can give me your email address I will send you the some screen shots...

dave Purola,
N8NTA

**Normnet** · - 21st December 2010, 23:27

Originally Posted by Dave

Norm , I just downloaded your latest version and I think it needs a bit more work. I use TAB's for my indenting and when edited with MCSP it looks as it should. When the same program is loaded into your latest version, it seems to get confused about the tab spacing and also seems to get confused about where to put the connecting lines to the left side of the screen. There are places where multiple connections are all covered up by the same line... If you can give me your email address I will send you the some screen shots...

dave Purola,
N8NTA

Click the "email suggestions" link on the Help > About Fineline window.

Norm

**Normnet** · - 24th December 2010, 00:57

Originally Posted by Dave

Norm , I just downloaded your latest version and I think it needs a bit more work. I use TAB's for my indenting and when edited with MCSP it looks as it should. When the same program is loaded into your latest version, it seems to get confused about the tab spacing and also seems to get confused about where to put the connecting lines to the left side of the screen. There are places where multiple connections are all covered up by the same line... If you can give me your email address I will send you the some screen shots...

dave Purola,
N8NTA

FL requires an indent to allow room to draw to left of text.
See how finelines draw to left of "SensorError:" label in post #1.
Try a select all and indent one step.

I will look into the tabs replacement width issue.

Norm

malc-c · - 28th December 2010, 11:08

Hi,

I've just downloaded and "installed" the IDE - went through the config process of pointing the IDE at the installation folders for MPSAM, PBP etc and then loaded up one of my old programs. The IDE responded with a pop up about converting tabs or something and then displayed the code.

A lot of the coloured brackets shown in your example were bunched up against the far left of the code window, so the "importation" didn't work for me. I tried compiling and each time I got an error about an invalid path statement, for either PBP or MPSAM. It seemed as if the IDE had lost it's settings, even though the INI files show the path statements to where the EXE's are

Code:

[PicBasicPro]
Use MPASM=1
Use PBPL=0
Compiler Path=C:\PBP2.60\PBP.EXE
Assembly Path=*:\
IDE Path=C:\Program Files\Mecanique\MCS\CodeStudio.exe
[Proton]
Compiler Path=*:\
IDE Path=*:\
[Programmer]
Name0=
Name1=PICkit2  3.3 volt
Name2=PICkit3
Name3=EasyPic5
Name4=melabs U2 Programmer          
Location0=
Location1=Browse to *\pk2cmd.exe
Location2=Browse to *\pk3cmd.exe
Location3=C:\Program Files\Mikroelektronika\PICFLASH-mikroICD\PICFLASH.exe
Location4=Browse to *\meProg.exe
Parameter0=

I think I've set all the parameters up, to use my easypic5 board, MPSAM and PBP which is my current set up with MCS, but could be wrong. I did try the automatic scan as well for each option and if didn't find the exe's on some occasions and I used the manual browse option

EDIT:

Ignore that..... have found out where I was going wrong - can now compile OK !!! - USER ERROR ON THIS OCCASION !!!

malc-c · - 28th December 2010, 11:30

In the left column it's possible to select things like labels, variables, includes etc, and an option for none. Would it be possible to have an option for all, in the same way MCS does.

Ive also noticed that when a file is opened in FL it changes the text of the commands. For example

IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) > alarmhigh(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 1 then AlarmPin = 1
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) > alarmhigh(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 0 then AlarmPin = 0
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) <= alarmhigh(pid_Channel) then AlarmPin = 0
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) <= alarmlow(pid_Channel) then AlarmPin = 0
if Temperatures(pid_Channel) < alarmlow(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 1 then AlarmPin = 1
if Temperatures(pid_Channel) < alarmlow(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 0 then AlarmPin = 0

Note the lower case "if" in the last two lines. I then use the option to open in MCS and looked at the same set of lines

IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) > alarmhigh(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 1 then AlarmPin = 1
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) > alarmhigh(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 0 then AlarmPin = 0
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) <= alarmhigh(pid_Channel) then AlarmPin = 0
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) <= alarmlow(pid_Channel) then AlarmPin = 0
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) < alarmlow(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 1 then AlarmPin = 1
IF Temperatures(pid_Channel) < alarmlow(pid_Channel) and Alarm = 0 then AlarmPin = 0

Formatting was correct....

**mackrackit** · - 28th December 2010, 15:35

Are you relying on the program to do the capitalization? Or are you typing IF.

malc-c · - 29th December 2010, 10:10

Originally Posted by mackrackit

Are you relying on the program to do the capitalization? Or are you typing IF.

Dave, I was just opening an existing pbp code which already contained the statements. If I select the button to open in the original IDE (MCS) the same statements are capitalised - in FL half are, half are not !

Don't get me wrong - not knocking FL - just filtering back some observations.

