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1. pause 1000 Board Type Compiler Type Memory Model Optimization a ell 5 Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total Title Bar Shows project path and filename Menu Bar File Project Edit Tools Program and Help menu options Button Bar Buttons for most commonly used menu items and COM port selection dropdown Project Manager File List and Project Options tabs a ee D p Status Bar displays code size build information and download progress Buttons for Show Hide Project Manager and Show Hide Build Status are also available in Simple View P Build Status Displays GCC compiler linker and download messages 7 Editor Text editor for C C Spin code supports multiple tabs in a single project Note that each instance of the window contains one active project that may have one or more tabs If you want to work on more than one project at a time run a second instance of SimpleIDE In Windows you can open another instance by double clicking a shortcut to SimpleIDE Desktop Start gt All Programs or you can simply double click the side project file you want to work with and it will open into a new SimpleIDE window Controls are available in both Simple and Project Views unless otherwise noted Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 7 of 33 File Menu IMPORTANT The first five controls here are only available2. 4simpletools Code Size 2 268 bytes 2 436 total 6 Click the Build Project button Project Edit Tools Program Help S2060 R OSHA Project Manager Build Project Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 27 of 33 Simple Library Directory Structure Here is an example of how the directory structure might look for a library called name Note that the libname folder contains name h and memory model subfolders each with libname a file Each libname a file is a binary archive compiled for the memory model of the folder it s in C libname e Boman J E libname a E cog P Document ibrary html Doxyfile doxyfile a html i J libname c 5 libname side a imm r a name c 3 name h a xmm single I a xmm soplit r a xmme r A simple Library should only contain memory model subfolders for memory models it supports For example if the library supports only CMM and LMM it should have cmm and Imm subfolders but no cog xmmc or other memory model subfolders Check subfolders in SimpleIDE Learn Simple Libraries for examples The Documentation Name Library html file and html folder are discussed in Recommended Features Recommended Features Try to make each c file in the library project atomic In other words keep one function or a group of interdependent functions in each c file After the a file is created it will cause program images to only expand by the siz
3. has SDRAM and SD card It can be loaded by the IDE for testing but must be programmed using SDLOAD for stand alone boot SDLOAD Board Types SDLOAD board types are typically RAM board types that do not have an on board Flash With the SDLOAD board type the program to be run is sent to the SD card The Load RAM amp Run Load EEPROM amp Run or Run with Terminal buttons will cause the AUTORUN PEX output to be downloaded to SD card and then booted to RAM and run Once the Load EEPROM amp Run button has been used the AUTORUN PEX file can be replaced using the Send File to SD Card command button or by connecting the SD card to your computer and replacing it with file management tools like Windows Explorer or Mac Finder SDXMMC Board Types SDXMMC board types are used to download XMMC memory model AUTORUN PEX programs to SDCard and run them using the Load RAM amp Run Load EEPROM amp Run or Run with Terminal Any board that has an SD card can use SDXMMC however code execution may be very slow SimpleIDE SDLOAD and SDXMMC Attributes How does a board type include SDXMMC or SDLOAD attributes This is added to the cfg file for a board If a board has an SD Card the SDXMMC option can be added to the cfg file with the line IDE SDXMMC If a board has an SD Card and a supported RAM cache driver SDLOAD can be added to the cfg file as IDE SDLOAD Some examples follow Below is an example of the ppusb cfg file Note that it has IDE
4. in Project View not in Simple View Simple View only relies on the Project Menu versions of these same controls This helps prevent confusion in beginner level C language classes and tutorials where all these operations have to be performed at the Project level not the File level bal New Creates a new file called untitled in the tabbed editor space a Open Opens an existing file in the tabbed editor space m Save Saves the tab editor text to the filename in shown on the tab kA Save As Saves the current tabbed editor text to another filename x Close Closes the currently visible tabbed editor Close All Closes all files and projects Print Prints the current document to a selected printing device Previous file names Lists the last 5 opened files A Exit Asks to save any unsaved files and exits the program Project Menu New Project Opens a dialog for selecting folder project name and project type C C or Spin EJ Open Project Opens an existing project file with extension side la Save Project Saves all of the source files in the project with their current names and locations Note that the project is saved automatically whenever it is compiled IF save Project As Save the current project with a new name to a folder This will save all project settings and relative paths then open the project E Zip Creates a zipped archive of the project that includes all the source header and archive file
5. of function local variable data can reside in cog memory COG programs are very limited VGA Pong and VGA driver demo code are some surprising examples that will run in COG using Main RAM for buffering PASM not required Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 20 of 33 e XMMC External Flash Code Main RAM Data Extended Memory Model Code program image stored on flash memory SD card or EEPROM Data such as variables are placed in Main RAM XMMC is the best performing external memory model It is faster than Spin programs in many cases when using SPI Flash Code can be forced into Main RAM for best performance of time critical tasks This is a solution for the XMM determinism problem XMM code is not deterministic a priori XMM code relies on a cache for performance and fetching cache lines can get in the way from one compile to the next depending on the code being used e XMM SINGLE External RAM Extended Memory Model Single stores both program image and data on an external RAM Data can also be forced into Main RAM e XMM SPLIT External Flash Code External RAM Data stores the program image on an external flash SD or EEPROM memory and variable data on an external RAM Note XMM is compatible with libraries that launch COGC or PASM code into other cogs However it is not currently compatible with code that launches LMM or CMM code into other cogs Project examples that use a variety of memory model
6. to C or C that Parallax developed for the Propeller microcontroller s multicore architecture It is compiled by BSTC Brad s Spin Tool Compiler which is also bundled with SimpleIDE Memory Model Memory model options allow you to select where code that gets executed and data that gets accessed are stored There are six memory model options that utilize various combinations of the Propeller chip s 2 KB Cog Ram 32 KB Main RAM shared by all cogs and various external memories including flash SD and even the EEPROMs 64 or 128 KB recommended built into many Propeller boards Keep in mind that most memory models do not preclude other memory from being used For example the compact memory model does not say anything about SD data but a CMM project can use libraries to read from and write to an SD card e LMM Main Ram Large Memory Model program image stored in Main RAM with machine codes fetched and executed by one or more cogs Variable data is also stored in Main Ram e CMM Main Ram Compact Memory Model size optimized program image stored in Main RAM Like LMM machine codes are fetched and executed by one or more cogs Variable data is also stored in Main Ram This is recommended for most applications that fit in the Propeller s 32 KB Main RAM There is very little difference in performance between LMM and CMM and the memory savings is significant e COG Cog RAM Both program image and data reside in Cog RAM Only small amounts
