Pre Release HP01 Running

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(07-14-2016 07:56 AM)fhub Wrote:  Hi,

I have a question: is it possible to switch off the auto-power-off for the HP01 emulator?

Of course this function makes sense for the real HP01, but for the PC emulator it's quite annoying when the display goes off every few seonds.

PS: and one more question: couldn't it be done that the emulator uses the date & time from the PC clock?

Franz

Hi Franz,

Yes on both questions, but there is always a "however"

On start up the time is not transferred to the display register until the [T] button is pressed. You can see this if you open the simulator before pressing any calculator keys. So if the display is on at this stage, it will just show [0].

I suppose I can "force" a [T] button press at start up if an [Auto Display ON] option is active.

I have the PC time option in mind already. I don't want to sync the PC all the time, but just initialise the time/date register on start up if an option is set. The emulator has an instruction time trimmer function anyway, so the timing can be adjusted.

I am hemmed in with work at the moment, but will address it when I can.

Maybe your PC CMOS battery will go flat if the display is left on tho ;-)

cheers

Tony