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Welcome to PocketC.H.I.P.

PocketC.H.I.P. Front

Hey! Thanks for checking out PocketC.H.I.P.!

PocketC.H.I.P. is a game console, a portable synthesizer, and a Linux field terminal. With a bit of effort, it can become a whole lot more – see PockulusC.H.I.P., PocketC.H.I.P. as a VR headset here.

The point is, PocketC.H.I.P. can be what you want it to be and we’re excited to see what you will do with your PocketC.H.I.P..

These are the Docs, which are intended to help you get started with PocketC.H.I.P.. The Docs will introduce you to the software that comes pre-installed on PocketC.H.I.P., explain how to use the system, and hopefully plant some ideas about how you can do even more with your PocketC.H.I.P..

The Docs will not teach you how to code (though it will give tips), how to program a game (though it will explain the tools), how to make music (though it will describe options), or how to build onto PocketC.H.I.P. (though it be encouraged).

Have fun!

Quick Start

This section explains how to turn on PocketC.H.I.P., setup WiFi, and charge your device.

Step 1

Turn on PocketC.H.I.P. by pressing down the Home/Power button located at the bottom in the middle of the keyboard for about two seconds.

PocketC.H.I.P. will take a moment to fully load, but while it does you will see the C.H.I.P. logo and then a PocketC.H.I.P. splash screen.

Once PocketC.H.I.P. is ready you will see a series of slides showing the PocketC.H.I.P. basics. Use the right arrow key or tap the right side of the screen to advance forward in the slideshow.

Once you have clicked through the basics, you will see a screen with six icons. This is the Home Screen.

Annotated HOME screen

Use a finger or stylus (or really anything that’s solid and isn’t sharp) to tap on the application you want to use. Press gently enough to make contact with the screen. There’s no need to apply a lot of force. A gentle touch will do.

While using an application, press the Home/Power button to return to the Home Screen.

WiFi Setup

Settings icon

From the Home Screen, tap the settings icon in the bottom right corner to access the Settings Screen.

Press the button to the right of the WiFi toggle switch to open a menu of all the networks in range. Scroll through the list and select your network by pressing the arrows above and below the network names. To refresh the network list, just exit the list and enter again.

When prompted, enter the network password in the text field, then touch the Connect button. It may take a few seconds to connect.

Charging

image of PocketC.H.I.P. with cable plugged in

Plug in PocketC.H.I.P. to a 5-volt 1.5A power supply with a USB-micro cable to charge the 3.7V battery.

Because it is C.H.I.P.’s on-board circuitry that manages the charging of PocketC.H.I.P.’s battery, the C.H.I.P. must remain attached to PocketC.H.I.P. for battery charging.

PocketC.H.I.P. is compatible with most cell phone chargers that use a USB-micro cable.

Troubleshooting

If PocketC.H.I.P. becomes unresponsive, hold down the Home/Power button for eight seconds. This will cut power to PocketC.H.I.P., and immediately shut it down. Only use this shutdown method if no other shutdown methods work.

PocketC.H.I.P. at a Glance

PocketC.H.I.P. front and back

Touchscreen

touchscreen

PocketC.H.I.P. features a 4.3" display made up of 480 x 272 pixels. The display is resistive touch and responds to tapping and sliding. This means you can use a finger or almost any object that isn’t sharp – you don’t want to scratch your screen.

Tap once to open apps, press buttons, and close windows.

Press and slide to scroll, adjust sliders, and resize windows.

Keyboard

Keyboard layout

PocketC.H.I.P. has a full QWERTY keyboard with comfortably located arrow keys for gaming.

Each button is labeled with pink text, which identifies the default button behavior. Some buttons have two rows of pink text stacked atop each other. The bottom text is the primary behavior of the key. The top text identifies the button’s secondary behavior, which is accessible by holding down SHIFT and pressing the button.

For example: Holding SHIFT and pressing 1 types !