7. 5 1 2013 Page 12 of 33 Program Menu ay Run with Terminal F8 Build load and run program on Propeller RAM or external memory for XMM It automatically opens a serial port console terminal window A Build Project F9 Build program only Build status information such as success or compiler error information will appear in the Build Status pane Load RAM amp Run F10 Build load and run program on Propeller RAM or external flash for XMM Board types with SDLOAD or SDXMMC in their name will have program saved to SD card first EA Load EEPROM amp Run F11 Build and load program to Propeller EEPROM and external flash for XMM Board types with SDLOAD or SDXMMC in their name will have program saved to SD card first Ve File to SD Card If the board type has SDLOAD or SDXMMC in the name this button can be used to send any file to the SD Card Open Terminal This is a display button Press to show and connect terminal window to the selected port If pressed square around the button the port is connected and can be disconnected by pressing the button again Reset Port This red power switch button allows resetting the board which causes the Propeller to grab the most recent program image from its EEPROM and start running it Serial Dropdown Menu Button Bar COM15 0 COM15 Project View Simple View The serial dropdown menu is at the far right of the button bar When you click it to make
8. 5 and another board can have an LED on pin 20 The same code can run on boards using different cfg files file ledl5 cfg LED pin 15 example clkfreg 80000000 Cclkmode XTAL1 PLL16xX baudrate 115200 PXpiny o1 Exoins 30 ledpin 15 file led20 cfg LED pin 15 example clkfreg 80000000 Cclkmode XTAL1 PLL16xX baudrate 115200 Pepin 21 Expant 30 ledpin 20 The Propeller GCC program that uses ledpin can look like this include lt propeller h gt Config variables must be global If a variable is patched it will not have the value l ad Lat Gig ledein l int main void i1f fo ledpin gt 1 4 DIRA 1 lt lt efg ledpin while l1 waitcnt CLKFREQ 2 CNT OUTA 1 lt n efg legpin waitent CLKFREQ 2 CNT while l1 return 0 Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 32 of 33 Future Improvements Opportunities for improving SimpleIDE listed below Email ideas to gccbeta parallax com 1 Auto install the FTDI USB driver for communication with Parallax boards 2 Propeller auto detect 3 Automatically add simple libraries to projects based on include directives in both main file and included libraries 4 Adda built in browser for allowing F1 Context sensitive help and opening the SimpleIDE User Guide and library documentation 5 Code autocomplete Add library function and object dot lookup to make programming easier 6
9. C memory model programs from Flash memory e C3F C3F XMMC programs are stored in the on board 1MB SPI Flash C3F is a variant of the C3 board type that uses all of cache for program code and is thus faster than C3 The C3 type splits cache between Flash and SRAM storage and is less efficient e SSF SSF is the SpinSocket Flash board type that uses 2 Winbond W25Q QuadSPI parts for storing and running XMMC memory model code in This is a fast practical external memory solution because of low cost low pin count high density and high relative XMM performance External RAM Board Types External RAM boards have external SRAM SPI SRAM or SDRAM Boards having only SRAM will only boot stand alone if the code can be loaded from SD card or some other non volatile storage SRAM only boards can be loaded by the PC and SimpleIDE using the serial loader protocol for testing e C3 The C3 type allows using the XMM or XMM SPLIT memory model to store program code in SPI Flash and data in a device like external SPI SRAM It is possible for a cache driver to be Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 30 of 33 written for other boards that will use the XMM memory model The C3F board type will only use C3 Flash and only works with XMMC memory model programs e DRACBLADE This board has SRAM and SD card It can be loaded by the IDE for testing but must be programmed using SDLOAD for stand alone boot e SDRAM This board
10. Debugging tool Support Report problems with SimpleIDE or Propeller GCC via email to gccbeta parallax com or by adding issues to http code gqoogle com p propside issues list Revision History There have been many untracked enhancements and bug fixes during the life of this document In the future significant bug fixes may be tracked here For complete details look at propside googlecode com for complete software revision history and source files e Preliminary May 26 2012 untracked e Preliminary Beta June 16 2012 untracked e Beta April 30 2013 untracked e Version 0 9 26 2 first released with SimpleIDE version 0 9 26 Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 33 of 33
11. N L Web Site www parallax com Office 916 624 8333 L Forums forums parallax com Fax 916 624 8003 N m Sales sales parallax com Sales 888 512 1024 Technical support parallax com Tech Support 888 997 8267 SimplelDE User Guide Table of Contents OVEN VIOW E E E E E E 2 Memory Modelhecsnancnnisseonn a 20 Features oo cceccescceececescesecececsasessecsrsceaseeesecensenas 3 Compiler OPTIONS vissssinndsssssuasassvainnatessesesddnaesdnssunes 21 Software Installation ssscssssssssssssssssssssssees 3 LINKER ODUIONS sssrinin eg 22 Downloads and Installation Instructions 3 SimpleIDE Terminal cscceccsceccscecceccececcecees 23 USB Drivers cccccccccccecccscceccccceccceucecsccesseucecacescenccs 3 FEATS a E E N S 23 PASE R n 4 OPTIONS erratean eraran a 23 Start up About SplaSh ccccccssecesssecesssesesseeees 4 Simple Librarie S s erssssiinrcasssiieidnesnnsruroinuissiiireriusss 25 Hint Simple View vs Project View ccceeeeeee 5 How to add a Simple Library to a Project 25 SimplelDE Properties cccececesessessssssesseeseeees 5 How to Create a Simple Library eessen 27 Initial View and First Program ccccccsssesseeseeeees 6 Simple Library Directory Structure eee 28 Workspace and IDE Controls ssssccssssscesesseees 7 Recommended Features ccccccssecccceseceeeeneeees 28 File Menu ccccssescscssescseseeecscseeecsesesesecseesacse
12. PASM that can be compiled and extracted for starting in a cog GAS files s S contain PASM like GNU Assembly that can be compiled and extracted for Starting in a cog Include Files These files are also known as header files and usually contain interface information Header files h are used to define data types and declare functions that may be in libraries Header files are included in C source and do not need to be added to the project manager However it is a good idea to add a file link because it can then be conveniently opened into a tab If the header file is not in the same folder with the project a path to the folder that contains the header file should be specified An include path can be added with I folder in the Other Compiler Options box An include path can also be added by right clicking any item in the Project manager and selecting Add Include Path Project View also has a Project gt Add Include Path menu item Object Files These files are generated by the build process and are not added to the project manager Object files 0 object files are always generated by the compiler COG Object file cog this is a generated object file created from a cogc file Dat files dat this type of file is generated by BSTC or other Spin programs used for making PASM COG code Project Options The Project Options tab is for choosing typical Propeller GCC project options These options are automatically
