Preparing ugBasic + Xroar for COCO 1/2 dev

[ericomont]

To have ugBasic and Xroar (COCO emulator) up and running, you will need:

• Xroar Emulator. Download the ZIP ARCHIVE file from https://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/ and extract its content to your desired location, preferably outside the usual Windows program files or system locations, like C:/RETRODEV/xroar-1.10-w64

• COCO Roms. Download the roms from the Color Computer Archive at https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/ROMs/XRoar/CoCo/ , for COCO 1 and 2 you will need: BAS13.ROM , EXTBAS11.ROM , DISK11.ROM _ keep those files on the Xroar folder

• ugBasic. Download it from https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/ide and like Xroar, keep it outside of Windows standard folders, like C:/RETRODEV/ugBasic

Run Xroar just to check if it is working fine with the roms, in case a glitched image appears, change the HARDWARE / MACHINE drop down menu to Tandy Coco (NTSC). If all is fine you should be seeing the COCO boot screen with Disk Extended Color Basic.


Run ugBasic, since it is the very first time, it will boot into a wizard, follow along selecting the TRS-80 Color Computer (6809) and hit download on the next page so the necessary files are installed. With that complete, select CONFIGURATIONS / EMULATORS… from the drop down menu and point Xroar and ROMS to your Xroar folder. Save it and the development environment is complete.



To test it, make a new project and type CLS:PRINT “ALL FINE” and save it. From the drop down BUILD menu select RUN / TANDY CORPORATION / TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER and choose XROAR…SINGLE BIN. After compiling, the Xroar emulator should pop up and display a green screen with the printed word.