Category:GR8NET BASIC
Description
GR8NET BASIC is provided with the GR8NET cartridge created by AGE Labs. This BASIC extension adds a large amount of instructions, most of them are related to Network communication for MSX computers.
Instructions
It extends the 4 following instructions: CLOSE, LOAD, MERGE and OPEN and adds 102 new instructions. For details, check the manual: http://rs.gr8bit.ru/Documentation/GR8NET-manual.pdf
On this page, these instructions are classified according to their purpose. For a general overview of all instructions in alphabetical order, see this page : GR8NET BASIC Instructions.
Note: CALL can be replaced by the character underscore (_). A space is not required after this character. See CALL for more info.
Communication tools
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETTELNET | MSX2 | Perform telnet session using TCP (SCREEN 5 mode) |
| _NETTERM | MSX1 | Perform terminal session using TCP |
Configuration management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETCFG | MSX1 | Interactive GR8NET configuration |
| _NETEXPRT | MSX1 | Create BASIC program containing GR8NET configuration data |
| _NETIMPRT | MSX1 | Fill GR8NET system variables with data from BASIC program created by NETEXPRT |
| _NETOPL4IMG | MSX1 | Set/display OPL4 FPGA engine configuration |
| _NETSAVE | MSX1 | Save current configuration into ROM configuration page |
Detection and identification
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETGETDA | MSX1 | Get default adapter number and list of active adapters |
| _NETSETDA | MSX1 | Set default adapter number |
FPGA serial flash chip management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _FLERASE | MSX1 | Erase a sector in the FPGA serial flash chip |
| _FLINFO | MSX1 | Display information about flash chips installed |
| _FLLIST | MSX1 | List contents of the serial flash chip |
| _FLUPDATE | MSX1 | Update contents of the serial flash chip (replaced _NETFPGAUPD) |
GR8cloud management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETGETCLOUD | MSX1 | Print GR8cloud virtual volume status onto the screen |
| _NETSETCLOUD | MSX1 | Set up GR8cloud virtual volume access |
GR8NET firmware update
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETFWUPDATE | MSX1 | Update the firmware – contents of the onboard flash ROM BIOS chip |
GR8NET RAM buffer / machine RAM access
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETDUMP | MSX1 | Dump data from adapter’s buffer RAM |
| _NETGETMD | MSX1 | Get 32-bit double word from memory converted to double-precision and stored in variable |
| _NETGETMEM | MSX1 | Read 4 consecutive bytes (32-bit data) from the memory |
| _NETLDBUF | MSX1 | Load data from main memory to adapter’s buffer RAM |
| _NETLDRAM | MSX1 | Un-load data from adapter’s buffer RAM to main memory |
| _NETSETDM | MSX1 | Convert double-precision value to 32-bit double word and store this dword into memory |
| _NETSETMEM | MSX1 | Write 4 consecutive bytes (32-bit data) into the memory |
| _NETRCHKS | MSX1 | Calculate simple 16-bit checksum on the buffer RAM contents |
GR8NET RAM disk
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _DSKCFG | MSX1 | Obtain or manage state of disk image |
| _DSKFMT | MSX1 | Initialize RAM-disk image |
| _DSKGETIMG | MSX1 | Get current disk image location |
| _DSKLDIMG | MSX1 | Load image into the RAM disk area in GR8NET buffer RAM |
| _DSKSETIMG | MSX1 | Set disk image location |
| _DSKSTAT | MSX1 | Get/set state of the disk subsystem |
| _DSKSVIMG | MSX1 | Save RAM-disk image onto SD-card |
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETBITOV | MSX1 | Move icon image from GR8NET buffer to VRAM |
| _NETBTOV | MSX1 | Move binary data from the GR8NET buffer to VRAM |
Help, diagnostics and status
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _HELP | MSX1 | Display top level of the instructions Can be replaced by two underscores: __ |
| _NETCODE | MSX1 | Return communication status and HTTP response code |
| _NETDIAG | MSX1 | Turn built-in diagnostic output on or off |
| _NETGETMMV | MSX1 | Get memory manager values |
| _NETHELP | MSX1 | Get help on the GR8NET instructions and their parameters |
| _NETHWMON | MSX1 | Get hardware monitor information (audiophile version only) |
| _NETSETMMV | MSX1 | Set memory manager value |
| _NETSTAT | MSX1 | Display status information about the adapter |
| _NETSYSINFO | MSX1 | Get system information and system performance data |
| _NETVER | MSX1 | Get infos about firmware version |
Localization
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETKJROM | MSX1 | Kanji-ROM status and management |
Multimedia management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETFKOPLLR | MSX1 | Fake OPLL ROM into mapped RAM |
