Debug Emulation crash for Fez Cobra 480x272

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This is a repost - from a seperate issue I am having with Glide, and thought it best to create a new thread for this.

Using Glide 1.0.0
NETMF 4.2
EMX 4.1.6.0

I also tried to run this on the emulator but I am getting the error

An unhandled exception of type ‘System.InvalidOperationException’ occurred in FEZCobra_GHIElectronics.NET.FEZ.dll

Additional information: FEZ Cobra not detected

I then was prompted in the ‘No source available’ tab
[ ] Always show dis assembly for missing source files
which I have now checked

When I then press continue I get a popup MSG:
Emulator
Error:Parameter is not valid

Then after a while the

popup:
Microsoft.SPOT.Emulator.Sample.SampleEmul… has stopped working
[Debug] [Close]

Any ideas? am I running the correct emulator for the Fez 480x272?

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From Mike:
The GHI hardware libraries are not supported in the emulator. Remove all references to the GHI hardware, and only include the Glide library.

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Hi Mike,

I removed the hardware, as suggested (and got a micro step further)

The emulator LCD size does not adapt to my 4.3" FEZ Cobra application size 480x272 (so I can only see the top left section of the screen.

The emulator does START correctly, but immediately after displaying my splash screen (with an image) I then get the following popup message.

Emulator:
Error: Parameter is not valid.

And can’t work out how to adapt the screen size, which I assume is why I am getting the error message.

I reviewed the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Device Emulator\1.0 chm file, but cant find a reference on how to resolve this.

Everyone:
Has anyone experienced this? and if so, resolved this issue?

Already searched ‘emulator’ and not discovered any other relevant posts.

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TThe emulator doesn’t adapt to anything. Open up the sample emulator that cames w netmf. Change it to suit your needs. Hit compile. It will now be available from the drop down list when you select emulator.

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I have finally worked out some of the issues …so here are some instructions for others to follow:

(feel free to correct these if they are incorrect)

  1. got C:\Program Files\Microsoft .NET Micro Framework\v4.1\Tools\ directory

  2. Make a backup copy of :
    Microsoft.SPOT.Emulator.Sample.SampleEmulator.exe.emulatorconfig

  3. Edit the above file in notepad or an XML editor

  4. change the following:


    <LcdDisplay id="mydisplay">
      <Width>320</Width>
      <Height>240</Height>
      <BitsPerPixel>16</BitsPerPixel>
    </LcdDisplay>

For Fez Cobra 480x272:


    <LcdDisplay id="mydisplay">
      <Width>480</Width>
      <Height>272</Height>
      <BitsPerPixel>16</BitsPerPixel>
    </LcdDisplay>

Optionally Add:


    <EmulatorSerialPort id="COM3">
      <ComPortHandle>Usart3</ComPortHandle>
    </EmulatorSerialPort>

    <EmulatorSerialPort id="COM4">
      <ComPortHandle>Usart4</ComPortHandle>
    </EmulatorSerialPort>

…

I would love to be able to select from a range of emulator devices when I configure the project properties \ .NET Micro Framework Transprot & Device settinsg instead of just seeing one device option ‘Microsoft Emulator’. Is this possible?

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Now I have the screen on 480x272 in the Microsoft emulator, I started to test my GUI…
How do I emulate touch? The mouse click does not work
Is there something else to setup?

Some detailed instructions appreciated

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I can’t saee any XMl ref’s to touch screen in :

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Have you tried running a Microsoft example that uses touch with your modified emulator? Running the TouchCalibration worked for me. I also created a simple project that worked too. Make sure you call GlideTouch.Initialize(). Usually the first click enables touch (focus) then after it works.

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Hi Josh,
I am running calibrate,
Can you advise what assemblies you are using?
I have removed NETMF.EMX, and FEZ.Cobra but let all the other SPOT references in place.

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I was referring to the TouchCalibration sample provided by Microsoft.

C:\Users[b]YourUserName[/b]\Documents\Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 4.1\Samples\TouchCalibration

Here is the simple Glide project I ran in which touch worked on the emulator:

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Thanks Josh,

I am able to get the mouse to emulate touch
That sample works fine under 480x272
Wish I had known all that sample code existed when I started out! might be good to have a note on the examples page to your helpful note.

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Finally sorted why my mouse would not work during microsft emulation:

I had to remove the reference to Microsoft.SPOT.Touch

and disable the following code


//Microsoft.SPOT.Touch.Touch.ActiveTouchPanel.SetCalibration(CAL_POINTS, sx, sy, cx, cy);

Q: Is there a cleaner way to disable this line of code using #define statements ?