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[Janek37]

For some purposes I need a DOS program that can build and transfer to AFX flash drives... Is it hard to [force somebody to] write it?

[Andy.Davies]

there is a cconverter arround somwhere, and i think Roe made an enter key emulator for the AFX too.

[huhn_m]

there is no program that can transfer from DOS. There are only windows programs. Except for BASIC files. I think I found a DOS program to transfer these once.

[Janek37]

I think that there is no such program for DOS, so I want to know how to make one... Or weather somebody would do it for me ;-)

[huhn_m]

you should ask dada66 since he knows the protocoll and used it to write his GComm program for the calc. He is not arround here too often
but he should be arround in the french Graph100 Forum.

Maybe you could try it there.

[Skalda]

i have description of the afx<->pc protocol in txt (probably more people here have it), post @mail adress and i will send it

[cz.filda]

There is a program called f100console, a port of Flash100, that comes as source code for <{GNULINUX}>, written in C++. If you rewrite the COM handling procedure (in most cases in DOS, this can be done directly via ports 0x2f8, 0x3f8), you should get a DOS port of this program. I haven't read the source so I don't know, whether there are any other <{GNULINUX}> dependencies, but I don't think so.

f100console can store/retrieve Flash drives and RAM files and it comes with support for Casio protocol and GComm protocol. It cannot make new drive images nor pack executables to these drives (AFAIK).

I think this should work

[Janek37]

i have description of the afx<->pc protocol in txt (probably more people here have it), post @mail adress and i will send it 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

j-sz AT o2.pl

[Janek37]

i have description of the afx<->pc protocol in txt (probably more people here have it), post @mail adress and i will send it 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is protocol to send BASIC files, while i need one for sending flash drives But thank you anyway

[dada66]

you can found source of casio protocol at : (Source of Flash100Console)
http://teamg100.eart...de=other&type=0
(Language C++ for Unix/Win32)

[Janek37]

Hmm.. could you send me casio protocol in txt?? it isn't so easy for me to extract it from object-oriented source

[Andy.Davies]

Hey does anyone have a *working* BASIC file transfer protocal for the AFX? im sure one of the PC Utils has it in, but i cant remember which one!

if someone could sent me the C source i can probably work it out

andydavies2020(_AT_)gmail(_dot_)com

[Marco]

There is one at http://users.pandora.be/gp/casio (they authored CasioCom and the CasioIO). You can get the Casio IO SDK there for writing PC progs communicating with CFX/AFX user data area.

I think they didn't publish the SDK's source but a DLL only (having the benefit you can use the language you want however), but you can get the AFX basic file protocoll there in spite of : http://users.pandora...aphalgebra.html

[Andy.Davies]

his AFX communication protocal is dogey to say the least, if i use casioCOM i use the AFX in CFX receve mode. i think dada66 has somthing on a better AFX comms protocal but im not sure

[dscoshpe]

Alright I wrote up the protocol from my Commander source and I have it ready to go.

I tried to keep it simple and elegant, hope its useful!

Casio Com Protocol

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[2072]

You should upload it to the File Sharing

[dscoshpe]

I wanted to but I wasn't sure which category would be proper for it, and I didn't want to compress it either since it is just a text file... suggestions?

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[Andy.Davies]

stick it the PC AFx section, and just link to the text file on your host.

BTW1: i looked at the source, and it seems to be (from the comments) a Drive transfer protocal not A BASIC file transfer protocal.

BTW2: where can i download Commander?

[dscoshpe]

The main appeal that the file sharing has is that these things don't have to remain on my host Wasn't there a document repository setup a while ago?

BTW1: Yer right! I don't have much experience with the basic protocol, sorry.

BTW2: ... maybe I'll throw you a bone hehehe

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[Andy.Davies]

Thanks but i dont want a bone! i would like Commander please

[2072]

Well you can compress it in RAR, even if it's already small it'll be smaller (I've tested).

You can put it in PC AFX like Andy said

[dscoshpe]

OK I finally justified using the file sharing

I put a package together that has an updated version of the protocol description (made a couple errors in my haste to write it) and some logs that BradN made a while back with his com logger application which is also included. You can use that application to figure out the basic protocol.

Oh, and I also added some unknown commands to the command list that I pulled out of Add-In Installer (I think so, long time ago) but I don't know what they do exactly. All I know is that they arent used for normal operations.

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[Janek37]

I thought it over and I think I won't write DOS link program myself Actually I have no experience in writing communication programs and I would be afraid of testing my own program with my own calc :/ After all, I can live without it ;|