LuaZM Reference

LuaZM for the Prizm is under active development, but does not yet have a released beta. Stay tuned.

Base Library

The base Lua library has been expanded with a few Prizm-specific functions to make life easier.

run()

run()
run("file.lua")
run("compressed.lc")

Run a Lua script. With no arguments, run will launch a file browser. With arguments, it will run the specified plain-text or compressed Lua program from Flash memory.

This function can also run files in folders, just use the backslash (\). However, you must enclose the string in double braces ([[,]]) so that it does not expect a C-style escape code.

Will not work:

> run("folder\file.lua")
> error: invalid escape sequence

Will work:

> run([[folder\file.lua]])

about()

Displays the about dialog, giving Lua credits.

ZMG Library

All functions in the ZMG ("PriZM Graphics) library are invoked with zmg.function(arguments,...). The functions with filled-in details and arguments have been implemented, but most are untested. Functions without details are unimplemented. They are as follows:

zmg.clear()

zmg.clear()

Clears the VRAM buffer. No arguments, no return value.

zmg.copySprite()

zmg.copysprite(x,y,width,height,data)

Copies the sprite to the VRAM buffer, overwriting any existing contents. Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping.

x: (number) x-coordinate of left edge of sprite
y: (number) y-coordinate of top edge of sprite
width: (number) width of sprite in pixels
height: (number) height of sprite in pixels
data: (string) hex for sprite. 4 hex characters per pixel, 5-6-5 color

zmg.copySpriteMask()

zmg.copyspritemask(x,y,width,height,mask_color,data)

Copies the sprite to the VRAM buffer, overwriting any existing contents. One special color is set as the mask color; any pixels of the sprite with that color are left as transparent instead of being drawn. Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping.

x: (number) x-coordinate of left edge of sprite
y: (number) y-coordinate of top edge of sprite
width: (number) width of sprite in pixels
height: (number) height of sprite in pixels
mask_color: (number) 16-bit color code marking transparent areas of sprites. See drawCircle() for details. data: (string) hex for sprite. 4 hex characters per pixel, 5-6-5 color

zmg.drawLine()

zmg.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color)

Draws a line of color color from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2). Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping.

x1: (number) x-coordinate of first point
y1: (number) y-coordinate of first point
x2: (number) x-coordinate of second point
y2: (number) y-coordinate of second point
color: (number) 16-bit color code. See drawcircle() for details.

zmg.drawPoint()

zmg.drawPoint(x,y,color)

Draw a pixel of color color at (x,y). Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping. x: (number) x-coordinate of pixel
y: (number) y-coordinate of pixel
color: (number) 16-bit color code. See drawcircle() for details.

zmg.drawRect()

zmg.drawRectFill(x,y,width,height,color)

Draw an unfilled rectangle width edges of width width and height height starting from top-left pixel coordinate (x,y). Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping. Width and height must be positive. x: (number) x-coordinate of top-left corner
y: (number) y-coordinate of top-left corner
width: (number) width of rectangle
height: (number) height of rectangle
color: (number) 16-bit color code. See drawcircle() for details.

zmg.drawRectFill()

zmg.drawRectFill(x,y,width,height,color)

Draw a rectangular fill of width width and height height starting from top-left pixel coordinate (x,y). Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping. Width and height must be positive. x: (number) x-coordinate of top-left corner
y: (number) y-coordinate of top-left corner
width: (number) width of fill
height: (number) height of fill
color: (number) 16-bit color code. See drawcircle() for details.

zmg.fastCopy()

zmg.fastCopy()

Copy the VRAM to the LCD. Takes no arguments, has no return value.

zmg.drawCircle()

zmg.drawCircle(x,y,radius,color)

Draws an unfilled circle centered at (x,y) with radius radius and line color color. Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping.

x: (number) x-coordinate of center of circle. Must be onscreen.
y: (number) y-coordinate of center of circle. Must be onscreen.
radius: (number) radius of circle. May put some portions of circle offscreen.
color: (number) A color, such as 0xF500. Not a string. Works with zmg.makeColor() function.

zmg.drawCircleFilled()

zmg.drawCircleFilled(x,y,radius,color)

Draws a filled circle centered at (x,y) with radius radius and line color color. Clips to the current clipping rectangle; if clipRect has not been called, the edges of the screen are used for clipping. Does not draw an outline; if you want a filled outlined circle, call drawCircleFilled followed up drawCircle.

x: (number) x-coordinate of center of circle. Must be onscreen.
y: (number) y-coordinate of center of circle. Must be onscreen.
radius: (number) radius of circle. May put some portions of circle offscreen.
color: (number) A color, such as 0xF500. Not a string. Works with zmg.makeColor() function.

zmg.drawText()

zmg.drawText(x,y,string,fgcolor,bgcolor)

Draw a string in the calculator's PrintMini glyph font with top-left corner (x,y). Off-screen x/y is allowed. The clipping rectangle is not obeyed.

x: (number) x-coordinate of top-left of string of text
y: (number) y-coordinate of top-left of string of text
string: (string) the string to display
fgcolor: (number) Foreground text color. Not a string.
bgcolor: (number) Background text color. Not a string.

