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Mon 2021.10.25

'Looks suspiciously like you've installed the wrong compiler version?'

That should have been stated: 'Looks suspiciously like the wrong compiler version is installed',

   as .  .  .

I've not done anything other than follow the instructions on GitHub.

That said, it is likely that you've hit on something. (see following post)

What version of arm-none-eabi-gcc -v is supposed to be installed, or is installed on your system?

Long day at this; running out of daylight . . .

Trying these suggestions:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3840­5260/difference-between-c99-and-c11
https://es.stackoverflow.com/questions/7­3761/for-loop-initial-declarations-are-o­nly-allowed-in-c99-or-c11-mode/73764
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4030­3668/how-do-i-fix-for-loop-initial-decla­ration-used-outside-c99-mode-gcc-error
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1587­0567/how-to-compile-a-c-project-in-c99-m­ode

'Hold your horses'

Post #7 level shifter and post #10 #11 provided a Sparkfun solution so likely @bart became aware several hours ago.

In agreement that extra caution announced here beforehand gets the point across!

'Which cables can be used to solder them? Do they have any name?'

Standard RS-232 cables have the thumb screw sub-D connectors - no soldering required.

Been at it another two hours even trying @fanoush export path statement which two weeks ago seemed to work. but still consistent:

libs/graphics/lcd_arraybuffer.c:222:9: error: 'for' loop initial declarations are only allowed in C99 or C11 mode 
         for (int i=0;i<gfx->data.bpp;i+=8)

Seems identical to this post years ago: (but using Ubuntu directly)

Compiling errors on Ubuntu 16.04

No confirmed solution there however.

and a complete solution using a standard RS-232 cable:

SparkFun RS232 Shifter - SMD
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/449

Just did some digging, and it will be imperative to watch those voltages:

https://www.codrey.com/embedded-systems/­rs232-serial-communication/

Voltage dividers and level shifters are very likely to be required. I'd even consider opto-isolation as a better alternative as a dual chip is well under $1 USD

'but I can't find any pin labelled /marked as UART/USART marker.'

the schematic might provide some assistance:

found below the tutorial image icons beneath heading Information
https://www.espruino.com/Pixl.js#informa­tion

https://github.com/espruino/EspruinoBoar­d/blob/master/Pixl.js/pdf/pixljs_sch.pdf­

You actually mentioned the Tx/Rx reference D0 and D1 in post #4

'Ok, so I checked Pixl.js documentation. I didn't get anything'

I'll agree that the docs (diagrams for hardware SPI/I2C/USART) are more suited for the STM family, the earlier Espruinos, when the Nordic nRF micros came about, it did take me some time to grasp software SPI/I2C/USART as it can be used on any pin. I'd re-read over the USART link in post #2 and just stick with it. There are plenty of examples and tutorials.

Remember: should you use the hardware USART the Pixl will have to give up B.T. comm which shares that Serial port

While it doesn't appear there is a RS-232 module built

https://www.espruino.com/modules/

and it would take some digging to see if the onboard hardware UART could be used without the RS-232 handshaking CTS/RST, (maybe with software timers/timeout) it certainly would be possible to write a simple software equivalent using any of the pins described. (note: you may [should] need a level shifter - don't remember RS-232 output voltages)

Certainly there must be a common ground, Tx==>Rx, Rx==>Tx and depending on software both RTS and CST to initiate the handshaking. So, three, four or five connections. Chose a pin for each and set the mode for each pin first.

https://www.espruino.com/Reference#l__gl­obal_pinMode

If not well versed in RS-232 comm, creating one would be fun and a tremendous learning experience and made much easier using the post #3 logic analyzer described above.

Sun 2021.10.24

'I don't see purble boxes, I see "Purple circles" '   (sic purble)

See beneath heading:

'Pins not on connectors'

EDIT:
I see our posts crossed

Sun 2021.10.24 11:58am CST

S.W.A.G. here, could this be related to the layout issue here as the errors occur similarly to LCD Graphics array buffer output as described at:

Layout Library Not Working

or is this just a stange co-inky-dink?

Also repeatable for other boards. I verified all .o files are removed from the \gen folder prior to the final 4th make clean build step. I stopped all virus background checking. See full console upload. . . . too large to embed here

Sun 2021.10.24

Firmware build for ESPRUINOWIFI fails make: *** [libs/graphics/lcd_arraybuffer.o] Error 1

Two weeks ago I was able to build .elf and .hex files using the steps clarified by @Gordon

post #12 and #14    nRF52840DK build error: src/jslex.o make

I used this sequence:

make clean
source scripts/provision.sh ESPRUINOWIFI
make clean make
make clean && BOARD=ESPRUINOWIFI RELEASE=1 make

Which ran fine:

rgc@DESKTOP-R7T0VUC:/mnt/c/Users/robin/e­spruino$ make clean
Cleaning targets
rgc@DESKTOP-R7T0VUC:/mnt/c/Users/robin/e­spruino$ source scripts/provision.sh ESPRUINOWIFI
Provision BOARDNAME = ESPRUINOWIFI
Provision FAMILY = STM32F4
===== NRF52
===== ARM
arm-none-eabi-gcc installed
rgc@DESKTOP-R7T0VUC:/mnt/c/Users/robin/e­spruino$ make clean make
make: Nothing to be done for 'make'.
Cleaning targets
rgc@DESKTOP-R7T0VUC:/mnt/c/Users/robin/e­spruino$ make clean && BOARD=ESPRUINOWIFI RELEASE=1 make
Cleaning targets
CC /mnt/c/Users/robin/espruino/targetlibs/s­tm32f4/lib/startup_stm32f401xx.o
Generating platform configs
Generating pin info
Generating JS wrappers
WRAPPERSOURCES = src/jswrap_array.c src/jswrap_arraybuffer.c src/jswrap_dataview.c src/jswrap_date.c src/jswrap_e

. . .


and on and on to completion

I have not used my PC other than for email and one Windows10 update behind the scenes did reboot my laptop this past Friday.

