Using Your Meatloaf
You have been patient and acquired the parts from China (or nearer to home) and built and tested your device. Now we're going to show you what it can do.
If you configured your platformio.ini file, you can skip this step, however if you need to connect to your WiFi, use the following Commodore BASIC command:
OPEN1,30,15,"SETSSID:MYSSID,MYPASSWORD";CLOSE1
Replace MYSSID and MYPASSWORD with your SSID and Password If your SSID/PASSWORD includes characters you can't type on a Commodore keyboard you can URL Encode those characters and Meatloaf will decode them automatically.
After It connects, it will persist on future reboots. To verify you're connected, try to connect to the Meatloaf.cc server on the internet. It's programmed in shorthand on your device.
LOAD"ML:$",8 // This will load the file directory on the Meatloaf server
Loading software from Meatloaf is very easy. You simply load programs as you would from a regular Commodore disk drive, with a few additions depending on where or how the files are stored. If you've changed your drive number in the configuration, please substitute the examples below with your chosen device.
LOAD"HTTPS://LOADRUN64.COM/D64/SNOW.PRG",8
RUN
LOAD"HTTPS://LOADRUN64.COM/D64/SPACEDEMO.D64",8
This is equivalent of inserting a disk into your Commodore drive. From here, Meatloaf will return the file listing from inside the disk image. To verify just use the LIST command. From here simply issue the standard LOAD command to load the program.
LOAD "*",8,1
RUN
By default, Meatloaf's flash file system will be available from root "/". You can get a directory listing using standard commands.
LOAD "$",8
LIST
If you have an SD card installed it will show up as a directory named "SD". You can change into a directory by loading it like you would a file.
The creator of Meatloaf has set up a dedicated server that you can use with your device: Meatloaf.CC. Meatloaf is capable of using shortcuts to servers to allow faster keyboard entry. The shortened Meatloaf.CC server name is called "ML". To retrieve a directory of the Meatloaf server, simply use the directory command with the shortened name and a colon. Make sure you're connected to the internet of course.
LOAD"ML:$",8
To navigate the file structure of your meatloaf device or any server set up to stream content to Meatloaf, you can use these commands to move through directories.
The Meatloaf filesystem includes a modified version of the CBM File Browser