Some buttons are labeled to the top-left with white text on a pink background. These keys are mostly located on the right side of PocketC.H.I.P.’s keyboard and are for characters like function keys (F1, F2, … F11) and lesser used punctuation marks ({}<>|;). To type these specialized characters, hold the FN key and press the desired button.

Function keys

For example: Holding FN and pressing J types >.

Removable enclosure

Exploded View

PocketC.H.I.P. is extremely hackable and we encourage you to modify the hardware. It is easy to take apart, since there are no screws used in the assembly.

Bezel

If you want to fully disassemble PocketC.H.I.P., first (carefully) remove C.H.I.P. from the back of PocketC.H.I.P.. Then flip PocketC.H.I.P. around and remove the frame (technically known as a bezel) around the perimeter of the screen. Remove the back case of PocketC.H.I.P. by pressing the tabs above the screen and on either side of the Home/Power button.

While the case is open, check out the “secret” prototyping area and GPIO solder pads inside the enclosure!

Open PocketC.H.I.P. to reveal a secret prototyping area

GPIO Access

GPIO

Along the top edge of PocketC.H.I.P. are input and output pins from C.H.I.P.. These are great for attaching and controlling sensors, motors, and LEDs.

See the C.H.I.P. documentation to learn how to use them here.

Pencil stand

Stand it up with a pencil

Give your hands a break! You can prop PocketC.H.I.P. up on a table with a pencil or pen. Pencils go in the hole to the right, and pens in the left hole. You only need one to prop PocketC.H.I.P. up.

Power and Charging

Battery Life

Check out that battery

Your PocketC.H.I.P. uses a 3.7-volt LiPo battery, that should last for about five hours of use. Increase battery life by dimming the screen brightness and turning off WiFi.

The top left corner of the screen shows your battery level, and PocketC.H.I.P. will warn you when the battery charge is getting too low for operation.

Charge PocketC.H.I.P.

Charging PocketC.H.I.P.

Plug PocketC.H.I.P. into a 5-volt 1.5A power supply with a USB-micro cable to charge the 3.7V battery.

Because it’s C.H.I.P.’s on-board circuitry that manages the charging of PocketC.H.I.P.’s battery, the C.H.I.P. must remain attached to PocketC.H.I.P. for battery charging.

PocketC.H.I.P. is compatible with with most cell phone chargers that use a USB-micro cable.

Sleep and Shutdown

Power icon

Sleep

Sleep is a low-power state that saves battery, and also saves you time, since it’s faster for PocketC.H.I.P. to wake from sleep than to boot from a powered-off state.

To enter sleep mode, tap the power icon in the bottom left corner of the home screen and select “Sleep.” from the menu.

PocketC.H.I.P. is designed to turn off the screen and backlight after a few minutes without any user interaction.

To wake up PocketC.H.I.P. from sleep state, simply touch the screen or press a key.

Power menu

Shutdown

Shutdown PocketC.H.I.P. by pressing the power icon in the bottom left corner of the home screen and tapping “shutdown.”

If for some reason, PocketC.H.I.P. becomes unresponsive, you can also shut down PocketC.H.I.P. by holding down the HOME/Power button for eight seconds. This cuts battery power to PocketC.H.I.P. and shuts it off. Only use this method if all other methods do not work.

Using PocketC.H.I.P.

Keyboard Shortcuts

PocketC.H.I.P. has a few keyboard shortcuts that will make it faster for you to do common tasks on the device.

Flashing

To flash PocketC.H.I.P., take C.H.I.P. out and flash it independently. To flash it with the latest factory image follow the Flash C.H.I.P. With an OS instructions on the C.H.I.P. doc page.

WARNING: This will permanently delete all the data on PocketC.H.I.P., so backup anything you want to keep!

Applications

Homescreen

Your PocketC.H.I.P. comes with six applications on the Home Screen.