**mackrackit** · - 29th December 2010, 10:31

Originally Posted by malc-c

Dave, I was just opening an existing pbp code which already contained the statements. If I select the button to open in the original IDE (MCS) the same statements are capitalised - in FL half are, half are not !

Don't get me wrong - not knocking FL - just filtering back some observations.

Did not think you were knocking FL.

The same thing with upper/lower case I bet will happen if you open the same code in MPLAB. At least it does for me if I depend on MCS to apply upper case to key words. Just wondering if that was your case too...

**Normnet** · - 29th December 2010, 01:54

Originally Posted by malc-c

In the left column it's possible to select things like labels, variables, includes etc, and an option for none. Would it be possible to have an option for all, in the same way MCS does.

Ive also noticed that when a file is opened in FL it changes the text of the commands. For example

Note the lower case "if" in the last two lines. I then use the option to open in MCS and looked at the same set of lines

Formatting was correct....

Files saved in MCS aren't saving the "IF" etc uppercase format.
I will add a look through for case on open in FL.

Norm

**Normnet** · - 7th January 2011, 05:19

Originally Posted by malc-c

...Ive also noticed that when a file is opened in FL it changes the text of the commands. For example

Note the lower case "if" in the last two lines. I then use the option to open in MCS and looked at the same set of lines

Formatting was correct....

NEW v1.0.0.4
Added a format all button for keywords (case).
User discretion required a button as both Proton and PicBasic files could be open with FL not certain of which style to use.
Formatting would be recommended when opening a file edited in MicroCode Studio as it saves "as typed" but appears formatted.
Proton IDE has a recommended option to "Commit formatting changes to source code" which would then require no FL format button press.
Formatting does all compiler keywords as well as variables, constants, aliases, labels, macros, and data labels.

Norm

**jellis00** · - 10th July 2011, 22:07

Originally Posted by Normnet

NEW v1.0.0.4
Added a format all button for keywords (case).

Formatting does all compiler keywords as well as variables, constants, aliases, labels, macros, and data labels.

Your description of the v1.0.0.4 change confuses me, Norm.....I downloaded the latest version and I can't figure out which button is the new "Format All" button you refer to. Is it the button labeled "if-IF" ?

I also endorse a suggestion I saw on the forum to add an "All" option in the Pull Down list for Includes, Constants, Variables, Defines, Variables, Alias & Modifiers, and Labels. MCS has this and it is sometimes very useful to not have to switch back and forth between the options.

Another suggestion...with the lack of a User Manual some button context help would be useful or a pop-up window on cursor flyover of the button to explain its use.

**jellis00** · - 11th July 2011, 01:37

Norm, I cut/pasted some of Mackrackit's code for a ConnectOne WiFi module into FineLine and see something I can't figure out as shown in this code snippet:

DIP:
IF !ADR[1] AND !ADR[1] AND !ADR[2] AND !ADR[3]THEN SEROUT2 PORTC.3,16780,[" NOT "]
SEROUT2 PORTC.3,16780,[" CONNECTED ",$d,$a]
SEROUT2 PORTC.3,16780,["ADR - " ,DEC3 ADR[0],".",DEC3 ADR[1],".",DEC3 ADR[2],".",DEC3 ADR[3],$d,$a] PAUSE 1000
RETURN

The actual code listing in FineLine shows a red "0" at the beginning of the IF statement line. I tried to delete it and it won't delete. What is this red "0" signifying or trying to tell me?

**Normnet** · - 11th July 2011, 03:56

Originally Posted by jellis00

Your description of the v1.0.0.4 change confuses me, Norm.....I downloaded the latest version and I can't figure out which button is the new "Format All" button you refer to. Is it the button labeled "if-IF" ?

I also endorse a suggestion I saw on the forum to add an "All" option in the Pull Down list for Includes, Constants, Variables, Defines, Variables, Alias & Modifiers, and Labels. MCS has this and it is sometimes very useful to not have to switch back and forth between the options.

Another suggestion...with the lack of a User Manual some button context help would be useful or a pop-up window on cursor flyover of the button to explain its use.

Yes the "if-IF" button is "Format All".

The reason for separating the Explorer types is a lot less scrolling.
When "showing all" most are hidden.
The next version of FL however replaces the Explorer drop down box with a one click "radio button" for a fast change of display type as displayed below.

On my PC a hover over the "if-If" button displays a yellow "Format keywords for PicBasicPro".

Norm

**jellis00** · - 16th July 2011, 20:53

Originally Posted by Normnet

NEW v1.0.0.4

Norm

Norm, I really like FL but discovered one thing that I can't figure out how to do. I presumed since EasyPIC6 is one of the Programmer Options in FL that I could use it to program a PBPro application onto a PIC18F4550 in my EasyPic6 and run the application. I also presumed that selecting the EasyPIC6 as the programmer was as simple as going to its tab in the Programmer options, making sure it was setup correctly and then clicking OK. However I cannot get FL to target the EasyPic6 FLASH programmer by this setup method.....it keeps launching PICKIT2 as the programmer, even though I thought I had switched to the FLASH on EASYPIC6 via the otpions.

