ORBIT

[nthornton]

Here is the Alpha version of Orbit , A matrix orbital emulator for the psion LZ
it emulates the LK-204 LCD Dsiplay
try it with lcdsmatie here https://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net
lcd smartie setup set the plugin to matrix.dll and the com port to COMX,9600
try not to use transitions as the psion baud rate is too slow and they don't work very well .

keypad features not implemented yet , large text not implemented

[nthornton]

Start orbit on the psion before you launch lcdsmartie , lcdsmarie defines the UDG's it needs to draw bar graphs ,
also set the refresh rate to a sensible value say 250 , the psion comms is much slower than a real lk series lcd

[nthornton]

a pic of orbit running

[MartinP]

Interesting application for an Organiser. I'll give it a try.
Thanks for posting,
Martin P.

[nthornton]

On it's own it is simply a text terminal , so it's useful if you have a 4 line machine and only a 2 line comms link , it allows a 4 line terminal .
the ability to receive commands to perform specific tasks makes it more usefull as a desktop companion , info display.

the keypad will work properly if you put a semicolon at the end of the LPRINT
kp%=KEY
LPRINT(CHR$(KP%));
ENDIF

i am using it to switch to specific info displays .
lastly i changed the last line so pressing menu will exit

UNTIL KP%=2