PICO-8

PICO-8 icon

Play PICO-8

Playing PICO-8 games

Play games, change games, and make games with PICO-8! With a couple keystrokes you can join the PICO-8 community and modify their games, or even make your own!

For more resources to learn PICO-8, search YouTube for PICO-8 videos and check out the PICO-8 Fanzine link.

Splore all the games

PICO-8 starts in splore mode, which lets you select which game to load.

If PocketC.H.I.P. is connected to WiFi, PICO-8 community made games can be downloaded and played here. Navigate the menus using the arrow keys, and press 0 to select a game.

While in the splore mode, press ESC and select EXIT TO CONSOLE to start PICO-8’s command line interface. PICO-8’s command line commands are listed below:

Make Games (with PICO-8)

Edit Screens

Gamers, get ready to become game-makers. In addition to playing the community’s games, PICO-8 allows you to modify existing games, or create games of your own using the code, graphics, and sound editors. See the image above to learn which icon stands for which editing mode, and keep reading for an explanation of each mode.

Code Editor

Write your own PICO-8 games

Access the code editor from the command line by pressing ESC. If you are in the middle of a game, press ESC and select EDIT THIS CART to edit the game’s code. Some other helpful shortcuts are:

The code editor is not the only editor in PICO-8. Access the other editors by tapping on the icons in the upper right-hand corner of the editor.

Sprite Editor

Draw custom graphics

Use the sprite editor to create custom artwork that makes up tiles, characters, or other graphical elements of the game. The navigator at the bottom of the sprite editor screen shows an 8x8 pixel box that is displayed in the sprite sheet window. It is possible to use the tools (pan, select) to edit larger areas.

The tools can be found directly below the 8x8 editor widow and above the sprite sheet. Use the following tools to create and edit sprites:

Draw Tool

Stamp Tool

Select Tool

Pan Tool

Fill Tool

Map Editor

Create your own levels

The tools for the map editor work similarly to those in the sprite editor. However, rather than choosing colors, select a sprite and use the draw or fill tool to place sprites into the map sheet.

Sound Effects Editor

Customize sound effects

PICO-8’s sound editor has two view modes: graph view and tracker view. Switch between modes by tapping on the graph and tracker buttons in the upper-left corner of the sound editor.

In both views, the number in the top left, under the view selector is the sound effect number. PICO-8 can handle 64 different effects.

Change the speed of the sound by clicking on the number in the box labelled SPD. Tap and drag to change the value (dragging left decreases, dragging right increases). The SPD value describes the duration of each note, so the higher the value, the slower the sound will play.

The LOOP values define the start and end points of a section of the sound effect that repeats. These can be changed by tapping and dragging like the SPD values.

Select from the eight available instruments by clicking on the gray waveform boxes below the SPD and LOOP fields.

Press the spacebar to play/stop the current sound effect.

Graph mode

In graph mode, choose an instrument and then click-and-drag left-to-right to draw the sound across the pitch window. Draw higher in the window to create a sound with a higher pitch. Adjust the volume of each note, with the sliders in the volume window at the bottom of the graph mode screen.

Tracker mode

In the tracker mode, each line of six dots represents a note. Each dot represents an aspect of the note. In left-to-right order they are:

Frequency

Octave

For each note, choose octave 1, 2, 3, or 4 in the OCT field at the top, or type the corresponding number. 1 is the lowest octave and 4 is the highest.

Instrument

Choose one of the instruments in the gray waveform boxes or type the corresponding number (0 through 7).

Volume

Choose volume level in the VOL field or type the corresponding number (0 through 7).

Effect

Choose an effect from the boxes under the instruments or type the corresponding number (0 through 7). The 8 effects are:

Music Editor

Compose your soundtrack

The music editor allows up to four effects at a time for your game’s soundtrack. Click on the boxes above each column to activate the track and choose which effects will be included in each song pattern.

Patterns can be set to move to the next pattern, repeat the current pattern, or stop when finished with the arrow and stop icons on the upper right.

PICO-8 can hold up to 64 song patterns.

