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Revise README for PicoCalc file transfer instructions
Updated sections on transferring files with the PicoCalc for clarity and consistency.
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- `utils\` useful utilities
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- `toys\` little toy programs
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## Transferring with the PicoCalc
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## Transferring Files with the PicoCalc
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The fastest way to transfer files, in bulk, is via the SD card -- if you have an SD card reader. Alternatively you can connect to the PicoCalc via the serial connection. First turn on the PicoCalc and connect to your computer via the USB-C port on the PicoCalc.
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> [!TIP]
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> I use popOS at home and I found initially that the PicoCalc would connect, attach to ttyUSB0, and immediately disconnect. The solution was to uninstall `brltty`.
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Which is the PicoCalc being detected and attached to `/dev/ttyUSB0`. The user requires read-write permission to connect to the device, which can be accomplished by adding it to the group the device is in with `ls`.
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Which is the PicoCalc being detected and attached to `/dev/ttyUSB0`. The user requires read-write permission to connect to the device, which can be accomplished by adding the user to the same group as the device.
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~~~bash
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ls -lah /dev/ttyUSB0
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On my machine it is in the group `dialout`
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crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Dec 3 19:06 /dev/ttyUSB0
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After the user has been added to the group (and possibly after logging out and back in), the PicoCalc can be connected to without having to use `sudo`.
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On my machine it is in the group `dialout`. After the user has been added to the group (and possibly after logging out and back in), the PicoCalc can be connected to without having to use `sudo`.
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### Configuring minicom
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Minicom will look for a config file in `$HOME` when given an appropriate name, and if one isn't found it will create it, e.g. this creates a config file named 'picocalc'
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Minicom will look for a config file in `$HOME` when given an appropriate name and, if one isn't found, will create one, e.g. this creates a config file named 'picocalc'
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~~~bash
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minicom picocalc
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From within minicom hit `Ctrl-A` followed by `o` to open the configuration menu and adjust the default settings to the PicoCalc. This will save a `.minirc.picocalc` in `$HOME`, mine looks like this:
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From within minicom hit `Ctrl-A` followed by `o` to open the configuration menu and adjust the default settings to the PicoCalc. This will save a `.minirc.picocalc` file in `$HOME`, mine looks like this:
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# Machine-generated file - use setup menu in minicom to change parameters.
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xmodem receive "your/directory/and/file"
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Then hit `Ctrl-A` followed by `s` in minicom and select the file you wish to send. Since minicom is connected as a terminal this all be done in the same terminal window.
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Where the directory and filename is what it will be saved as on the PicoCalc. Then hit `Ctrl-A` followed by `s` in minicom and select the file you wish to send. Since minicom is connected as a terminal this can all be done in the same terminal window.
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To do the reverse, first enter the following into the PicoCalc
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To send files from the PicoCalc to the computer, first enter the following into the PicoCalc
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xmodem send "your/directory/and/file"

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