# Newbie, questions on missing MMBasic commands and upgrading firmware **URL:** \ **Category:** PicoCalc\ **Tags:** community, os, help, hardware\ **Created:** [June 22, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154 "2025-06-22T22:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![9a4db](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/9a4db/32/10642_2.png) [@9a4db](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/9a4db)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/41 "2025-06-27T15:50:50Z")
Hi Geoff, hope to see your famous aviation pack SW on PicoCalc soon 😉 ---
**Author:** ![787Geoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/787geoff/32/12826_2.png) [@787Geoff](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/787Geoff)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/42 "2025-06-27T16:02:57Z")
Thanks for that 9a4db And so it starts 🙂 đŸ€Ș My first start and very rudimentary at that! Gotta get a handle on all the MM basic commands, and once the programs are set, I can spice them up visually. Would be nice to install a GPS even is a clip on to the side pins that is accessible by program such as the great circle. Did this on my HP 29C with a panamatik upgrade, IR printing and GPS, which was sampled by routines programmed in 29c. [HP 29c with gps](https://youtu.be/5BQYFztvq5E?si=TWBoVpAn7u50iacy) And so the programming starts: ![IMG_3809](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/b/bdb9e4f3a1e1465d9832796d02de1a316fa375d4.jpeg) ![IMG_3810](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/e/e3645d9bba507be69f5746f2537a87835f4e6c70.jpeg) ![IMG_3811](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/0/0373d61231147c1acf2cbed7cdcccbea1d53d7c7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![787Geoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/787geoff/32/12826_2.png) [@787Geoff](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/787Geoff)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/43 "2025-06-27T16:09:07Z")
Nicely done! Will incorporate that into my startup flash file. This is my boot screen at power on. ![IMG_3812](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/d/d0bdd8b0af7ea29cb4b69e32f3533274159fbab7.jpeg) Blanked my phone number in the photo ---
**Author:** ![pumbers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@pumbers](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/pumbers)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/44 "2025-08-11T21:07:07Z")
Hi, if I can ask a question re point #2, the keyboard problems. I noted that there might be a problem with having old keyboard firmware after updating to MMBasic 6.00.03, and confirmed this by trying “MM.INFO(BATTERY)” and getting “Error: Unknown Command”. I followed the instructions to update the firmware to PicoCalc\_BIOS\_v1.2.bin, which was successful. The problem is that the MM.INFO command still gives the “Unknown Command” error, so I’m really not sure what happened. Do I have compatible firmware or not? Aside from this, the Picocalc appears to be working OK. ---
**Author:** ![rockotiger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rockotiger/32/13086_2.png) [@rockotiger](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/rockotiger)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/45 "2025-08-11T21:29:47Z")
Try: ```auto PRINT MM.INFO(BATTERY) ``` ---
**Author:** ![pumbers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@pumbers](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/pumbers)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154/46 "2025-08-11T21:44:52Z")
DOH! OK, so that works. That’s me mentally skipping over the phrase “there are a number of FUNCTIONS that support these commands”, and thinking MM.INFO is a command. Thanks for the help. [Previous page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/newbie-questions-on-missing-mmbasic-commands-and-upgrading-firmware/18154.md?page=2)