[TI BASIC] Turn off run indicator in BASIC?

That_One_Guy · Post by **That_One_Guy** » Fri 13 May, 2005 12:30 am

Is there a way to turn off the run indicator in BASIC? Or will i have to use one of the many asm utilities to do that?

Edit kv83: Added tag. Please use it in the future. Thanks.

blueskies · Post by **blueskies** » Fri 13 May, 2005 12:38 am

ASM is the only way, as far as I know.

QuantumTorpedo · Post by **QuantumTorpedo** » Fri 13 May, 2005 12:46 am

Yeah, BASIC alone can't turn it off. The specific ROM call for this is:

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b_call(_RunIndicOff)

To turn back on:

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b_call(_RunIndicOn)

Assuming you know how to create ASM programs. I'm unfamiliar with the ASM libraries around so there might be one you can use for this without the need to compile anything.

That_One_Guy · Post by **That_One_Guy** » Fri 13 May, 2005 12:50 am

Well i know Omnicalc has its ExecAsm( command...i just dont know any opcodes to use with it.

Gambit · Post by **Gambit** » Fri 13 May, 2005 1:08 am

You can hand-compile the code with tasm80.tab and ti83plus.inc

This is the code you want:

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B_CALL(_RunIndicOff)
ret

So...

ti83plus.inc wrote:#define B_CALL(xxxx) rst 28h \ .dw xxxx
... and later on in the file....
_RunIndicOff EQU 4570h

tasm80.tab wrote:RET "" C9 1 NOP 1
RST 28H EF 1 NOP 1

Knowing that the Z80 is a little-endian processor, the code to use with ExecAsm( would be as follows:

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ExecAsm("EF7045C9

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That_One_Guy · Post by **That_One_Guy** » Fri 13 May, 2005 1:14 am

Whoosh! over me head, but thanks a lot. Speaking of which, is there a list somewheres with a bunch of opcodes? Or could ya make one? Or tell me how to get them. Mind you, I haven't got much ASM experience, but i know some.

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Fri 13 May, 2005 1:30 am

That's what tasm80.tab is for... Also, a much quicker way to do it is to just clear the flag bit (I'd have to look it up). And if you're using the graph screen, putting a space character in the large font at the top right corner blocks it most of the time... Of course you'll have to do that in your loop.

That_One_Guy · Post by **That_One_Guy** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:18 am

Okay, I think i got it. But I cant find how to disable the Done messgae, or the graph screen clear. And i wonder if you could use _GetKey? If so, how exactly?

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:22 am

There is no way to get rid of the Done message. I don't know what you mean by graph screen clear. As for getkey, I made some programs a while back that got filed incorrectly at ticalc. http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fi ... 30181.html For the 83+.

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:31 am

ofcourse you can get rid of the done andy.

output(1,1,"

Just don't display any text at the end of you prog, but still output. There are no spaces or anything.

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:36 am

hmm, that doesn't make sense...

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:40 am

Doesn't have to, it works.
Try that

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:ClrHome
:Disp "CAT
:Output(1,1,"

now without the output.

MetalHead25 · Post by **MetalHead25** » Fri 13 May, 2005 2:49 am

yep, it works

Gambit · Post by **Gambit** » Fri 13 May, 2005 4:25 am

The "Done" is controlled by a flag, specifically:

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res donePrgm,(iy+doneFlags)

However, I don't want to spend the time to convert this to hex; you'll have to do it yourself.

MetalHead25 · Post by **MetalHead25** » Fri 13 May, 2005 4:29 am

yeah but is it permanent?

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[TI BASIC] Turn off run indicator in BASIC?

[TI BASIC] Turn off run indicator in BASIC?

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