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3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« on: May 12, 2012, 02:22:27 pm »
After 5 years, it seems like USB will finally be usable by the TI community on the TI-Nspire!



As said on ExtendeD's blog and TI-Planet, the use of an USB keyboard is pretty unstable, but it is still promising. Maybe in the future this might open the path for point and click games without being forced to rely on the touchpad or clickpad controls?
« Last Edit: May 12, 2012, 02:22:50 pm by DJ_O »
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2012, 02:48:46 pm »
That's AWESOME!
Now whoever makes those starcraft clones won't have much of a problem playing it!
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2012, 04:13:52 pm »
How bout minecraft?
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2012, 04:15:03 pm »
How does he always come up with these things ??? it's just amazing ö even more, it's incredible !
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2012, 05:26:00 pm »
Wow, there was no USB Nspire programs until now?
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2012, 08:24:02 pm »
Wow, that would be awesome for games like Doom...
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2012, 10:06:38 pm »
Hurray for ndless! USB devices ftw! Also it's supporting a wireless mouse!  :D
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2012, 10:20:34 pm »
Wow, this is making the TI-Nspire better and my ex-friend would love this! If only TI just let us program in assembly, then it would surpass the 89!
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2012, 11:11:55 pm »
Quote from: blue_bear_94 on May 12, 2012, 05:26:00 pm
Wow, there was no USB Nspire programs until now?
I am surprised there are even USB possibilities already. For the TI-84 Plus, although USB8x came out one year after the calc, today the USB protocol is still a major hassle to use and understand for most people, it seems. I was not expecting any USB discoveries for the TI-Nspire until 2015-2017 or something.

Maybe that can allow Calc84maniac to revive his 83+ emulator for the TI-Nspire?
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2012, 11:12:51 pm »
Why not use the 84+ keypad? Unless your Nspire is CX or CAS of course.
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2012, 11:14:21 pm »
Quote from: DJ_O on May 12, 2012, 11:11:55 pm
Quote from: blue_bear_94 on May 12, 2012, 05:26:00 pm
Wow, there was no USB Nspire programs until now?
I am surprised there are even USB possibilities already. For the TI-84 Plus, although USB8x came out one year after the calc, today the USB protocol is still a major hassle to use and understand for most people, it seems. I was not expecting any USB discoveries for the TI-Nspire until 2015-2017 or something.

Maybe that can allow Calc84maniac to revive his 83+ emulator for the TI-Nspire?

Actually, I think you'll see quite a bit of USB stuff coming for the Nspire. Unlike the 84+/SE, the controller is relatively well understood and documented, and is relatively easy to interface with. No such official documentation exists for the 84+/SE's controller.
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2012, 11:21:16 pm »
Ah ok, but any clue why for the 84+ it has so few documentation? ??? I am kinda surprised considering TI didn't intend to allow ASM and C on the TI-Nspire and didn't release any ASM documentation for that calc, unlike the 84+. Or is it just because the 84+ controller is less common outside the calc world, and thus, less documented due to that?
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2012, 11:22:16 pm »
I think it's a combination of both.
Edit: I've never seen the 84+ controller, and obviously TI never released Asm documentation for the Nspire.
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2012, 11:28:15 pm »
The Nspire is a combination of a lot of off-the-shelf parts, each with their own very public datasheet.

We have no idea what the 84+/SE USB controller is, and have no way of getting to it -- it might even be something custom, which could explain why it doesn't resemble any other known USB controller out there.
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Re: 3rd-party USB Nspire programs on the horizon?
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2012, 01:22:16 am »
Haha !
I imagine myself at an exam, taking my mouse and my keyboard out of my bag :P

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