I am on a new tangent to utilize the FORTH programming language.
I am very fond of your Metro platform. Heck, I am fond of all of your products. ;)
I have ordered the ESP32-S2 version of the Metro.
There is a port of FORTH on Github for the ESP32 that looks like it would be easy to install with ESPTOOLS via the USB interface.
I intend to try the install on a bare ESP32 to verify operation. If I try to install this on the Metro will it be bricked or do you estimate that it has a good probability of installing. (I know I will have to work out pin assignments and that kind of thing but the Metro is just so good for development.)
Thank you.
FORTH on Metro ESP32?
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- mikeysklar
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Re: FORTH on Metro ESP32?
If you like Forth and Metros we actually have a guide for this.
https://learn.adafruit.com/alternative- ... s/overview
Depending on how the Forth implementation gets installed you could be at risk of bricking the ESP32. If it messes with the bootloader make sure you have a JTAG programmer so you can easily experiment and recover the bootloader if you trash it.
https://www.adafruit.com/?q=jtag&sort=BestMatch
https://learn.adafruit.com/alternative- ... s/overview
Depending on how the Forth implementation gets installed you could be at risk of bricking the ESP32. If it messes with the bootloader make sure you have a JTAG programmer so you can easily experiment and recover the bootloader if you trash it.
https://www.adafruit.com/?q=jtag&sort=BestMatch
- fos
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Re: FORTH on Metro ESP32?
Thank you for the info. When I searched, I missed the FORTH article. I'm heading there now!
- fos
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Re: FORTH on Metro ESP32?
Whew! My Metro ESP32 arrived today. It was pretty fiddly getting CircuitPython installed. I ended up using the Adafruit ESP32 web tool. I never could get the Windows version to work on my Win 11 machine.
I'm going to stick with CircuitPython. It works and is well supported.
I have a Scamp3 on the way for FORTH experimentation.
Thanks, Jeff
I'm going to stick with CircuitPython. It works and is well supported.
I have a Scamp3 on the way for FORTH experimentation.
Thanks, Jeff
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.