zmg.clipRect()

zmg.clipRect(x0,y0,width,height)

Set the clipping rectangle for drawing operations, which defaults to precisely matching the full LCD. Affects drawCircle, drawRectFill, drawRect, drawPoint, drawLine, copySprite, and copySpriteMask.

x0: (number) x-coordinate of top-left of clipping rectangle. Must be on-screen.
y0: (number) y-coordinate of top-left of clipping rectangle. Must be on-screen.
width: (number) width of clipping rectangle. Must be positive.
height: (number) height of clipping rectangle. Must be positive.

zmg.makeColor()

zmg.makeColor(r,g,b)
zmg.makeColor("colorname")

Generate a 16-bit color useable for any of the ZMG routines that require a color. Returns an integer between 0 and 65535 represent a so-callde R5-G6-B5 color. When called with three arguments, it turns red, green, and blue values, each between 0 and 255, into a 5-6-5 color. When called with a single argument, which must be a string, it returns the 5-6-5 color corresponding to that name, or -1 for an unknown color.

r: (number) Red component of color, 0-255
g: (number) Green component of color, 0-255
b: (number) Blue component of color, 0-255
OR colorname: (string) A color name. Valid values are:

aqua, azure, beige, black, blue, blueviolet, brown, chartreuse, chocolate, coral, cornsilk, crimson, cyan, darkblue, darkcyan, darkgray, darkgreen, darkkhaki, darkorange, darkorchid, darkred, darksalmon, darkviolet, deeppink, dimgray, firebrick, forestgreen, fuchsia, gold, goldenrod, gray, green, greenyellow, honeydew, hotpink, indianred, indigo, ivory, khaki, lavender, lawngreen, lightblue, lightcoral, lightcyan, lightgray, lightgreen, lightpink, lightyellow, lime, limegreen, linen, magenta, maroon, midnightblue, mintcream, mistyrose, moccasin, navy, oldlace, olive, olivedrab, orange, orangered, orchid, pink, plum, powderblue, purple, red, royalblue, salmon, sandybrown, seagreen, seashell, sienna, silver, skyblue, slateblue, slategray, snow, springgreen, steelblue, tan, tardisblue, teal, thistle, tomato, turquoise, violet, wheat, white, yellow, yellowgreen

zmg.keyMenu()

zmg.keyMenu()

Get a keypress, and handle the [MENU] key if pressed. This is blocking, meaning that it will not return until a key is pressed, and will therefore not return zero. Takes no arguments, returns a number. The [ON] key will cause the Lua interpreter to abort, analogous to an [ON]-break or Ctrl-C. Screenshots can be taken using the Screen Receiver software while this function is running.

zmg.keyMenuFast()

zmg.keyMenuFast()

Get a keypress, and handle the [MENU] key if pressed. This is non-blocking, and returns zero if no key is pressed. Takes no arguments, returns a number. The [ON] key will cause the Lua interpreter to abort, analogous to an [ON]-break or Ctrl-C.

zmg.keyDirectPoll()

zmg.keyDirectPoll()

Move the current key poll buffer into the previous key poll buffer, and re-poll the keys. Must be called at least once (ideally twice) before zmg.keyDirect(key) is called.

zmg.keyDirect()

zmg.keyDirect(key)

Checks whether key is currently released, pressed, or held. Does not allow [ON]-breaking, [MENU], or screenshots. Returns:

• 0 if it was released during the current and previous polling period.
• 1 if it was held during the previous polling period, then released.
• 2 if it is now pressed, but was not pressed during the previous polling period.
• 3 if it has been held for two polling periods.

key: (number) The key to check for. Uses KEY_PRGM_*-style keycodes (see below for full list)

zmg.time()

zmg.time()

Get the current Unix epoch time (that is, the number of seconds since 00:00:00 1/1/1970). Uses the Prizm's internal clock, and returns an integer counting the number of seconds since the beginning of the epoch.

zmg.ticks()

zmg.ticks()

Returns the current value of the Prizm's 64Hz clock, which increments every 1/128th of a second. May recycle unexpectedly; good for making games run at a consistent speed regardless of user input.

Keycodes

[LEFT]  38     [F1]    79     [SHIFT] 78     [ALPHA] 77
[DOWN]  37     [F2]    69     [OPTN]  68     [x^2]   67
[UP]    28     [F3]    59     [VARS]  58     [^]     57
[RIGHT] 27     [F4]    49     [MENU]  48     [EXIT]  47
               [F5]    39
               [F6]    29
 
[X/O/T] 76     [a b/c] 75
[log]   66     [F<->D] 65 
[ln]    56     [(]     55 
[sin]   46     [)]     45
[cos]   36     [,]     35 
[tan]   26     [->]    25
 
[7]     74     [4]     73     [1]     72     [0]     71
[8]     64     [5]     63     [2]     62     [.]     61
[9]     54     [6]     53     [3]     52     [EXP]   51
[DEL]   44     [*]     43     [+]     42     [(-)]   41
[AC/ON] 10     [/]     33     [-]     32     [EXE]   31

Version History

v0.1 Beta: (Release 2012-09-08) First public beta, first version of the ZMG library, no OS, IO, or Coroutines libraries.