Remarks

C8800Retro
Status
Source code	GitHub
NuGet package

Code Example

C8800Retro altair;

MicroGraphics graphics;

public override Task Initialize()
{
    Console.WriteLine("Initializing ...");

    altair = new C8800Retro(Device.CreateI2cBus(), Device.Pins.D03);

    var button1B = altair.GetButton(C8800Retro.ButtonColumn._1, C8800Retro.ButtonRow.B);
    button1B.Clicked += Button1B_Clicked;

    graphics = new MicroGraphics(altair)
    {
        CurrentFont = new Font4x8(),
    };

    return base.Initialize();
}

private void Button1B_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Button 1B clicked");
}

public override async Task Run()
{
    altair.EnableBlink(true, true);

    graphics.Clear();
    graphics.DrawText(0, 0, "MF", Color.White);
    graphics.Show();

    await Task.Delay(6000);

    altair.EnableBlink(false);
}

Sample project(s) available on GitHub

Characteristic	Locus
Inheritance	System.Object As1115 > C8800Retro
Implements	IDisposable
Inherited Members	As1115.KeyScanPressStarted As1115.KeyScanPressEnded As1115.KeyScanButtons As1115.GetButton(As1115.KeyScanButtonType) As1115.i2cPeripheral As1115.ColorMode As1115.SupportedColorModes As1115.Width As1115.Height As1115.PixelBuffer As1115.DecodeMode As1115.IsDisposed As1115.EnableBlink(Boolean, Boolean) As1115.SetNumber(Int32) As1115.SetCharacter(As1115.BcdCharacterType, Int32, Boolean) As1115.SetCharacter(As1115.HexCharacterType, Int32, Boolean) As1115.SetIntensity(Byte) As1115.TestMode(Boolean) As1115.Show() As1115.Show(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) As1115.Clear(Boolean) As1115.Fill(Color, Boolean) As1115.Fill(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Color) As1115.DrawPixel(Int32, Int32, Color) As1115.DrawPixel(Int32, Int32, Boolean) As1115.InvertPixel(Int32, Int32) As1115.WriteBuffer(Int32, Int32, IPixelBuffer) As1115.Dispose(Boolean) As1115.Dispose()
Namespace	Meadow.Foundation.mikroBUS.Displays
Assembly	C8800Retro.dll

Syntax

public class C8800Retro : As1115, IDisposable

Constructors

C8800Retro(II2cBus, IPin, Byte)

Creates an Altair 8800 retro click board object

Declaration

public C8800Retro(II2cBus i2cBus, IPin buttonInterruptPin, byte address = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
II2cBus	i2cBus	The I2C bus
IPin	buttonInterruptPin	The interrupt pin
System.Byte	address	The I2C address

Methods

GetButton(C8800Retro.ButtonColumn, C8800Retro.ButtonRow)

Get the button for a given row and column

Declaration

public IButton GetButton(C8800Retro.ButtonColumn column, C8800Retro.ButtonRow row)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
C8800Retro.ButtonColumn	column	The column of the button (1-4)
C8800Retro.ButtonRow	row	The row of the button (A-D)

Returns

Type	Description
IButton	The IButton object