2021-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5006670)
Successfully installed on 10/19/2021

I haven't fetched (intentionally by me) or cloned from github, I haven't made any file modifications to the make, or board .py files either. I just started this morning with the intent to build continuing where I left off, but now get htis unique new error:

libs/graphics/lcd_arraybuffer.c:222:9: error: 'for' loop initial declarations are only allowed in C99 or C11 mode         for (int i=0;i<gfx->data.bpp;i+=8)
         ^
Makefile:803: recipe for target 'libs/graphics/lcd_arraybuffer.o' failed
make: *** [libs/graphics/lcd_arraybuffer.o] Error 1
make: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop.
rgc@DESKTOP-R7T0VUC:/mnt/c/Users/robin/e­spruino$

In the mean time I re-reading:

nRF52840DK build error: src/jslex.o make

and

https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/blo­b/master/README_Building.md#for-stm32-bo­ards-incl-espruino-board

I haven't changed any recipe within the make file, I haven't made any mods to the LCD libs, or any lib file for that matter.

Using a logic analyzer will greatly improve the learning experience as may be seen reviewing these images with the embedded protocol decoders:

Programming the Ublox NEO-6M GPS configuration

Sun 2021.10.24

https://www.espruino.com/USART

Both hardware and software implementations

'How to connect pins to the espruino board?'

Below heading "Choosing pins"

'You can find out which pins to use by looking at your board's reference page and searching for pins with the UART/USART markers'

Remember to cross Tx ==> Rx

You migth also find this helpful:

https://www.espruino.com/Pocket+Walking+­GPS

Sun 2021.10.24

'when it works, now it doesn't for me'

Was able to perform the translate at 09:54 CST which produces a 2M pdf in seconds.

'google can translate pdf from Chinese to English quite well'

As this is a MAX2659 Maxim chip, wouldn't it be more likely that the content listed on the web is an initial translation from English to their language?

Not sure if this is relevant, but after revealing using dump() line L7 appears a bit suspicious with an umlaut y object: (minification issue?)

Layout.prototype.clear = function (l) {
  if (!l) l = this._l;
  g.reset();
  if (l.bgCol!==undefined) g.setBgColor(l.bgCol);
  g.clearRect(l.x,l.y,l.x+l.w-1,l.y+l.h-1)­;
};
var layout = Object.create(ÿ.modules.Layout["prototyp­e"]);
layout.l = {
  "type": "txt",
  "font": "6x8",
  "label": "Hello World"
 };
layout._l = {

Sun 2021.10.24

I concur, results are the same as above for both emulator versions and also tried the example beneath images. Those errors seem to result at these lines:

https://github.com/espruino/BangleApps/b­lob/master/modules/Layout.js#L367
https://github.com/espruino/BangleApps/b­lob/master/modules/Layout.js#L374

Sat 2021.10.23

http://www.espruino.com/Bangle.js2

GPS/Glonass receiver (AT6558)

Sat 2021.10.23

Is this what you are after?

https://github.com/espruino/Espruino/blo­b/master/libs/js/banglejs/E_showMenu.js

Mon 2021.10.18

'I surprised how this seems to have zero views'

It is more likely that as the ESP32 is an unsupported board, most of the community members support this project with their purchase of an authentic Espruino board.

http://www.espruino.com/Other+Boards
https://www.patreon.com/espruino

Mon 2021.10.18

' if there are lots of folders within the current project folder'

What is the range for 'lots'? I feel this representation is 'several'.

Here is a sample from one project folder. That folder is what is loaded IDE >> Settings >> Project :: Select Directory for Sandbox

These are the folders there, created when the native IDE selects the project after clicking the button above.

Most are empty of files, 1-4 in modules, 1-~10 in projects, 1 in snippets.

C:\EspruinoMQTT
\binary
\firmware
\modules
\projects
\snippets
\testing
\testinglog

At most a list of ~25 individual items beneath each project folder.

Sun 2021.10.17

reply to #29 post

Thank you for posting that analysis @MisterG

In order to reduce confusion within the Espruino community and for our new members, I believe the Pico micro referenced is different from an Espruino Pico I mentioned in my post.

from separate @MisterG thread 'The PICO I'm using (M5StickC) is just an ESP32'
https://shop.m5stack.com/products/stick-­c?variant=17203451265114

The ESP32-Pico is likely an Espressif chip

https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/­files/documentation/esp32-pico-d4_datash­eet_en.pdf
with 4M of integrated flash - eigth times the capacity

while the Pico I'm referring to is an authentic Espruino Pico using the STM32 by STMicroelectronics.

https://www.espruino.com/Pico

https://www.espruino.com/datasheets/STM3­2F401xD.pdf
512KB Flash

Sun 2021.10.17

post #30    'And you identified a prime example'

Ooops! yet another   (unless that is intentional - and I just caught it)

Italics 'prime' example describing text '13' example, that is in fact an odd Prime Number.

Sun 2021.10.17

Followup on post #4

Here is that forum thread reference @MisterG on mixing modes

files do not seem to like me :-(

which @fanoush points out in #2 post there