Trying to get the VGA_output working by Nick Gammon 20 April 2012. Keep getting compile error. Since I am not a hot shot programmer the error the compiler is reporting confuses me as to what it is saying. I have the error message typed and placed into a file that I will attempt to attach to this message so one could look at it. I have the required files loaded (I think) to make it compile. Ok let me see if I can attach the file explaining the error.
Thank you
Darryl... trying to re attach
problem solved with this one..all ok now, compiles just fine
In file included from C:\Program files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino/Arduino.h:28:0
from TimerHelpers.h:30,
from VGA_output.pde:44:
screenFont.h:7:28 error: variable 'screen_font' must be const in order to be put into read-only section by means of '__attribute__((progmem))' byte screen_font [8] [256] PROGMEM = {
Error compiling
Add 'const' before 'byte screen_font'.
It may have compiled in 2012, but the current compiler version requires the const.
HELP well have been working with Nick Gammons VGA_output and text sender. Have been having pretty good luck, but just can't seem to get over the hump.
For starters the test text routine does not seem to work properly and I have no reason why.
After the first line is displayed at the top of the display monitor, it is never cleared, the program just seems to forget about it. Displays everything fine, except just will not erase (clear) the fery first line of text once it has been displayed, and I have no idea why?
Lets just leave it at that for the moment, there are other nagging issues, for the most part it does do what it is designed to do. Possibly if I can get past this it will clear things up
To me it is very complicated code, and is very impressive I must say.
Thank you all
Darryl...