SunVox

SunVox Icon

The SunVox tracker is a fully featured music production studio. It’s lightweight, sounds great, and is designed to work with a stylus on a single, small screen. As a result, it’s a perfect fit for for making music and playing with sound on PocketC.H.I.P..

To get started launch SunVox, put on some headphones, press SHIFT-space to start playback, and dive into a complete world of electronic sound. While SunVox is pretty much limitless in its configuration, C.H.I.P. has limited CPU and memory resources. Keep in mind if you add a lot of filters, reverbs, and delays, SunVox might stutter on playback. It’s also a good idea to quit any other processes running on C.H.I.P.. Use ALT-tab to go to other applications and windows and CTL-q to quit them.

Interface Overview

Here’s a quick overview of what you see when you launch SunVox, and what the different parts of the interface do. Visit the SunVox page for more information, including complete keyboard mappings. There are also lots of introductory SunVox videos on YouTube, just search for SunVox intro videos.

SunVox screen areas notated

Keyboard Shortcuts

We’ve modified some of the default keyboard shortcuts to work better with the PocketC.H.I.P. keyboard. Here’s what’s different:

Command Keys
play Shift-space
stop Shift-v
play from beginning Shift-b
play pattern Shift-n
record Shift-r
octaves 0-8 Shift-[0-8]

Pattern Editor

SunVox pattern editor

The Pattern Editor is like a page of sheet music. Instead of staffs, measures, clefs, notes, and articulations, it has 32 rows and several columns that represent pitch, timing, and even how a pitch is played (soft, hard, bright, etc).

Patterns represent chunks of a song that will later be dropped into the timeline of the song and arranged with other patterns.

Note: All the numbers are in hexadecimal, so instead of the number 46, you’ll see 2E. These notes can play drums, lead instruments that sound like a guitar (maybe), bass notes, or even atonal washes of sound.

In the pattern editor you can add notes and note modifiers to compose patterns.

Spacebar toggles edit mode on and off, use the arrow keys to select rows, use letters to enter notes, use numbers to enter (hexadecimal) values for velocity, module, and control values.

Touch Keyboard

The Touch Keyboard is in the middle of the screen. Tap on it and you’ll hear sound.

If you’re editing a Pattern, you can use this to enter notes. Just tap in the first column in the editor where you want a note to play and then tap the note on the touch keyboard. The editor will record the note you play and then move to the next line so you can tap the next note you want to play.

You can also use PocketC.H.I.P.’s QWERTY keyboard to enter notes. To enter notes on the QWERTY keyboard, use it similar to a piano. For example, Z is a c note and X is a d note.

From left to right across the bottom row of the keyboard, the notes ascend.

For sharp and flat notes, use the row above. For example, S is a c-sharp because it is above and between the Z and X keys (similar to where the c-sharp key is on a piano, above and between the c and d notes).

Modules (synths and effects)

SunVox modules

The Module Editor is located below the Touch Keyboard on its right. This includes the different instruments, synthesizers, or effects you can use to change the sounds that you put into the patterns above. You can add new modules, delete current modules or rearrange modules to fit your needs.

With any sounds you make, you need something to generate the sound first. Double-tap on the background in the module editor and then choose a generator from the list. Once you’ve picked a generator you need to connect it to the output. Do this by holding SHIFT and then tapping and dragging from the generator to the OUT box

You can also add effects to the sounds made by the generator. Double-tap in the background again and choose an effect from the list. Now change the route the sound goes through by tapping and dragging from the generator to the effect. Then tap-and-drag from the effect to the output box.

You can have multiple instruments and different paths for the sound in the editor at one time. When editing patterns, tap on the generator you want to use and then edit the pattern. Changes to the pattern will be made using the currently selected generator.

To delete an effect or generator, double-tap the module and tap the delete button.

