Notes.txt

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WARP MODE AT START
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To save time when testing your code, you can start UAE in warp mode and lower the "UAE Launch Delay" setting for this VS Code extension to as low as 2 seconds.

For WinUAE, enable the start in warp mode option. You can toggle warp mode on/off with the keyboard shortcut END + PAUSE/BREAK (or create your own shortcut for it).

For FS-UAE, add this line to the "additional configuration": warp_mode = 1. You can manually turn off (toggle) warp mode with ALT + W (CMD + W on Mac OS).

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CLOSE UAE WITH KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
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Close WinUAE with ALT + F4
Close FS-UAE with ALT + Q (CMD + Q on Mac OS)

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USING THE SERIAL PORT FOR DEBUGGING
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You can use the virtual serial port of UAE for debugging your projects. To open the serial port in your BB2 project, use the following line of code:

serialPort.l = OpenSerial("serial.device",0,31250,176)

The value 31250 is the speed and the value 176 is a combination of flags: #serf_xdisabled=128 (disable xon/xoff), #serf_shared=32 (set if you don't need exclusive use of port) and #serf rad_boogie=16 (high speed mode).

To write to the serial port, use the line: 

WriteSerialString 0,"Your text goes here!"

To write numeric values, use the Str$(value) function.

You can connect to this port using Putty or the Serial Monitor extension in VS Code. Connection mode: TCP or RAW, Host: localhost, Port: 1234 and Line ending: CR.