How do I select any of the specific programmer options to operate with FL?

John Ellis

**jellis00** · - 16th July 2011, 21:00

Originally Posted by jellis00

Norm, I really like FL but discovered one thing that I can't figure out how to do. I presumed since EasyPIC6 is one of the Programmer Options in FL that I could use it to program a PBPro application onto a PIC18F4550 in my EasyPic6 and run the application. I also presumed that selecting the EasyPIC6 as the programmer was as simple as going to its tab in the Programmer options, making sure it was setup correctly and then clicking OK. However I cannot get FL to target the EasyPic6 FLASH programmer by this setup method.....it keeps launching PICKIT2 as the programmer, even though I thought I had switched to the FLASH on EASYPIC6 via the otpions.

How do I select any of the specific programmer options to operate with FL?

John Ellis

Just found the answer to my own question while poking around in FL application screen. I found the window selector to the left of the green COMPILE pushbutton which allows the user to select which of the programmers that are setup in the OPTIONS. Worked like a charm! Sorry for the previous post. A user manual would have prevented my question.

**jellis00** · - 20th July 2011, 00:21

Originally Posted by Normnet

NEW v1.0.0.4

Norm, I encountered a problem with FL not being able to compile the ReEnterPBP-18.bas version 1.4 which was an INCLUDE in one of my application codes.

Here is the code for version 1.4

Code:

'****************************************************************
'*  Name    : ReEnterPBP-18.bas                                 *
'*  Author  : Darrel Taylor / Timothy Box                       *
'*  Date    : MAR 18, 2006                                      *
'*  Version : 1.4  MAR 24, 2008                                 *
'*  Notes   : Allows re-entry to PBP from a High Priority       *
'*          :                               ASM interrupt       *
'*          : Must have DT_INTS-18.bas loaded first             *
'****************************************************************
'*  Versions:                                                   *
'*   1.4  MAR 24, 2008                                          *
'*       Corrects an initialization problem affecting the first *
'*         pass system var save. Found by dcorraliza            *
'*       Fixed T7 "Warning" error. Found by Kamikaze47          *
'*   1.3  Aug 26, 2007                                          *
'*       Update for PBP 2.50 using LONG's with PBPL             *
'*   1.2  JUL 18, 2006                                          *
'*       Modified to handle smaller BANKA in the newer chips    *
'****************************************************************
DISABLE DEBUG
DEFINE   ReEnterHPused  1
VarsSaved_H   VAR BIT
VarsSaved_H = 0
goto OverReEnterH
   
' Save locations for PBP system Vars during High Priority Interrupts
HP_Vars  VAR  WORD[34]        ; group vars together for less banking
    R0_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[0]
    R1_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[2]
    R2_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[4]
    R3_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[6]
    R4_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[8]
    R5_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[9]
    R6_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[10]
    R7_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[11]
    R8_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[12]
    Flag_GOP_H    VAR HP_Vars[13]
      Flags_SaveH   VAR Flag_GOP_H.lowbyte
      GOP_SaveH     VAR Flag_GOP_H.highbyte
    RM_H          VAR HP_Vars[14]
      RM1_SaveH     VAR RM_H.lowbyte
      RM2_SaveH     VAR RM_H.highbyte
    RR_H          VAR HP_Vars[15]
      RR1_SaveH     VAR RR_H.lowbyte
      RR2_SaveH     VAR RR_H.highbyte
    RS_H          VAR HP_Vars[16]
      RS1_SaveH     VAR RS_H.lowbyte
      RS2_SaveH     VAR RS_H.highbyte
    T1_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[17]
    T2_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[19]
    T3_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[21]
    T4_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[23]
    T5_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[25]
    T6_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[27]
    T7_SaveH      VAR HP_Vars[29]
    TBLPTRU_H     VAR HP_Vars[31]
      TBLPTRU_SaveH VAR TBLPTRU_H.lowbyte
    TBLPTR_H      VAR HP_Vars[32]
      TBLPTRH_SaveH VAR TBLPTR_H.highbyte
      TBLPTRL_SaveH VAR TBLPTR_H.lowbyte
    Product_H     VAR HP_Vars[33]
    
