READY.

Create the local Git repository

mkdir S:\mgCode\waveshare-c64-ready
cd S:\mgCode\waveshare-c64-ready
git init -b main
git remote add origin https://codex.malko.net/helios/waveshare-c64-ready.git
git remote -vcopy

First commit and push

git add .
git commit -m "First working C64 READY screen"
git -c credential.username=helios push -u origin maincopy

Create the Gitea repository by API

Use a personal access token placeholder. Never save a real token in source control.

$headers = @{ Authorization = "token <GITEA_TOKEN>" }
$body = @{ name="waveshare-c64-ready"; description="C64 READY screen for Waveshare ESP32-S3 LCD"; private=$false; auto_init=$false } | ConvertTo-Json
Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "https://codex.malko.net/api/v1/user/repos" -Headers $headers -ContentType "application/json" -Body $bodycopy

Detect the board port

Get-CimInstance Win32_SerialPort | Select-Object DeviceID,Name,PNPDeviceIDcopy

The board appeared as USB Serial Device COM43, VID 303A, PID 1001.

Normal Git workflow

git status --short
git diff --check
git diffcopy

git add src/c64_ui.c src/user_config.h
git commit -m "Describe the change"
git -c credential.username=helios push origin maincopy

git log --oneline -3
git status --shortcopy

Remote: codex.malko.net/helios/waveshare-c64-ready

Final C64 values

Formula: 20 system ticks ÷ 50 Hz = 0.40 seconds per state.