BASIC 2.0

This is the 2.0 release of my BASIC interpreter. It a redesign of the 1.x version.

Currently supported platforms are Mac, Windows, RaspPi, and MSDOS. Most Arduino MCU platforms are supported with a focus on AVR 8bit and 32bit, ESP8266 and ESP32. RP2040 is supported as well. XMC and SMT code runs. Many peripherals are supported.

Main new features of the 2.0 version:

• Hardware dependent code, basic interpreter and configuration files are separated.
• The interface to the hardware runtime library runtime. c or runtime.cpp is identical for all OSes.
• Structured programming with WHILE WEND, REPEAT UNTIL, SWITCH CASE is fully integrated in the code.
• Local variables in subroutines and procedures.
• Multiline functions and procedures are included.
• String code is reworked.
• Compatibility settings for various BASIC dialects can be changed at runtime.
• More test and demo programs included.
• Line editor is included.
• Arduino R4 supported.
• User names and passwords for MQTT is supported.

Code is cleaned up and many of the old inconsistencies are removed.

IoT-BASIC 1.4 (bug fixes)

Bug fixes of the 1.4 release -> faulty basic.h checked in.

IoT-BASIC v1.4

Version 1.4 of IoT BASIC released.

Major changes to 1.31 are:

• Error handling with the ERROR function
• Handling of Interrupts with the EVENT function
• Timers EVERY and AFTER to interrupt running programs
• Signal handling to interrupt a running program on POSIX systems
• Serial port handling on POSIX systems

New hardware platforms supported:

• STM32 various versions
• Infineon XMC
• Several different displays

Improvements in the Arduino code:

• Support of pulse output
• Built-in clock function
• Picoserial integrated without the need of a library
• Real time clock support integrated without the need of a library
• Use of software SPI in Arduino MEGA

What's Changed

• Xmc1100 (xmc2go) Hardware Support by @devweblab in #42

New Contributors

• @devweblab made their first contribution in #42

Full Changelog: v1.31-Iot-BASIC...v1.4-IoT-BASIC

Release 1.31 - Complete BASIC language set

1.3 release has a complete BASIC language set, including

• 2d Arrays
• String Arrays
• Dartmouth language extensions
• MQTT and IoT capabilities
• a number of devices like TFT, OLED, and LCD screens
• complete port of the 101 BASIC computer games
• most of the built-in Arduino examples ported to BASIC
• Supported POSIX platforms are

Mac

• Windows with MinGW
• Raspberry PI including Wiring support
• MS DOS

Supported microcontroller platforms are

• most Arduino AVR
• mega AVR
• RISC based Arduino boards
• many ESP8266 and ESP32
• RP2040 based boards

This is a minimal bugfix on the 1.3 code.

Release 1.3 - Complete BASIC language set

1.3 release has a complete BASIC language set, including

• 2d Arrays
• String Arrays
• Dartmouth language extensions
• MQTT and IoT capabilities
• a number of devices like TFT, OLED, and LCD screens
• complete port of the 101 BASIC computer games
• most of the built-in Arduino examples ported to BASIC

Supported POSIX platforms are

• Mac
• Windows with MinGW
• Raspberry PI including Wiring support
• MS DOS

Supported microcontroller platforms are

• most Arduino AVR
• mega AVR
• RISC based Arduino boards
• many ESP8266 and ESP32
• RP2040 based boards

Relese 1.2.1 bugfixes of 1.2

Bugfix release of 1.2.1 - handling of interactive commands improved
Cleanup of device driver code
Features in 1.2.1 as compared to 1.2.

• VGA code for ESP32
• ESP32 port
• clock, wire, some external EEPROM

Release 1.2: complete Dartmouth BASIC language set

My tinybasic interpreter has grown to a fairly complete BASIC for Arduino, ESP, Mac, Windows, Linux and MSDOS. It supports Arduino based standalone computers and various smaller use cases.

basic-mac is the MacOS Intel 64bit executable.
basic.exe is the MSDOS executable.
basic-win.exe is the Windows 10 executable.