[Coco] Detecting carts

[camillus Blockx]

Well you always have to come back to normal state, if you allow to come out
of the loop the software will hang again, because it did not find the card,
and you are back to square one. Sins you need the card you would not go on
with the program anyway..
Also timers in assembler takes a bit of code and maybe you just do not have
the space for it in rom.


cba

On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> How about putting a timer into the "close" routine, so that if it
> doesn't return in the normal way within a certain time, it gives up
> and assumes the cart isn't present?
>
> Art
>
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >  Anyone know of an easy way in "C" (or M/L sub) to detect the presence
> of certain catridges?
> > Here is what I'm trying to do.
> > I need to be able to detect the presence of the Gleneside Midi Pak (100%
> Speech Systems Comp) .
> > My problem is, if I run Midi software and and this cart is accessed but
> not present, on exit the program hangs due to trying to close the port.
> > The cart is being accessed directly, not through a driver.
> > If this could be done, I need a way to detect:
> >
> > Gleneside Midi Pak (or Speech Systems Midi Pak)
> > Colorchestra Midi Pak
> > Speech Systems Stereo Pak
> > RS Speech & Sound pak.
> > And possibly the Intercomp Sound Midi pak.
> >
> > I'm running Nitros9, Coco 3, Disto 1 Meg, Grey Multi Pak Interface (pal
> fixed) with Drivewire4
> >
> > Also, what is the easiest way to detect if Drivewire is is installed?
> (Os9 side)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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> > Bill Pierce
> > ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> >
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