Do Rev-Ed provide any documentation for PICAXE VSM describing which BASIC commands are not supported and which chip features are not simulated?

[Flenser]

I've just tried to test my first program for the 20X2 in PICAXE VSM and immediately got the following two errors:

• tmr3setup command not supported
• Background 'hserin' receive cannot currently be simulated!

Do Rev-Ed provide any documentation for PICAXE VSM describing which BASIC commands are not supported and which chip features are not simulated?

I searched the picaxe.com web site, the PICAXE VSM installation directories and the PICAXE VSM Help but I did not find anything.

 

[Technical]

I'm not sure such a list has been published, probably mainly because no-one has asked before! PICAXE VSM does very well to fully emulate the vast majority of projects, however there will always be a few technical limitations of what the simulator engine can emulate, particularly with off-processor dedicated silicon modules in the real chip (such as the background hserin). As you have found the emulation will list any commands not supported via error reports at compilation.

 

[system11]

I found the pullup command is missing, it would be nice if that could be implemented sometime. For now I've worked around it adding externals but it's quite a few needless components.