SaveKey for Beginners

[EvoMikeUK]

Hi All,

 

I need to integrate the SaveKey into my game currently into development, does anyone have any good intro tutorials on SaveKey integration into bB games?

 

Thank you, Michael

Edited February 20 by EvoMikeUK

[EvoMikeUK]

I have found this: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/176797-bb-atarivox-support-part-1-the-atarivox-eeprom/

[EvoMikeUK]

Does anyone know why I get this error when including the driver asm? 
 

bbavox-eeprom-file.asm (381): error: Unknown Mnemonic 'I2C_SUBS'

[EvoMikeUK]

Figured it out, needed to include the other inc file too in the directory.

[EvoMikeUK]

Even using this example.... The console doesnt display the saved data (yet doesnt throw the error either of a red background), yet stella does?

 

rem ** the bB score as regular variables...

dim sc1=score

dim sc2=score+1

dim sc3=score+2

 

rem ** randomize the first score byte...

sc1=5

 

rem ** write the first score byte to AtariVox location $3001

rem ** if the write is successful, temp1=0, else temp1=$ff

rem **

rem ** We don't care about the return value, but we need to use

rem ** "temp2=" to keep bB's syntax checker happy.

rem **

temp2=AVoxWriteByte($30,$01,sc1)

 

rem ** check if the write worked. If not, we won't support AtariVox...

rem **

if temp1<>0 then COLUBK=$44:goto main

 

 

rem ** Stick a drawscreen between your AtariVox reads/writes. Otherwise

rem ** you'll use too many cycles...

rem **

drawscreen

 

rem ** read from AtariVox location $3001, and store the result in the sc3 var.

rem ** if the read is successful, temp1=0, else temp1=$ff

rem **

sc3=AVoxReadByte($30,$01)

 

COLUBK=$0

drawscreen

 

rem ** loop forever...

main

scorecolor=$0f

drawscreen

goto main

 

rem ** include the AtariVox wrapper and driver code...

asm

include "bbavox-eeprom-static.asm"

end

[+Karl G]

This example might be a little confusing because it does not attempt to load data saved between sessions, but saves from one score byte, and reads to another in the same session. Of you see the same number repeated in the score, then it worked. After running it once, if you want to see if the previously-saved byte was successfully retrieved, you can modify the code to take out the randomization and the first write to see the same number when you run it every session after that, e.g.:

 

 rem ** the bB score as regular variables...
 dim sc1=score
 dim sc2=score+1
 dim sc3=score+2
 
 rem ** randomize the first score byte...
 sc1=5
 
 rem ** write the first score byte to AtariVox location $3001
 rem ** if the write is successful, temp1=0, else temp1=$ff
 rem **
 rem ** We don't care about the return value, but we need to use
 rem ** "temp2=" to keep bB's syntax checker happy.
 rem **
 ; temp2=AVoxWriteByte($30,$01,sc1)
 
 rem ** check if the write worked. If not, we won't support AtariVox...
 rem **
 if temp1<>0 then COLUBK=$44:goto main
 
 
 rem ** Stick a drawscreen between your AtariVox reads/writes. Otherwise
 rem ** you'll use too many cycles...
 rem **
 drawscreen
 
 rem ** read from AtariVox location $3001, and store the result in the sc3 var.
 rem ** if the read is successful, temp1=0, else temp1=$ff
 rem **
 sc3=AVoxReadByte($30,$01)
 
 COLUBK=$0
 drawscreen
 
 rem ** loop forever...
main
 scorecolor=$0f
 drawscreen
 goto main
 
 rem ** include the AtariVox wrapper and driver code...
 asm
 include "bbavox-eeprom-static.asm"
end

 

[EvoMikeUK]

Working perfect now! Thank you!

Ok, it was dry joints on the controller port! Sorry to bother you all, feel a bit embarrassed now lol