| _NETGETCLK | MSX1 | Get GR8NET or MSX bus clock frequency |
| _NETGETMIX | MSX1 | Set mixer configuration |
| _NETGETOPL | MSX1 | Get status of built-in OPLL/Y8950 and initial setting of sample RAM size |
| _NETGETPSG | MSX1 | Get built-in PSG properties |
| _NETPLAYBUF | MSX1 | Play wave from GR8NET RAM |
| _NETPLAYVID | MSX1 | Play video file from SD-card |
| _NETPLAYWAV | MSX1 | Play wave or MP3 file, or listen to internet radio |
| _NETSETCLK | MSX1 | Set clock source for the GR8NET clock speed calculation |
| _NETSETMIX | MSX1 | Set mixer configuration |
| _NETSETOPL | MSX1 | Enable or disable built-in OPLL/Y8950, control doubling of output amplitude, and set sample RAM size |
| _NETSETPSG | MSX1 | Set built-in PSG properties |
| _NETSNDVOL | MSX1 | Set or display GR8NET audio volume levels |
Network file support
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETSNDDTG | MSX1 | Send datagram / pending data to the remote host |
| CLOSE | MSX1 | Close network stream and free the network socket |
| OPEN | MSX1 | Open network stream in HTTP, TCP, UDP or IP RAW modes |
| (other BASIC I/O instructions) | MSX1 | PRINT#, PRINT# USING, LINEINPUT#, INPUT#, INPUT$, MAXFILES, LOC(f), LOF(f), EOF(f), LOAD, MERGE |
Network management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETCDTOF | MSX1 | Copy DHCP configuration into fixed IP address configuration |
| _NETDHCP | MSX1 | Perform DHCP discovery and dynamic configuration |
| _NETDNS | MSX1 | Get current configured domain name server (DNS) IP address |
| _NETFIX | MSX1 | Configure fixed IP address information into network system |
| _NETGETDNS | MSX1 | Get fixed IP address mode DNS IP address |
| _NETGETGW | MSX1 | Get fixed IP address mode gateway IP address |
| _NETGETIP | MSX1 | Get fixed IP address value |
| _NETGETMASK | MSX1 | Get fixed IP address mask |
| _NETGW | MSX1 | Get current configured gateway |
| _NETIP | MSX1 | Get current configured adapter’s IP address |
| _NETMASK | MSX1 | Get current configured adapter’s subnetwork mask |
| _NETSETDNS | MSX1 | Set fixed configuration DNS IP address |
| _NETSETGW | MSX1 | Set fixed configuration gateway IP address |
| _NETSETIP | MSX1 | Sets fixed configuration IP address value |
| _NETSETMASK | MSX1 | Set fixed configuration IP address mask |
| _NETVARRWTH | MSX1 | Set networking RX window threshold |
| _NETVARUDTO | MSX1 | Set UDP packet timeout for DHCP and DNS operations |
Network or SD-card access
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETBLOAD | MSX1 | Load binary file from the SD-card or remote web server using HTTP |
| _NETBROWSE | MSX1 | Invoke internet and SD-card browser in BASIC |
| _NETGETHOST | MSX1 | Get type of default URI structure, network host name and IP address |
| _NETGETNAME | MSX1 | Get network or SD-card resource’s file name |
| _NETGETPATH | MSX1 | Get network or SD-card resource’s path |
| _NETGETPORT | MSX1 | Get communication port numbers |
| _NETGETQSTR | MSX1 | Get query string set up for network resource |
| _NETRESST | MSX1 | Get status of the SD-card or network resource |
| _NETSETHOST | MSX1 | Set host name/device to access, and perform simple DNS query for network resource if needed |
| _NETSETNAME | MSX1 | Set network or SD-card resource’s file name |
| _NETSETPATH | MSX1 | Set network or SD-card resource’s path |
| _NETSETPORT | MSX1 | Set communication port numbers in the default URI structure |
| _NETSETQSTR | MSX1 | Set query string for network resource processing |
| _NETVARBRSTR | MSX1 | Get URI string of the location selected by user within the browser |
| _NETVARBSIZE | MSX1 | Get size of bloaded data in bytes |
Operating mode management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETGETMAP | MSX1 | Get current memory mapper type and some other operating flags |
| _NETMRESET | MSX1 | Perform soft reset of the machine |
| _NETSETMAP | MSX1 | Set specified memory mapper type and reboot |
| _NETTGTMAP | MSX1 | Set target memory mapper configuration to switch to at the startup |
SD-card low level access
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETSDCRD | MSX1 | Read sectors from the SD-card |
System time management
| Instruction | Generation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _NETGETNTP | MSX1 | Get NTP server properties within fixed IP address configuration |
| _NETGETTSHN | MSX1 | Get time server host name |
| _NETNTP | MSX1 | Get effective configuration of NTP server |
| _NETSETNTP | MSX1 | Set NTP server properties within fixed IP address configuration, and time setting flags |
| _NETSETTSHN | MSX1 | Set time server host name |
| _NETTSYNC | MSX1 | Display and synchronize system time |
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