13. SDXMMC in a comment as described above Other interesting items are cache driver and sd driver The cache driver in this case is the eeprom_cache dat driver Today the SDXMMC cache driver is part of the sd_driver dat To use SDXMMC for this example the board type PPUSB SDXMMC should be selected To use the EEPROM cache for XMMC the board type PPUSB should be selected ppusb IDE SDXMMC clkfreg 80000000 clkmode XTAL1 PLL16X baudrate 115200 Peas o CAOIN 20 cache driver eeprom cache dat cache size 8K cache paraml cache param2 0 eeprom first TRUE sd driver sd driver dat sdspi dor 0 sdspi clk s 1 Sdspi di 2 sdspi cs 3 Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 31 of 33 Configuration Files Board configuration files provide customization for Propeller GCC board hardware A Propeller GCC program is loaded to the hardware with the propeller load program see http www parallax com propellergcc The loader will scan the board type cfg file to use with the compiled Propeller GCC program and patch properties to the program if necessary before loading Configuration Variable Patching Numeric properties found in the cfg file can be applied to a Propeller GCC program to let the program run on boards with different hardware connections Any variable can be defined See http www parallax com propellergcc for more information As a simple example one board can have an LED on pin 1
14. age 21 of 33 e Exceptions This should be enabled for C programs that use try catch exceptions Using exceptions may cause code size to increase e Other Compiler Options This allows adding D flags for programs that may need them There are other flags that can be added here when using libraries Use the Program Manager s Add Include Path for using prebuilt libraries One may need I lt path to library headers gt for using prebuilt libraries Linker Options E Math Lib E Pthread Lib E Tiny Lib E Create Project Library Other Linker Options 4simpletools 4ping twavplayer Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total e Math Lib Must be checked if using single or double precision floating point in the program The program will compile without checking this but it will not run correctly The Math library must be included for floating point to work e Tiny lib Significantly reduces code size for programs that need printf but not file I O or math library support For example the Welcome Application s simple hello message drops from 8 21 to 3 16 KB e Pthread Lib This option must be checked if using Pthreads for running multiple threaded programs in one cog or many cogs The number of threads available is limited by memory XMM XMMC programs will run all threads on the main program cog LMM programs can run M threads on N cogs For Pthreads N cogs is limited to 8 for LMM programs and 1 for XMM programs M threads is limi
15. before Y token Done Build Failed Click error or warning messages above to debug 4 mr Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 16 of 33 Project Manager Projects typically consist of several files Those files must be listed in the Project Manager in order for the project to be built and run The minimum required file in a project is the c file with the main function where code execution will start In the example below the project s name is WAV Player Ping Volume Control side The side extension is an abbreviation of SimpleIDE and it stores the project manager settings The file with the main function has the same name but ends in the c extension and is at the top of the Project Manager s file list Project Manager WAV Player Ping Volume Control side WAV Player Ping Volume Contrel c l Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer l Learn Simple Librarnies Sensor libping I Learn Simple Libranes Utility libsimpletools L Learn Simple Librarnes Audio libwavplayer L afa Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping L Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools Project Options Board Type Compiler Type Memory Model Optimization Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total You can see how SimpleIDE uses the Project Manager to keep a list of any library folder and file resources the project utilizes that are not part of Propeller GCC Libraries that are not pa
16. braries Audio libwavplayer Sint main 1 Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping 10 I Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools 4 4 pause 1000 L Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer L Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping int DO 22 CLK 23 DI 24 CS 25 L Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools sd mount DO CLK DI CS const char levels levels wav wav play levels propellertoad exe I C propacc propellertoad b ACTIVITYBOARD p COM15 cmm WAYV Player Ping a Propeller Version 1 on COM15 Patching _cfg_sdspi_config1 with 18161701 Loading cmm WAV Player Ping Volume Control elf to hub memory m Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 2 of 33 Features e Two GUI options o Simple View for introductory levels in the Parallax Propeller C Education Program o Project View from earlier revisions allows file level operations for custom library and project setups e Menu Bar with File Project Edit Tools Program and Help menus e Button Bar with frequently used Menu Bar operations and COM port selector e Streamlined New Open Save Save As Project dialogs e One step Zip Project enables sharing with other users and the community e Unzipped project folders are portable and may be copied to other drives or computers e Collapsible Project Manager pa
17. e of the functions that are called along with any they depend on In contrast if a single long wandering c file with every function in the library is used one function call will increase the program image size by the code for all functions within the library Doxygen www doxygen org is the recommended documentation tool Try to fully document each element in the header file with Doxygen comments and then create an html folder for your library using Doxygen The examples in SimpleIDE Learn Simple Libraries also copy name_8h html to the libname folder and rename it Documentation name Library html Then the following search replaces are performed on Documentation name Library html with a text editor Search href Replace href html Search href html Replace href Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 28 of 33 Board Types SimpleIDE allows specifying board types from the drop down box There are many board types and variations Board type cfg files contain information for the loader to use for starting the program The loader needs the main serial port the clock mode the clock frequency cache driver for external memory programs and SD card pins Board specific pins can be defined in the cfg file and stuffed into the Propeller program at load time so that several board types can use the same program without modifying the program More details can be found in the propeller load d