SavePBP_H:               ' Save all PBP system Vars High Priority
  if VarsSaved_H = 0 then
    R0_SaveH = R0
    R1_SaveH = R1
    R2_SaveH = R2
    R3_SaveH = R3
    asm
        if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
            MOVE?WW  R0+2, _R0_SaveH+2
            MOVE?WW  R1+2, _R1_SaveH+2
            MOVE?WW  R2+2, _R2_SaveH+2
            MOVE?WW  R3+2, _R3_SaveH+2
        endif
    endasm
    R4_SaveH = R4
    R5_SaveH = R5
    R6_SaveH = R6
    R7_SaveH = R7
    R8_SaveH = R8
    Flags_SaveH = FLAGS
    GOP_SaveH = GOP
    RM1_SaveH = RM1
    RM2_SaveH = RM2
    RR1_SaveH = RR1
    RR2_SaveH = RR2
@ if Save_TBLPTR == 1
    TBLPTRU_SaveH = TBLPTRU
    TBLPTRH_SaveH = TBLPTRH
    TBLPTRL_SaveH = TBLPTRL
@ endif
    ASM
        ifdef RS1
            MOVE?BB    RS1, _RS1_SaveH
        endif
        ifdef RS2
            MOVE?BB    RS2, _RS2_SaveH
        endif
        ifdef MUL_USED
            MOVE?WW    PRODL, _Product_H
        endif
        ifdef T1
            MOVE?WW    T1, _T1_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T1+2, _T1_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T2
            MOVE?WW    T2, _T2_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T2+2, _T2_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T3
            MOVE?WW    T3, _T3_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T3+2, _T3_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T4
            MOVE?WW    T4, _T4_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T4+2, _T4_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T5
            MOVE?WW    T5, _T5_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T5+2, _T5_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T6
            MOVE?WW    T6, _T6_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T6+2, _T6_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T7
            MOVE?WW    T7, _T7_SaveH
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  T7+2, _T7_SaveH+2
            endif
        endif
    ENDASM   
    VarsSaved_H = 1
  endif
@ INT_RETURN
RestorePBP_H:
  if VarsSaved_H = 1 then
    R0 = R0_SaveH
    R1 = R1_SaveH
    R2 = R2_SaveH
    R3 = R3_SaveH
    asm
        if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
            MOVE?WW  _R0_SaveH+2, R0+2
            MOVE?WW  _R1_SaveH+2, R1+2 
            MOVE?WW  _R2_SaveH+2, R2+2 
            MOVE?WW  _R3_SaveH+2, R3+2 
        endif
    endasm
    R4 = R4_SaveH
    R5 = R5_SaveH
    R6 = R6_SaveH
    R7 = R7_SaveH
    R8 = R8_SaveH
    FLAGS = Flags_SaveH
    GOP = GOP_SaveH
    RM1 = RM1_SaveH
    RM2 = RM2_SaveH
    RR1 = RR1_SaveH
    RR2 = RR2_SaveH
@ if Save_TBLPTR == 1
    TBLPTRU = TBLPTRU_SaveH
    TBLPTRH = TBLPTRH_SaveH
    TBLPTRL = TBLPTRL_SaveH
@ endif
    ASM
        ifdef RS1
            MOVE?BB    _RS1_SaveH, RS1
        endif
        ifdef RS2
            MOVE?BB    _RS2_SaveH, RS2
        endif
        ifdef MUL
            MOVE?WW    _Product_H, PRODL
        endif
        ifdef T1
            MOVE?WW    _T1_SaveH, T1
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T1_SaveH+2, T1+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T2
            MOVE?WW    _T2_SaveH, T2
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T2_SaveH+2, T2+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T3
            MOVE?WW    _T3_SaveH, T3
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T3_SaveH+2, T3+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T4
            MOVE?WW    _T4_SaveH, T4
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T4_SaveH+2, T4+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T5
            MOVE?WW    _T5_SaveH, T5
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T5_SaveH+2, T5+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T6
            MOVE?WW    _T6_SaveH, T6
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T6_SaveH+2, T6+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T7
            MOVE?WW    _T7_SaveH, T7
            if (PBPLongs_Used == 1)
                MOVE?WW  _T7_SaveH+2, T7+2 
            endif
        endif
        ifdef T8
            ifndef NO_T7_WARNING
                messg "Temp variables exceeding T7"
            endif
        endif
    ENDASM   
    VarsSaved_H = 0
  ENDIF
@ INT_RETURN
OverReEnterH:
ENABLE DEBUG

And here are the errors:

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Has anyone else had this problem with ReEnterPBP-18.bas ??

John Ellis

**Normnet** · - 20th July 2011, 00:32

Originally Posted by jellis00

Norm, I encountered a problem with FL not being able to compile the ReEnterPBP-18.bas version 1.4 which was an INCLUDE in one of my application codes.

Has anyone else had this problem with ReEnterPBP-18.bas ??

John Ellis

It looks like the compiler is indicating an error which is PBP not FL IDE.
Is the result the same with MicrocodeStudio IDE?

Norm

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