Platforms, Syscalls, and Objects

As explained in the previous topic, Tibbo BASIC and C are "pure" languages — they only provide the language constructs but not the input/output facilities.

All input/output facilities are defined in platforms.

Each type of a Tibbo programmable device is represented by a platform describing this device's capabilities — memory capacity, available features, and so on.

You have to select a platform for every TIDE project you create.

This is done in the Project Setting dialog ( File > Project Settings).

Each platform provides a set of syscalls and a set of objects.

Syscalls ("system calls") form a well-developed API with convenient calls for string handling, encryption, and other handy functions.

Objects package large chunks of device functionality.

Available objects are so sophisticated that many of your programs will end up containing nothing but the "glue code" tying objects together.

Here is a little taste of what's available:

	sock. Sockets		net. Ethernet		wln. Wi-Fi		bt. Bluetooth (BLE)		ppp. PPP
	pppoe. PPPoE		ser. Serial ports		io. Digital I/O		ssi. I2C and SPI		adc. Analog-to-digital
	lcd. LCD/OLED		kp. Keypad		beep. Buzzer		pat. Status LEDs		button. Main button
	stor. EEPROM		fd. Flash disk		romfile. Fixed data		rtc. Real-time clock		sys. System control