18. esaeees 8 Board TypeS s ssesseseeseserserseseesersrreeesrsersresesersenes 29 Project MENU sssrinin einna 8 Special Clock Boards sssssssssesssssserresrsereesresseess 29 Edit Menu secnerediernire enika ne aR 9 Basic BOard TYPES vissan 29 Toole Mon ea S 10 EEPROM Board Types s sssssssessssseneeseserseeneeees 30 Program MeNU ccecceccesccessescescescescescesceaeeaceaeeees 13 External Flash Board Types s isisisiissioisimisiasoi 30 Serial Dropdown Menu Button Bar 00 13 External RAM Board Types ssssecceeeeeeeeeeees 30 Help Menasinamane 14 SDLOAD Board Types csesseecseresesssereesesenenenes 31 Button Baf seecae 14 SDXMMC Board Types ss ssssssesssserssreresreresseseenes 31 US r AA E 15 SimplelDE SDLOAD and SDXMMC Attributes 31 Build Sta U esaa pees uearsanensetacsaonendeats 16 Configuration Fleri 32 Project Manager csssssssssssssssssccccccceccecessseeees 17 Configuration Variable Patching ceeeee 32 File Manager Tab cscsssesseessseeseseessseeeseeeeaes 18 Future IMprovements sssesssessesseesserseeseerseesseeeeesees 33 Project File Types cccccccccccccccsssssssssseeeeeeeeceeeeeees 19 SUD DOU carraira 33 Project O DUIONS ewssednscivsnscusatonntoacwanndvsatenstnseeanscasnts 19 REVISION HISTOLY csceccecsccscsccccsceccscnccecsceccncees 33 Board TYDE Srscacacctuntunussceatecenceasseaiseasedsnaedveesaeaniaenas 20 Compiler Type ssssssessssesssesssrrssrereerresrrrrsrr
19. h comm WAY Player Ping Volume Control elf Done Build Succeeded propellertoad exe Dreset dtr I C propgec propellertoad b ACTIVITYBOARD p COM15 comm WAV Player Ping Volume Control elf Propeller Version 1 on COM15 Patching __cfg_sdspi_configi with 18161701 Loading cmm WAYV Player Ping Volume Control elf to hub memory 15328 bytes sent Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total If there is a compiler error the Build Status pane will report the line and character number where it detects each error and the first detected error will be highlighted in the program In this example an opening parentheses was deleted on line 21 to cause the compiler error It should read int dist ping_cm 9 while i dist dist 3 if dist gt 10 dist 10 dist 10 dist Ba Pa Ph Pj Pa Pi j KH ip tn oof ga ha Wav volume dist r Build Status Project Directory C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE My Projects propeller elf goc ewe I L I Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer I Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping I Learn Simple L WAV Player Ping Volume Control c In function main WAV Player Ping Volume Control c 21 16 error ping_cm9 undeclared first use in this function WAV Player Ping Volume Control c 21 16 note each undedared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in WAV Player Ping Volume Control c 21 24 error expected or
20. hat memory model Assuming each folder contains libname a Iname should be added to the Linker tab s Other Linker Options field e Delete To delete a file or link from the project right click on the item and choose delete This action does not delete the file itself it just removes it from the project settings Do not delete the top file it has a special meaning The top file in the project must always have the main function required by C C If another top file is needed either create it or open in in Project View and then use Project gt Set Project to set it as the main file e Show Assembly Right click the file name and click Show Assembly to see the Propeller GCC assembly with C source comments e Show Map File Right click the file name and click Show Map File to see the Propeller GCC code map e Show File This is the same as left clicking on a file name and it ll jump to the tab with that file if it s already open or open the file into a new tab if it s not Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 18 of 33 Project File Types Source Files These files can be added to the project manager by right clicking an existing project file and using the popup menu C files c cc cpp typically contain function or class method implementations COG C files cogc is a special type of C file that will compile to an image that will run in a cog SPIN files spin contain
21. ibraries Workspace Folder C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 11 of 33 General Tab Some general property details may need to be changed for different boards e Loader folder Board configuration files are located in the Loader folder e Editor Tab Space Count Set the number of spaces to be inserted when the Tab key is pressed The editor will convert tabs to spaces If existing source code has hard tabs in it SimpleIDE will not touch the tabs unless the user changes them e Reset Signal Options are DTR default RTS and CFG Some USB serial devices do not have DTR for controlling Propeller reset and should use RTS instead The CFG option choses the reset signal type specified in the board s configuration file e Clear options for next startup Clears the General tab settings to restore defaults upon the next startup Loader Folder C propacc propellertoad General Settings Editor Tab Space Count Loader Delay Reset Signal Clear options for next startup Clear and Exit Highlight Tab Change editor syntax color and bold italic settings here At this time only a select set of system colors are available Numbers Functions Key Words Pre Processor Quotes Line Comments Block Comments Copyright Parallax Inc Bald E Bold E Bold E Bold E Bold mE E E WE 2 2 SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2
22. in the editor 11 int main void EELA Find text When a word is entered in this field the tool will try to find it in the editor To find more instances of the word click the Previous or Next buttons to the right of this field Replace with When a word is entered in this field it will be used to replace the word in the Find text field when either the Previous or Next button to the right of this field is clicked T Previous finds or replaces the previous word depending on the row of the button JI Next finds or replaces the next word depending on the row of the button Whole Word find only whole words A Case Sensitive find only words that match the case of the Find text field contents Replace Al Replace All replace all instances of the word in the Find text field with the word in the Replace with field in the current editor e Redo Undoes the last undo Undo Reverses the last edit Tools Menu gt Set Simple View Set Project View If currently in Simple View toggle to Project View If currently in Project View toggle to simple view lt A Go Back When not greyed pressing this button will make the cursor jump back to the line with the function call or variable name that was browsed see Browse Declaration below LY Browse Declaration If cursor is on a call to a user defined function this button will jump to the function Likewise if cursor is on a global variable in the code this button wi
23. le the top file is the active tab before compiling Ui Add Simple Library Simplifies adding a preconfigured library to a project with dialog for selecting a folder that starts with the letters lib Browse subfolders of SimpleIDE Learn Simple Libraries for examples When a simple library folder is selected SimpleIDE automatically adds a include to the code include and library paths to the Project Manager s file list and adds Iname where name is the characters following lib in the folder name to the Other Linker Options field under the Linker Tab in the Project Manager See How to add a Simple Library to a Project on 25 for more information Add Tab to Project Creates a new file and adds it as a file link in the Project Manager Make sure to choose the file type from the Files of Type dropdown menu File type options are c cpp spin h cogc ecog espin and any file iw Open Tab to Project Opens an existing file and adds it to the project Supprts same file types as Add Tab to Project Previous projects list Lists the last 5 opened projects Edit Menu oh Copy Copies selected editor text to the clipboard p 6 Cut Copies selected editor text to the clipboard and deletes text E Paste Pastes text from clipboard to the editor at cursor Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 9 of 33 a Find and Replace Opens a dialog window that allows searching and replacing text
