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[Kilburn]

I'm thinking about building a FX emulator for ClassPad, and I wonder if CP could send and get data from FX calculators. So how does it work? How is the COM port opened and closed? What is the data format for FX?

Maybe my questions are really stupid, but as they are both Casio calculators, and as the use the same port type, it should not be impossible.

(and again, sorry for my bad english... )

[vanhoa]

Impossible I think. Their program language are different.
Try the link http://classpad.org/...p?id=213&cat=18.

[The_AFX_Master]

I don't understand you Vanhoa. We know that the languages are different. Kilburn ask about com protocols and the possibility of an AFX/FX emulation inside CP, using an add-in

Kilburn, At now, classpad doesn't link with any other casio calc.. You need to use the com port directly via add-in, You can send a PM to Marco, he knows a lot about AFX com protocol.

@ Vanhoa: Great job with luaedu

[vanhoa]

I don't understand you Vanhoa. We know that the languages are different. Kilburn ask about com protocols and the possibility of an AFX/FX emulation inside CP, using an add-in

Try the link!

@ Vanhoa: Great job with luaedu

Thanks, It will be greater when I have more idea (from all of you).

[The_AFX_Master]

Try the link!

A pack With the Filip's programs? written in basic. what it mean?.. can you say it more specific?

[Kilburn]

Very bad programmed and completely useless programs. If you meant the "FX emulator" inside of it, it's just a simple Input function...

No no, I want to do something that works exactly like a FX calculator, with the same interface.

[The_AFX_Master]

I think that the only feature that need this emulator, is to perform communication with AFX/FX calcs, and run their Basic code. Other functions, classpad already have all the functions of a AFX/FX (exept diff-eqn and TVM).

[vanhoa]

I downloaded it and cant use those image, they locked and no file inside but I see a Emulator so I think It would be helpful when we can open it.

[Kilburn]

The (ahem....) "Emulator" is just a simple dialog box with an input box in it.

[Xtreme]

Lua was ported to the ClassPad. Can the FX language be ported? Is there an open source port maybe for the PC for the FX language? If anyone knows of such an open source version please let me know. Maybe I can try to port it to the ClassPad.

[MicroPro]

'ClassPad <-> FX' doesn't mean running FX's BASIC programs. Kilburn wants to make an app that can read FX's matrices, lists, etc, as well as programs. I don't know whether an open-source thing for running programs is availabe or not (we'd better ask in the FX section), but writing a compiler for a language as simple as fx basic is not so difficult.

BTW Nice job Kilburn.

[vanhoa]

So the only way now is make an addin in SDK to emulate on the CP. I think it is not difficult for killburn to change the CasEmu source to a CPSDK source. And cp now have 2 basic and 1 lua.

[MicroPro]

CasEmu? Open Source? Where can I find this program?

[Orwell]

So the only way now is make an addin in SDK to emulate on the CP. I think it is not difficult for killburn to change the CasEmu source to a CPSDK source. And cp now have 2 basic and 1 lua.

Man, you really underestimates the work. MLC and CPSDK have nothing in common, porting CasEmu to the CP is not an easy job. Fortunately Yves Morgan is a very good programmer and his emulator was really well written, but still, it's not so easy. Or either you are really good yourself to think it won't be difficult, and you should begin with the job.
Plus, Kilburn doesn't have a computer anymore right now, and it can't be helped