Parameter Controls

Parameter Controls for the currently selected module are in the bottom left corner of the interface. Violin players can bend a string and change how they bow, vocalists can shape their mouths and vocal chords, electric guitarists can stomp on pedals and hit the whammy bar, synthesizer nerds can turn knobs and sliders. In SunVox, you can modify how a synth or effect sounds using the horizontal sliders in the Parameter Controls.

Tap on a module and use the Parameter Controls on the left to modify the sound. Play the (piano or PocketC.H.I.P.) keyboard to hear the sound of a synth module. Use CTRL-arrows to jump to different modules. SHIFT-drag to connect and disconnect modules.

Octave Up/Down

Change the octave of the touch keyboard.

SunVox timeline view

Terminal

image of terminal

Many may find the Terminal archaic or intimidating, it’s a place to type commands directly to the computer for execution and evaluation by the operating system. There are no icons, just text.

Use the terminal to dive into the operating system’s guts, quickly move files around, play with PocketC.H.I.P.’s GPIO, or extend its capabilities. There’s a primer on using Terminal in the C.H.I.P. documentation here if you want to learn more.

Terminal Top Buttons

Terminal buttons

The Terminal has a few small buttons at top. From left to right, they are:

Write

image of write

Write is a minimalist text editor that’s well suited for basic text entry tasks. If you’re looking to code with Write, you’ll be pleased to learn that it supports line numbering and auto indentation, just look under the “Option” menu.

File Browser

image of file browser

The File Browser provides a visual representation of the files on your PocketC.H.I.P. using icons. Drag, drop, and double-click your way through this application for full control over every file on your device.

Help

image of help icon

You are reading it right now. No kidding! This document is available online and locally on PocketC.H.I.P., which means anywhere PocketC.H.I.P. goes, help will be right there with it.

Settings

settings

Use the PocketC.H.I.P. settings to change WiFi, screen brightness, or volume levels.

sproket

To access the PocketC.H.I.P. settings, tap on the sprocket icon on the Home Screen.

WiFi & Bluetooth

wifi settings

From the Settings Screen, tap the toggle switch next to the WiFi icon to turn WiFi on or off.

Press the button to the right of the WiFi switch to open a menu of all the networks in range. Scroll through the list by tapping the onscreen arrows, and select your network by tapping on its name.

When prompted, enter the network password in the text field, then touch the Connect button. It may take a few seconds to connect.

Currently only WiFi is configurable from the PocketC.H.I.P graphical interface. If you want to configure Bluetooth, consult the C.H.I.P. documentation page here.

Screen Brightness

brightness

Tap the brightness slider on the left to decrease brightness or tap the right to increase. Lowering the brightness is an easy way to increase battery life.

Volume

volume

Adjust the volume slider by tapping on the left to decrease volume or on the right to increase it. Of course, you’ll need to have headphones or speakers attached to PocketC.H.I.P. to hear anything.

Security

Just like you have a username and password for your e-mail account, PocketC.H.I.P. has a username and password for its operating system. The main user account on PocketC.H.I.P. is chip, and the password is also chip. Both username and password are case sensitive.

At startup, PocketC.H.I.P. automatically logs you in as chip. This means there’s no need to manually enter chip’s password chip. There are times when you’ll need to use the chip password, but you can get most things done without it.

PocketC.H.I.P. also has a second username called root, which should only be used for administrative tasks such as installing and removing software. The root password is also chip, and both are also case sensitive.

Never login directly as root, since it is extremely easy to delete critical files in the system. Instead, use the system administration command sudo, which provides a bit of protection from accidentally breaking your system.

For more information on using sudo, see the C.H.I.P. docs here.

Username Password
chip chip
root chip

Changing Your Password

terminal icon

You should change your password for both the chip and root account to something other than the default, chip. Open the terminal application from the PocketC.H.I.P. Home Screen and type the following command:

passwd

and press ENTER.

You’ll be prompted for your current password, which is chip and then required to enter in your new password twice. That’s it!

