Execute Lua scripts with hostlua & notepad++

Project CHDK hostlua for Windows with the editor Notepad++

• Project version 4.1
• CHDK version: 1.5, with adjustments for 1.3 Scripts
• Licence: GPL2 (C)2012-2017 forum.chdk-treff.de
• Authors: rudi, msl
• Sources: https://app.assembla.com/spaces/rudi_space/subversion/source/HEAD/hostluaPortable/trunk

Description

• execute CHDK Lua scripts
• execute CHDK Lua scripts on camera emulator width virtual keyboard and display
• Editor with autocomplete and highlighting for CHDK keywords
• Function list for LUA functions and simple tables

additional with installed libusb driver

• execute CHDK Lua scripts on the camera
• upload files to the camera
• running of chdkptp commands

Software of other developers included in the package

• Notepad++ configured for project CHDK-hostlua, Extension NppExec for Notepad++ Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/NppExec/
• CHDK emulator for Lua scripts (emu.lua, camera_funcs.lua), Autor reyalp, Source: https://app.assembla.com/spaces/chdk/subversion/source/HEAD/trunk/tools/hostlua/emu , Not all CHDK Lua functions are available.
• Transferring of CHDK files to the camera and executing commands via PTP with the package chdkptp-r658-win32 and updates to trunk 706, Autor reyalp Source: http://www.assembla.com/spaces/chdkptp/

Requirements:

• PC with Windows
• libusb driver installed for the use of PTP
• Download: hostluaPortable.zip

Installation:

• Note that this installation procedure will not work if any of the file paths have spaces or special characters in them.

• Optional, but required for all PTP functions: installed libusb driver for using CHDK with PTP

• Unzip the folder "hostluaPortable" from hostluaPortable.zip to any destination.

• Configuration: Run file "config.cmd in main folder "hostluaPortable\"

• Start of Noptepad++ Portable via link "Start Notepad++" in the main folder "hostluaPortable\"

Operations

General

• Lua files are always subjected to a simple syntax examination.

File locations:

• CHDK files: "hostluaPortable\A\CHDK\..."
• Lua libraries: "hostluaPortable\A\CHDK\LUALIB\"
• Lua scripts: accepted from all folders, copy to the camera "A\CHDK\SCRIPS\".
• PTP command files have the extension ".ptp", accepted from all folders.

Available commands in Notepad++ console:

• CHDK LUA local > Execute Lua scripts in the CHDK script emulator.
• CHDK LUA local keypad > Execute Lua scripts in the camera emulator withvirtual keyboard and display.

> GUI keypad usage:

         shortcut    | description
     ---------------------------------
     [CTRL]+[UP]     | button UP
     [CTRL]+[DOWN]   | button DOWN
     [CTRL]+[RIGHT]  | button RIGHT
     [CTRL]+[LEFT]   | button LEFT
     [CTRL]+[ENTER]  | button FUNC/SET
     [CTRL]+[h]      | button SHOOT HALF
     [CTRL]+[s]      | button SHOOT FULL
     [CTRL]+[v]      | button VIDEO
     [CTRL]+[+]      | button ZOOM IN
     [CTRL]+[-]      | button ZOOM OUT
     [CTRL]+[m]      | button MENU
     [CTRL]+[d]      | button DISP.
     [CTRL]+[1]      | button RC1
     [CTRL]+[2]      | button RC2
     [CTRL]+[3]      | button RC3
     [CTRL]+[4]      | button RC4
     [F2]            | toggle LCD width
     [F3]            | LCD width 360 px
     [F4]            | LCD width 480 px
     [ESC]           | EXIT - break runnig script and close keypad

     context menu:
     "LCD Width" ------+-- "LCD 360 px"
                       +-- "LCD 480 px"

     "Code Page" ------+-- "1250"
                       +-- "1251"
                       +-- "1252"
                       +-- "1253"
                       +-- "1254"
                       +-- "1257"

     "GUI Close Type" -+-- "On Exit Script"
                       +-- "After 10 Seconds"
                       +-- "On Lost Focus"
     "Exit"

• CHDK LUA remote > Transferring files to the camera and run Lua scripts on the camera.

• CHDK LUA remote output > The same as "CHDK LUA remote". In addition, the outputs of the script console output to the Notepad++ console at script end. Scripts will run a bit slower compared to "LUA CHDK remote".

• CHDK PTP > Processing of PTP commands with chdkptp. Command list under "hostlua\bin\chdkptp_USAGE.TXT" or usage.txt.

Usage

• Open a CHDK Lua file in Notepad++.
• Start console command in Notepad++

- with menu "Macro"

- context menu "CHDK hostlua"

- key [F6]

• Repeat last console command: [CTRL]+[F6]

Update hostluaPortable

• save newest hostluaPortable_X.X.XXX.zip (4.1.005 or higher) to main folder "hostluaPortable\"
• run update.cmd on main folder "hostluaPortable\"

Links

• Discussion about this project (German): http://forum.chdk-treff.de/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3540
• Discussion about Lua development environments: http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=2929.0