24. ll jump to the variable declaration Library functions such as printf that are not in the project file list because they are part of PropGCC cannot be browsed ad Next Tab Has the same effect as clicking the tab to the right of the one that is currently viewing in the editor pane Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 10 of 33 Tr Font Allows selecting an editor font Bigger Font Increases the editor font by 20 Smaller Font Decreases the editor font by 20 a Properties Open SimpleIDE Properties F6 The SimpleIDE Properties dialog window allows changing key Folders General properties and Highlights The controls are consistent over all operating systems and may be changed when the IDE is running to allow using another compiler directory GCC Folders and Spin Folders With a default installation the fields in the Folders tabs will be set as shown below If the window reopens after clicking OK it means the critical Compiler or Loader Folder information is not correctly set use the Browse button to correct the entry See SimpleIDE Properties page 5 for more info Spin Folders C propgec bin bstc exe Library Folder C propgcc spin Workspace Folder C Users alindsay Documents Simple IDE SimplelDE Properties GCC Folders Spin Folders General Hh GCC Compiler C propgcc bin propeller elf gcc exe Library Folder C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE Learn Simple L
25. llowed by program image RAM in parentheses Code Size 5 608 bytes 6 508 total Build Status Summary messages display whether a build and or download succeeded or failed Also displays certain steps such as building and loading A green background indicates a successfully completed operation A red background reports failure In Simple View failure also causes the Build Status pane to automatically open which displays detailed information about the failure Download progress Displays percent completed of code data being transferred to Propeller chip and its peripheral memory B a 190 Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 15 of 33 Build Status The Build Status pane displays detailed reports from programs that cover the processes for code compilation and transfer to the Propeller system In this example the project directory is displayed first After that it shows information passed to the Propeller GCC compiler propeller elf gcc exe and its report back Build Succeeded It then shows the information passed to Propeller Load the status of the program image transfer bytes sent and verification that the program is in RAM in this case Build Status Project Directory C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE My Projects propeller elf gec exe I L 1 Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer I Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping I Learn Simple propeller elf objdump
26. lp of download from SimpleIDE e GENERIC Supports basic hardware features of the most common Propeller boards including Propeller Activity Board Propeller Board of Education PE Platform Propeller Demo Board and Propeller QuickStart Although all these boards are supported they also have their own entries in the Board Types dropdown Each individual board type may also have extra features not included in this generic setup so you should select those whenever the board type is known in advance GENERIC settings include 5 MHz crystal with PLL set to 16x for 80 MHz system clock 32 KB or larger EEPROM connected to P29 SDA and P28 SCL and 115 kpbs communication with terminal via P30 host computer Rx and P31 host computer Tx e RCFAST This board type makes the Propeller chip rely on its internal 12 MHz oscillator Although it can boot into any propeller board it is designed for applications that do not require Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 29 of 33 the clock precision of an external oscillator This mode is not recommended for serial communication servo control precise pulse measurement or video e RCSLOW RCSLOW is like RCFAST except that it uses the slowest and most energy efficient clock mode e HUB The HUB board type specifies an 80 MHz system clock and an external 5MHz crystal with PLL16x clock mode Any board that has a 5 MHz crystal should work with HUB board type Good serial commu
27. mos These settings can be changed or updated later from the Tools gt Properties F6 menu SimplelDE Properties GCC Folders GCC Compiler C propgcc bin propeller elf gcc exe Library Folder C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE Learn Simple Libraries Workspace Folder C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE In most cases the Folders tab will already have the fields properly set The back slash folder separators used in windows are replaced by in the IDE In the unlikely event that the window reopens after clicking OK it means that critical Compiler or Loader Folder information is not correctly set In this case use the Browse buttons next to each field to correct its entry e GCC Folders tab GCC Compiler field should contain path to propeller elf gcc exe e Spin Folders tab Spin Compiler field should contain path to bstc exe e General tab Loader folder should point to the propeller load folder in propgcc See the Tools Menu section starting on page 10 for screen captures of each of these tabs with examples of default paths in windows Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 5 of 33 Initial View and First Program The first time SimpleIDE runs it will open a Welcome project in Simple View If you prefer Project View just click Tools and select Set Project View View settings persist so the view selected before closing the program will still be in effect when the prog
28. mple Libraries Utility libsimpletoal WAV Player Ping Volume i Add File Copy Add File Link Add Include Path Add Library Path Delete Show Assembly Show Map File Show File e Add File Copy Add a copy of a file to the project When adding a file to the project it must already exist somewhere on the computer A New file can be created in the editor and saved for example If a file outside of the project directory is selected the file will be copied to the directory File names are added in alphabetical order except the main project file which must always be first e Add File Link Add a link to an existing file to the project When a link is added to a file the file must already exist The file will not be copied to the project directory A link will have the short file name and gt full path name A disadvantage of using links is not having all code in the same folder e Add Include Path Add an include path for h header files not in the project folder or tool chain library folder This adds an I path to the project e Add Library File Add a library file to the project Add only a library file s to the project Files will not be copied to the folder e Add Library Path Adds a path to a folder that contains one or more archived library binary images a files This folder should contain subfolders with memory model names cmm Imm xmmc etc each with one or more a files that have been compiled for t