Using Accessories

Just because PocketC.H.I.P. is complete with a keyboard and screen doesn’t mean you can’t add speakers, storage, or wireless gadgets to make it even more fun.

PocketC.H.I.P. input and output ports are all handled by C.H.I.P.. Chances are good that if an accessory works with C.H.I.P., it will work with PocketC.H.I.P.!

Accessory ports

Audio

Headphones

PocketC.H.I.P. does not have a built-in speaker, but that doesn’t mean it can’t output sound.

To listen to audio from PocketC.H.I.P. attach any wired headphones or speakers to the audio jack at the top of the device. This jack is known as a TRRS jack and can accommodate headphones. With a simple modification to the C.H.I.P., the TRRS jack can accomodate headphones that have built-in microphones.

Micro-USB

Charging

Use the micro-USB port for charging PocketC.H.I.P. with a 5-volt, 1.5-amp power supply. Most cell phone chargers that use a USB-micro cable will work with PocketC.H.I.P.

Standard USB

Webcam

Use the standard USB port for attaching USB accessories, like a keyboard, mouse, MIDI controller, sound card, hard drive, or more.

USB devices take power to operate. If they are not independently powered, they will reduce the battery life of PocketC.H.I.P. or cause operation to become sporadic.

Workshop Materials

Would you like to run a workshop using PocketC.H.I.P.? In this section you will find materials for use in the classroom or to use while developing your own curriculum. We’ve created introductions to PocketC.H.I.P. and Pico-8 so you get comfortable with basic operations and commands before running a lesson. We have also created several activities to start with that can be used either together or taught as separate modules. Included are editable files so you can customize the lessons or grab what assets you would like to use for your own. If you don’t see a file format that’s helpful to you reach out to docs@nextthing.co and let us know what you need.

All use the application Pico-8, the fantasy console used to play, create, and share games that comes installed on every PocketC.H.I.P.. Pico-8 has proven to be excellent for learning exercises emphasizing programming and game design skills.

Getting Started

These introductory materials are written for educators but can also be used in educational material for students. They will teach you the basics needed in order to lead an activity using PocketC.H.I.P. and Pico-8.

Activity Outlines

Parts List and Sources

Parts for the LED activity and where to get them.

Glossary

apt-get: the package manager used for installing, upgrading, and removing application in Debian Linux.

Bezel: section of the case that clips around the touchscreen.

Booting: the process of PocketC.H.I.P. powering on and loading Debian.

Command Line: the area in the Terminal where text is input for the Operating System to evaluate.

Debian: a version of the Linux Operating System that runs on PocketC.H.I.P..

Fantasy Console: a console game system that does not have dedicated, specific hardware to run its software. For example, PICO-8.

Flashing: the process of overwriting the contents of NAND with an Operating System and Applications.

Linux: a computer Operating System that runs on all different types of hardware. Everything from bank ATMs and cell phones to C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P.

NAND: a type of storage used on PocketC.H.I.P. for the OS, applications, and all your files.

Open Source Hardware: Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. More info at the Open Source Hardware Association.

Open Source Software: Very briefly, Open Source Software is software where the source code for a program is made freely available. But there’s a lot more to this, as you can read at the Open Source Initiative website.

QWERTY keyboard: is a layout of keys where the top row’s first six keys spell “qwerty”.

SCP: a utility to transfer files to different computers.

Shell: see Terminal

SSH: (aka Secure Shell) is a utility used to login to remote computers running SSH service.

Stylus: a pointing device

Terminal: a program used to enter text commands for the Operating System to execute or interpret.

TRRS jack: a connector commonly used for audio or video equipment. TRRS stands for tip, ring, ring, and sleeve and refers the the way the male connector is divided.

FAQ

Can I take C.H.I.P. out of PocketC.H.I.P. and use it?

At this time, it will not work as expected without reflashing. The C.H.I.P.s in PocketC.H.I.P. run a custom graphics software that’s designed for the touchscreen and PocketC.H.I.P. keyboard. C.H.I.P. may boot, but the resolution and input will not work as expected.

