Compatibility with micro:bit V2

[microbit-mark]

Hi @waveshare

This extension is currently not compiling against the latest version of Micro:bit CODAL. This means it will not work with micro:bit V2.

microsoft/pxt-microbit#3506 provides more information on approved builds that are failing.

Whilst it is not on our approved list, we have had a user get in contact to say that it is not working for them.

Software for micro:bit V2 boards is built using CODAL rather than the DAL, and no longer includes the mbed layer. We’ve implemented the most frequently used mbed classes to support easy porting of existing extensions, but there may still be corner cases with this compatibility layer.

As your extension is currently not building, people attempting to use your extension with a micro:bit V2 board will get error 929.

There are details on how to ensure extensions work on both version of the micro:bit here (lancaster-university/codal-microbit-v2#31).

[microbit-mark]

@waveshare please take a look at this issue

[mszulen]

I wish I've found this issue before I've got the display for my 10 years old son.
He has Micro:Bit V2 and this display.
How frustrated he got at the Christmass eve discovering one of his gifts to not work....

[microbit-pauline]

@hnwangkg-ezio and @waveshare - We have another user that has contacted Micro:bit to confirm that the waveshare extension is not working with a micro:bit V2 board. Can you please confirm whether you will be putting the fix in place to enable the V2 board to work?

[mszulen]

This is the response I've received on 26th of Dec from the Waveshare support:
"I'm sorry about the problem.
The package is unavailable because the makecode was updated. We are looking on it and will update as soon as possible."

Seems, there's still nothing changed :(

[microbit-pauline]

I have been in contact with the Waveshare support team and they are working to put a solution in place for V2.

Response is 'Our engineer and working for the package, the problem is that we didn't get the document of the new compiler, in this case we are not able to modify it, could you please help with this?
We are making an javascript version and we will update it in the few days as soon as possible.

@microbit-sam is this something that you can assist the Waveshare team with?

[hnwangkg-ezio]

https://github.com/waveshare/PXT-WSLCD1in8

[hnwangkg-ezio]

you can git this TS version

[hnwangkg-ezio]

We are sorry that this library has not been updated for a long time, because we want to use C++ to process the output of SPI, but recently learned that lancaster-university started editing the C++ compilation document. I will update the C++ version after their document is completed. . Currently, the global refresh using TS takes about 3S refresh time