29. nH8 OSHTE comi To add additional buttons to Simple View s button bar simply right click the button bar and select a button group to add The change will last until the window is closed File Project Edit Tools Program Help SabRBHR OER File Project Project Manager Add Tools Blank Simple Project side Blank Simple Project c Miscellaneous Project c Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools Browse Code ad select 1 L Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools SD Card Program etools h Serial Port ia Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 14 of 33 Status Bar The Status Bar shows status information code size program build and load progress The Project View of the Status Bar is shown below Project View Code Size 5 608 bytes 6 508 total Building done Loading PEK Simple View has two additional buttons Show Hide Project Manager and Show Hide Build status Those two buttons are not visible in Project View Oo Show Hide Project Manager Simple View Only If Project Manager is not visible this button causes it to expand to the left of the Editor pane If it is visible the button causes it to collapse iO Show Hide Build Status Simple View Only If Build Status is not visible this button causes it to expand below the Editor pane If it is visible the button causes it to collapse Code Size This lists the program image size fo
30. ne with right click menu for project file settings and Project Options Compiler and Linker settings tabs e Project Options tab enables selection of Board Type Compiler Type Propeller GCC memory model and Optimization e Collapsible Build Status pane for viewing compiler messages and build progress e Tabbed text editor with configurable syntax highlighting e User selectable font size and family e Source Browser finds declarations e Build Status shows build progress e Status bar shows compile size summary messages and progress bar e Available for Linux Mac OSX and Windows e Multiple language interface and code capable support in comments and strings Software Installation SimpleIDE is available for the following operating systems e Windows XP 7 or 8 install package e Mac OSX install package e Linux setup for Debian Fedora Mint Suse Ubuntu and Open Source build Downloads and Installation Instructions If you plan to try out Parallax Propeller tutorials step by step installation instructions can be found here http learn parallax com propeller c set simpleide USB Drivers USB drivers are not included in the installer package Install drivers before connecting Propeller hardware Download them free e Windows to www parallax com usbdrivers e Mac and Linux http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 3 of 33 First Run Start up Abou
31. nications and TV VGA output are possible with HUB board type and a good 5 MHz crystal Other board types related to HUB are ASC ASC QUICKSTART PEKIT PROPBOE ACTIVITYBOARD and others e SPINSTAMP The SpinStamp board type is like the HUB board type except that it relies on a 10MHz crystal to produce an 80 MHz system clock by using PLL8x in the clock mode Any Propeller board that has a 10 MHz crystal should work with the SPINSTAMP board type HYDRA is a related board type EEPROM Board Types The EEPROM board type is like the HUB board type except that it has a cache driver defined for running XMMC memory model programs With the EEPROM or similar board types a program loaded into the EEPROM can be fetched and run with XMMC This mode is usable with single 32 KB EEPROM 64 KB EEPROM 128KB linear address space EEPROMs and 256 KB EEPROMs from ST Any set of 64 KB EEPROM can be configured to add more code space to the program Using two separate 32 KB EEPROMs will not work because address 0x8000 to OxFFFF maps to address 0x0000 to Ox7FFF All devices should be the same type MCP29FC1025 devices do not have a linear memory addressing and will not work The XMMC model is the only extended XMM memory model that will work with EEPROM board types Other board types related to EEPROM that run XMMC programs are ACTIVITYBOARD PROPBOE QUICKSTART and ASC External Flash Board Types External Flash board types like C3F and SSF will run XMM
32. nu for new online tutorials software manual and reference material 3 5 include simpletools h ff Include simple tools T int main Main function af pause 1000 f Wait 1 a for terminal software printf Hello Display test message St to Ba Ro Bo Ro Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 6 of 33 Workspace and IDE Controls SimpleIDE s workspace consists of seven major elements shown here and listed below File Project Edit Tools Program Help 22 Vi Rae 043408 WAV Player Ping Volume Control c E WAV Player Ping Volume Control side WAV Player Ping Volume Control c I Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer I Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping I Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools L Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer 5 include simpletools h 6 include ping h 7 include wavplayer h Sint main 10 L Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping 11 L Learn Simple Libraries Utility libsimpletools 12 13 int DO 22 CLK 23 DI 24 CS 25 14 sd _ mount DO CLK DI CS iS Project Options Compiler Linker 16 const char levels levels wav A a ACTIVITYBOARD i propeller elf qcc exe I I Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer I Learn Simple Librarie propeller elf objdump h cmm WAV Player Ping Volume Control elf 02 Speed Done Build Succeeded W 7 ra JI
33. ocument Special Clock Boards If the Propeller board does not use 80 MHz or has an odd crystal configuration a board type can be created to set the clock frequency typically crystal frequency times PLLx mode Board configuration files can be set in the project folder but it is best to put them in the installation propeller load folder Assuming C propgcc is the installation directory define a custom board as follows 1 Copy the C propgcc propeller load hub cfg to c propgcc propeller load custom cfg or choose some custom name that does not have spaces 2 Change clock frequency or clock mode in custom cfg and save the file 3 If you want the board type to be available in the Project Manager s Board Type dropdown open boards txt from same directory and add your custom board s filename to the list Boards txt is a filter if boards txt is removed then all board types will be available on reload 4 4 Click the puzzle piece in the Project Option control to reload board types 5 Choose CUSTOM from the board type drop down box Note RCFAST and RCSLOW board types are available in the board types but these should never be picked for programs that communicate through SimpleIDE Terminal Basic Board Types Basic board types can work on many boards that have only a Propeller crystal and EEPROM A crystal is not necessary for RCSLOW and RCFAST board types EEPROM is only required if the Propeller needs to boot without the he
34. r Lines Tab Size Show Hexadecimal Input ASCII Hex Dump Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 23 of 33 Function Tab Define the functions of char values that are transmitted to the terminal For example if checked the value 1 sends the cursor to its top left Home Cursor position 0 Clear Screen 1 Home Cursor 2 Position Cursor X Y 3 Move Cursor Left 4 Move Cursor Right 5 Move Cursor Up 6 Move Cursor Down 7 Beep Speaker 16 Clear Screen E Swap Receive CR NL Copyright Parallax Inc 8 Backspace 9 Tab 10 Carriage Return CR 11 Clear to End of Line 12 Clear Lines Below 13 New Line NL 14 Position Cursor x 15 Position Cursor y Enter is NL SimplelIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 24 of 33 Simple Libraries Simple Libraries are designed to be easy to add to a project with SimpleIDE A number of Simple Libraries including simpletools are included in Documents gt SimpleIDE gt Learn gt Simple Libraries How to add a Simple Library to a Project 1 Click the Add Simple Library button File Project Edit Tools i i ob o MM Program Help Ca A u E e ee Search Sensor Organize New folder 4 SimplelDE gt a di Learn Date modified 4 Simple Libraries rj 4 26 2013 8 52 PM Audio a p di Convert p di E