Is it Legal to Modify PocketC.H.I.P.?

Yes. PocketC.H.I.P. and C.H.I.P. are open source hardware. We encourage you to modify PocketC.H.I.P. and be sure to share what you’ve done with our community!

Is PocketC.H.I.P. Open Source?

Yes, and you can get the hardware files at our github repo.

Will my microUSB charger work with PocketC.H.I.P.?

PocketC.H.I.P. is compatible with most cell phone chargers that use a USB-micro cable. PocketC.H.I.P. needs a power supply capable of outputting 5-volts with at least 1 amp.

Can I connect PocketC.H.I.P. to a second display?

No. At this time PocketC.H.I.P. does not support multiple displays.

Will my Bluetooth device work?

Yes, so long as the device is supported under Debian Linux. However, you will need to setup the bluetooth pairing using the terminal here. Our initial release of PocketC.H.I.P. does not provide graphical bluetooth configuration.

Pinch-zooming isn’t working, is my screen bad?

Your screen is fine. The resistive touchscreen used in PocketC.H.I.P. does not support pinch gestures.

How can I get PockulusC.H.I.P.?

Good news! You already almost have one. All you need to do is 3D print the file found here. If you do not own a 3D printer find a friend to do it for you.

How can I contact Next Thing Co.?

Send us an e-mail at ahoyahoy@nextthing.co.

License

U-Boot

PocketC.H.I.P. boots using U-Boot 2015.10 (GPLv2) with custom patches.

Source code is available at:

See below for the full text of the GPLv2.

Linux

PocketC.H.I.P. runs mainline Linux 4.3 (GPLv2) with custom patches.

Source code is available at:

See below for the full text of the GPLv2.

PocketC.H.I.P. runs Debian 8 (Jessie)

PocketC.H.I.P. Launcher

The PocketC.H.I.P. Launcher is Copyright © 2016 Next Thing Co.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

The PocketC.H.I.P. Launcher is built using JUCE

https://github.com/julianstorer/JUCE

Most JUCE modules are shared under the GNU Public Licence (GPLv2, v3, and the AGPLv3). This means that the code can be freely copied and distributed, and costs nothing to use in other GPL applications. One module (the juce_core module) is permissively licensed under the ISC.

PICO-8

PICO-8 v0.1.6

http://www.pico-8.com

© Copyright 2014-2016 Lexaloffle Games LLP

Author: Joseph White // hey@lexaloffle.com

PICO-8 is built with:

Copyright © 1994–2015 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.

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SunVox

SunVox modular synthesizer

Copyright © 2002 - 2016, Alexander Zolotov nightradio@gmail.com, WarmPlace.ru SunDog engine (part of SunVox)

Copyright © 2002 - 2016, Alexander Zolotov nightradio@gmail.com, WarmPlace.ru

Ogg Vorbis ‘Tremor’ integer playback codec Copyright © 2002, Xiph.org Foundation

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Copyright © 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

Preamble

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When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.

To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.

For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.

We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software.

Also, for each author’s protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors’ reputations.

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  1. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The “Program”, below, refers to any such program or work, and a “work based on the Program” means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term “modification”.) Each licensee is addressed as “you”.

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  1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program’s source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.

You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.

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    b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License.

    c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.)

These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works. But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License, whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it.

Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather, the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program.

In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License.

  1. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:

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    c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)

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  2. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

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    END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs

If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.

To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the “copyright” line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.

Copyright ©

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.

If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:

Gnomovision version 69, Copyright © year name of author Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type 'show w’. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; type 'show c’ for details.

The hypothetical commands 'show w’ and 'show c’ should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may be called something other than 'show w’ and 'show c’; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items–whatever suits your program.

You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a “copyright disclaimer” for the program, if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:

Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program 'Gnomovision’ (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.

, 1 April 1989 Ty Coon, President of Vice

This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License.