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MonkeyBasic
08-17-2009, 06:44 PM
Hello,

I would like to Introduce "Helmsman", the successor to "ComposeIt". This is a FREE upgrade (as always).

The major improvements are:

Audio File routines (WAV, MP3, MIDI)
Kit 74 Relay control
New Look & Name
Code improvements & bug fixes...

Important Facts:

Your current keycode will still work and you should NOT need to re-enter it when upgrading.
Helmsman is backwards compatible with ComposeIt files.

Soon to Come:

Video tutorials and demos


For a full list of Features and to Download, visit MonkeyBasic.com - Helmsman (http://www.monkeybasic.com)

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to PM me.
hedg12
08-21-2009, 07:46 PM
This is very cool, Nelson! Thank you for all your hard work, and for giving it away free.

One quick question, can VSA address the parallel port to control a Kit74 while Helmsman is in use? (I suspect not - interrupt issues?)
MonkeyBasic
08-21-2009, 11:00 PM
This is very cool, Nelson! Thank you for all your hard work, and for giving it away free.

One quick question, can VSA address the parallel port to control a Kit74 while Helmsman is in use? (I suspect not - interrupt issues?)
This is a tricky question to answer. To be safe, if VSA is accessing the LPT port you should not have Helmsman accessing it as well. So you can toggle, turn on /off relays in between routines or during audio playback.
hedg12
08-22-2009, 12:49 AM
So I can use Helmsman to trigger VSA routines that use a kit 74, as long as I don't have Helmsman trying to access the Kit 74 while the VSA routine is running?
MonkeyBasic
08-22-2009, 08:45 AM
So I can use Helmsman to trigger VSA routines that use a kit 74, as long as I don't have Helmsman trying to access the Kit 74 while the VSA routine is running?
Absolutely!
hedg12
08-22-2009, 11:41 PM
Cool, thanks!