35. ram is reopened TIP If you want periodically view the Project Manager or Build Status just click the Show Hide Project Manager and Show Hide Build status buttons in the status bar at the bottom of the IDE window For more info about how to set up your board and run this test application go to http learn parallax com propeller c set simpleide Then follow the link for your operating system for instructions Bes te JC SimplelIDE C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE My Projects Welcome side File Project Edit Tools Program Help 20H Bae ONE Welcome c Welcome to SimpleIDE the C programming environment that makes it easy to get started with the multi core Propeller microcontroller oo in wW Ra To run this program io oo Is this the first Parallax software you ve installed on your computer If so install USB driver s now www parallax com usbdrivers Connect your Propeller board to your computer s USE Also connect power to the board if needed and if it has a power switch turn it on Make sure to select your COM port from the toolbar dropdown menu in the upper right corner If you are unsure which COM port your board is connected to disconnect it and click the dropdown to check the port list then reconnect it and check again Click Tools and select Run with Terminal or click the Run with Terminal button The SimpleIDE Terminal should appear and display the Hello message j Next check the Help me
36. rsrereererseeee 20 Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 1 of 33 Overview SimpleIDE is a multi platform open source internationalized code development environment for the multicore Propeller microcontroller SimpleIDE supports the C C Spin and Propeller Assembly PASM programming languages It comes packaged with the PropGCC compiler for C and C and the BSTC Brad s Spin Tool Compiler for Spin and Propeller Assembly PASM SimpleIDE has a Workspace with two View options Simple and Project It also has an integrated serial terminal that can be launched into a separate window for exchanging information between user and Propeller chip Simple View JC SimpleIDE C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE My Pr 5 me se File Project Edit Tools Program Help Jane R OSD Hello Propeller World c Send a greeting that SimpleIDE Terminal displays a 1 2 S 4 a 6 7 include simpletools h 8 Sint main aha aoe gear Copton osae 135200 E hoon aoe printf Hello Propeller World Project View JC SimpleIDE C Users alindsay Documents SimpleIDE Andy WAV Ping WAV Player Ping Volume Control side o kE File Project Edit Tools Program Help J ebHe i BABE ED RSA 8X e ONES os S A WAV Player Ping Volume Control c J WAV Player Ping Volume Control side 7 include wavplayer h WAV Player Ping Volume Control c 8 1 Learn Simple Li
37. rt of propeller GCC like the simpletools ping and wavplayer libraries shown above have to be added to the project so that the compiler can find them You will not see stdlib listed here because that is part of Propeller GCC so a simple include lt stdio h gt in the program would be all that s required NOTES e For C C and Spin the project manager defines what is built regardless of what is shown in the editor tabs e There is generally no issue using a main c type file for projects that include C in Propeller GCC provided the Compiler Type is set to C e Although h files are not listed by name they must exist in the project folder or in one of the specified include paths for successful builds Copyright Parallax Inc SimpleIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 17 of 33 File Manager Tab To see the contents of a file left click on the file name The file will open in the editor tabs if the entry is a file Entries starting with I and L specify paths not files Clicking the side file does nothing Controls for adding files and paths to the file list are available by right clicking one of the entries Project Manager WAV Player Ping Volume Control side WAV Player Ping Volume Control c I Learn Simple TITE E TE I Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping I Learn Simple Libranes Utility libsimpletool L Learn Simple Libraries Audio libwavplayer L Learn Simple Libraries Sensor libping L Learn Si
38. s the project needs to compile After the file is unzipped the resulting folder contains a portable version of the project that can be run on other computers that have SimpleIDE installed without being dependent on libraries that computer might or might not have i Add File Copy Project View Only Adds a copy of an existing file to the current project Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 8 of 33 ett Add File Link Project View Only Adds a link to an existing file to the current project settings Add Include Path Project View Only Adds an include path to a folder that contains header files the project will use to the current project settings Add Library Path Project View Only Adds a path to a folder that contains memory model folders which in turn contain archived library a files See File Manager Tab on page 18 for more info This is not for including source libraries c cpp cogc Use Add File Copy or Add File Link for those al Close Project Closes the project Projects are automatically saved before they are closed 10 Set Project Project View Only The function of the set project button F4 or Project gt Set Project is used to make a project use the currently visible user program For C language projects this needs to be the main file For Spin language projects if you open a Spin file that is the top object file in the project make sure to use this button whi
39. s can be found in Documents SimpleIDE Propeller GCC Demos Since the project stores the memory model settings you will probably notice that most of those examples are already set to the optimal memory model for the project and target board For example the C VGA demo is a COG only program so its memory model has been set to COG Cog RAM Another example the Graphics demo can run on CMM or LMM but it can also run on XMMC with board type EEPROM selected A 64 KB or greater EEPROM must be used two 32 KB EEPROM ICs will not work Approximately 6 KB of EEPROM code is used for program resources with EEPROM XMMC Optimization Typically we want to optimize for size but there are some programs that we want to optimize for speed at the cost of a larger program Use O2 for speed optimizations Compiler Options E 32bit Double E No FCache E Exceptions Other Compiler Options std c99 Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total e Simple Printf Deprecated See Linker tab s Tiny lib option e 32bit Doubles Use 32 bit doubles for floating point double variables The default is 64 bit doubles and may be too big for most LMM programs e All Warnings Tells compiler to generate all possible warnings on issues in code that can cause trouble e No Fcache This tells compiler to not use Fast Cache fcache Fcache generally improves performance but it can be disabled Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 P
