A project to implement a console using the Mbed using VGA for video output and a PS/2 keyboard for the input. The eventual goal is to also include tools for managing SD cards, and a semi-self-hosting programming environment.

Dependencies:   PS2_MbedConsole fastlib SDFileSystem vga640x480g_mbedconsole lightvm mbed

MbedConsole is a cool little project to have a self-contained computer all on an Mbed. So far it has VGA and PS/2 support and can stand alone without a computer powering it. Next planned features are SD card support and a lightweight programmable VM complete with a file editor and self-hosted assembler.

You can view additional details about it at http://earlz.net/tags/mbedconsole

Revision:
12:3ee3062cc11c
Parent:
11:fede136943a9
Child:
13:442bd2fb4ea0
--- a/main.cpp	Fri Sep 28 04:03:54 2012 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp	Fri Sep 28 04:35:00 2012 +0000
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 void keyboard_init();
 
 int main() {
+    serial.baud(9600);
+    serial.puts("Resetting interrupt priorities...");
     //Set all priorities to 100 so we are able to make VGA a priority
     //By default, all priorities are at their highest 0
     NVIC_SetPriority( NonMaskableInt_IRQn, 100 ); 
@@ -24,13 +26,13 @@
     NVIC_SetPriority(SVCall_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(DebugMonitor_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(PendSV_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(SysTick_IRQn, 100);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(SysTick_IRQn, 50);
     NVIC_SetPriority(WDT_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER0_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER1_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER2_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER3_IRQn, 100);
-    NVIC_SetPriority(UART0_IRQn, 100);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER0_IRQn, 85);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER1_IRQn, 85);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER2_IRQn, 85);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(TIMER3_IRQn, 85);
+    NVIC_SetPriority(UART0_IRQn, 75);
     NVIC_SetPriority(UART1_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(UART2_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(UART3_IRQn, 100);
@@ -61,19 +63,26 @@
     NVIC_SetPriority(MCPWM_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(QEI_IRQn, 100);
     NVIC_SetPriority(PLL1_IRQn, 100);
+    //serial.puts("Done!\r\n");
+    //serial.puts("Initializing VGA...");
+    //wait_ms(500);
     init_vga();
     vga_cls();
-    serial.baud(115200);
-    serial.printf("Initializing PS/2..");
+    //serial.puts("Done!\r\n");
+    
+    //serial.puts("Initializing PS/2 Keyboard..");
+    //NVIC_SetPriority( EINT3_IRQn, 90 ); 
+    //wait_ms(500);
     keyboard_init();
     fl_select_clock_i2s(FL_CLOCK_DIV1); // assume 100MHz
     fl_i2s_set_tx_rate(1,4);            // set 25 MHz pixel clock 
     
     
     NVIC_SetPriority( EINT3_IRQn, 90 ); 
-    serial.printf("Done\r\n");
+    //wait_ms(500);
+    //serial.puts("Done\r\n");
     
-    
+    //serial.puts("Entering mbedConsole shell\r\n");
     while(1)
     {
         vputs("mbedConsole by Jordan Earls\n");