40. saved in the side project file Project Options Board Type Compiler Type Memory Model CMM Main RAM Compact Optimization Code Size 15 328 bytes 18 592 total Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 19 of 33 Board Type This is the drop down box on the right side of the green puzzle piece Most commercially available Propeller boards are listed here in Project View and an abbreviated list is included in Simple View Click this dropdown to select the board you will be loading the program into The selected board type is saved in the side project file Board types with SDLOAD or SDXMMC are special and when selected tell the IDE that certain functions have to be performed to load the program into external memory In some cases modes like RCFAST or RCSLOW select system clock settings that have special purposes but can be used on any board See the Board Types section on page 23 for more info Jp Reload Board Types If files have been added to or deleted from C propgcc propeller load cfg this button will reload the names into the Board Type dropdown If the C propgcc propeller load boards txt file has been modified this button will update the truncated boards list in Simple View Compiler Type Three compiler types are supported e C e Spin C and C projects are compiled by the PropGCC compiler that is installed with SimpleIDE Spin is a custom object based language not related
41. t Splash At first startup the SimpleIDE About window appears This shows e the current version which might be greater than the one shown below e a link to this user guide or web site containing it e acheck box to choose showing or disabling the window at start up e an OK button to close the window If the Show this window at startup box is checked the window will appear on every startup Clear the check box to disable showing this at every startup SimpleIDE Version 0 9 19 Copyright C 2012 Parallax Inc Visit SimpleIDE for more information Email bug reports to accbeta parallax com Show this window at startup Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 4 of 33 Hint Simple View vs Project View Next a hint dialog explains that there is a new Simple View which is the default upon installation The original Project View with many improvements is still available under Tools gt Set Project View Clear the Show next time checkbox to prevent displaying this message at startup fC Hint Welcome to the new Simple View If you prefer Project View from previous versions just cick Tools and select Set Project View SimplelDE Properties At first startup a dialog window titled SimpleIDE Properties appears It is preconfigured with the recommended settings Make a note of the Workspace Folder location This folder has subfolders for user projects tutorial examples and de
42. ted only by memory available This is an advanced feature see www parallax com propellergcc for more information e Other Linker Options This allows adding linker specific options For example Iname may be added for using a prebuilt library A prebuilt library is that has subfolders with memory model initials like cmm Imm xmmc etc Each will contain a precompiled binary archive for the target memory model named libname a Special linker scripts can be added here if a board does not fit a built in memory layout Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 22 of 33 SimpleIDE Terminal The SimpleIDE Terminal displays the results of printf putc and other terminal display functions The window can also be clicked to enter text that can be received by the Propeller with functions like scanf and getc Data from this window can also be shaded copied and pasted into other documents ear Coes Cea 35200 COM31 E Eeo on Features e A Clear button for clearing the terminal of any previously printed text e An Options button for setting Appearance and Function e Disable button to stop displaying incoming messages e A baud rate selection dropdown e Com Port that is connected e Echo On checkbox e OK button to close the window Options Appearance Tab Set color font and tab settings Increase the maximum buffer size setting to capture larger amounts of data Wrap Text Page Wrap Length Max Buffe
43. terns of Propeller system clock ticks Report Ping measurement as a centimeter distance Report Ping measurement as an inch distance Parameters sensor s SIG line Returns measured centimeter distance int ping inches int pin Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelIDE User Guide Report Ping measurement as a centimeter distance pin Number of the O pin to set to connected to the Ping v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 26 of 33 How to Create a Simple Library To create a Simple Library assuming it s named name follow these steps 1 Create a project named libname within a folder named libname 2 Use Project gt Add Tab to add name h to the libname folder 3 Add as many c files as needed and try to make the names descriptive of the functions they contain Also try to make each c file contain as few functions as possible because the archived version will optimize out uncalled functions if you do 4 To create the memory model subfolders with the a files click Show Project Manager if you re in Simple View and select the memory model for the a file you want to create in the Project Options tab Project Options Board Type Compiler Type Memory Model Optimization z External RAM XMM SPLIT Ex RAM Data 5 Place a checkmark in the Linker tab s Create Project checkbox E Math Lib E Pthread Lib Tiny Lib ae Project Library Offer Linker Options
44. the port list appear it automatically rescans the ports Some computers have serial ports like Bluetooth Bluetooth serial port programming is possible but not recommended for new users Port type can be checked by placing the mouse cursor over the port name without clicking to see hover help Make sure the port type shows USB Serial or FT232 and select one of them SimpleIDE does not automatically detect and use the Propeller port at this time The user must specify the port Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 13 of 33 Help Menu This menu provides links to SimpleIDE software documentation online Propeller C tutorials online Propeller GCC reference IDE version information and developer credits a SimpleIDE Manual PDF Opens this document A Propeller C Tutorials Online Opens learn parallax com propeller c tutorials gi PropGCC Reference Online Opens www parallax com propellergcc ey About Shows the startup splash SimpleIDE version number startup disable check box Propeller GCC on line link and the Propeller GCC bug report support email Credits Shows links to third party information and translation credits License texts are distributed with the SimpleIDE package Translations are greatly appreciated Button Bar The button bar has buttons for the most frequently used menu items Project View Jf eKMe BAIE AOR Ae OX es Osna o BO Simple View 250R
45. xample p di Motor p di Sensor gt i Utility p di My Projects p di Propeller GCC Demos 4 Folder libping Name libcompass3d librnx2125 libping Date created 4 26 2013 8 52 PM Size 245 KB Folders cmm cog html Imm xmme xm Files Documentation ping Library html D al After clicking the Select Folder button SimpleIDE will add a include directive for the library to your code and make the necessary additions to the Project Manager s file list and linker tab Copyright Parallax Inc SimplelIDE User Guide v0 9 26 2 5 1 2013 Page 25 of 33 Simple Library Documentation Use a your operating system s file browser Windows Explorer Mac Finder to look inside the Simple Library folder and open the Documentation Library html file Among other things this documentation lists the functions the library puts at your disposal describes what they are for the parameters they expect and what they return m Sensor libping Organize E Open Share with di Learn A a di Examples di Simple Libraries di xmmE B m Audio di mE Ji Convert E xmm split J Example Documentation ping Library html Motor Doxyfile doxyfile m Sensor m libcompass3d File di librmx 125 libping Functions int ping int pin int ping cm int pin int ping inches int pin Edit View History Bookmarks i ping library ping h File Reference int ping_cm int pin Measure echo time in
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