diff --git a/FABRIC.md b/FABRIC.md
index 1c29c4a..dd2925e 100644
--- a/FABRIC.md
+++ b/FABRIC.md
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ document and committing that amendment as its own item.*
> a Makefile target, per direction — run directly for now. aarch64/riscv64 not covered by
> this script; not needed for 4.3.1's amd64-only diagnostic.
-- [ ] **4.3.3 — Cartesian coordinate machinery.** Origin bottom-left `(0, 0)`, Y-up, plus a
+- [x] **4.3.3 — Cartesian coordinate machinery.** Origin bottom-left `(0, 0)`, Y-up, plus a
new Z axis (depth-into-screen, not height) and a fixed orthographic projection as a
placeholder — not the final projection, no perspective/camera work yet. **Angle settled
2026-08-07: true 45° cavalier.** New C primitives `PLOT ( x y color -- )`, `FB-WIDTH`,
@@ -3700,6 +3700,34 @@ document and committing that amendment as its own item.*
`capsules/fabric.4th` (blocks 4900+) for `PROJECT`/`CART-Y`/`CART-PLOT`, per the
compose-in-FORTH-first rule — the transform is policy, not hardware access. *Refs:* §27.3.
+ > **Done, 2026-08-07.** `register_framebuffer_words()` (Module 28) adds `PLOT`/`FB-WIDTH`/
+ > `FB-HEIGHT` — kernel-only, no-op on hosted builds, same pattern as every other module.
+ > `capsules/fabric.4th` (blocks 4900–4902, lint-clean per `mkcapsule --lint`) defines
+ > `COS45`/`Z->DELTA`/`PROJECT`/`CART-Y`/`CART-PLOT`.
+ >
+ > **A second real bug found and fixed, not scope creep.** Live-tested `CART-PLOT` over the
+ > serial socket (same injection technique the DoE machinery uses) and hit a silent `ERROR`
+ > on the capsule's own `VARIABLE ZD`, while an identical `VARIABLE` typed live at the REPL
+ > worked fine. Traced to `defining_word_variable()` (`defining_words.c:471`): it captures
+ > `vm->here` as the variable's address with no alignment call first, and `vm_load_cell`/
+ > `vm_store_cell` require 8-byte-aligned addresses. `ZD` landed at `945` (misaligned) purely
+ > because of what preceded it in the capsule; `TESTV`/`ZD2` defined live happened to land on
+ > aligned addresses by luck. This is a real deviation from FORTH-83/ANS, which specifies
+ > `VARIABLE` reserves an *aligned* cell. Fixed with one line (`vm_align(vm)` before capturing
+ > `addr`) — `ALIGN` already existed as a word (`dictionary_words.c`) but `VARIABLE` wasn't
+ > calling it. Fixes every `VARIABLE` in the system, not just this capsule's — other capsules
+ > (`doe.4th`, `init-4.4th`) were landing aligned by luck, not by guarantee. Both hosted and
+ > kernel builds recompiled clean after the fix.
+ >
+ > **Verified end-to-end**, amd64, via the same manual-injection + `screendump` technique:
+ > plotted 4 marker points (origin, +100 X, +100 Y, +50 Z; a 3×3 cluster each for visibility)
+ > and confirmed all four landed at hand-calculated raster coordinates — including the
+ > diagonal up-right shift for the Z-axis point, confirming the 45° cavalier projection math
+ > is correct, not just non-crashing. Screenshot: `fb/fabric-test-cart-plot.png`. 4.3.1's
+ > corner diagnostic still renders correctly in the same shot — no regression.
+ >
+ > Not wired into `init.4th`'s boot chain, per plan — Console isn't a fleet VM yet.
+
- [ ] **4.3.3a — Q48.16 trigonometry.** `Q.SIN`/`Q.COS` (radian input) added to `q48_16.c`,
Taylor series after range-reducing into `[-π, π]` — same pattern as this file's existing
`Q.LOG`/`Q.EXP`/`Q.SQRT`, not a new precedent. Raised 2026-08-07 while scoping 4.3.3: needed
diff --git a/capsules/BLOCK_MAP.md b/capsules/BLOCK_MAP.md
index 7057457..7b73e60 100644
--- a/capsules/BLOCK_MAP.md
+++ b/capsules/BLOCK_MAP.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Capsule Block Manifest — Auto-generated
-
+
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
| `common:msg.4th` | 4055 | `0xa99c5bcd3877f80e` |
| `doe-campaign.4th` | 4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4065 | `0x3d4549142d91ec20` |
| `doe.4th` | 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107 | `0xb6ecf5374e8ee77c` |
+| `fabric.4th` | 4900, 4901, 4902 | `0xb7db7380ec4a42a0` |
| `hermes:init.4th` | 4100, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4108, 4109, 4114, 4115, 4116, 4117, 4118, 4119, 4120, 4121, 4142, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4149, 4150, 4151, 4152, 4153, 4154, 4155, 4156, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4175, 4176 | `0x85c7b311d1e5bf97` |
| `init-0.4th` | 2200, 2201 | `0xd0a9550baf786bb3` |
| `init-1.4th` | 4406, 4415, 4425, 4435 | `0x63e251adb0a03613` |
@@ -224,10 +225,13 @@
| 4842 | `init-l8-transition.4th` | `0xbcc1a81976f0a4c9` | ok |
| 4851 | `artemis:init.4th` | `0xc9e92cd18f4c7b49` | ok |
| 4852 | `artemis:init.4th` | `0xc9e92cd18f4c7b49` | ok |
+| 4900 | `fabric.4th` | `0xb7db7380ec4a42a0` | ok |
+| 4901 | `fabric.4th` | `0xb7db7380ec4a42a0` | ok |
+| 4902 | `fabric.4th` | `0xb7db7380ec4a42a0` | ok |
## Conflicts
None.
---
-*26 capsule(s) scanned. Re-run `mkcapsule --manifest
` to refresh.*
+*27 capsule(s) scanned. Re-run `mkcapsule --manifest ` to refresh.*
diff --git a/capsules/fabric.4th b/capsules/fabric.4th
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8616b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capsules/fabric.4th
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Block 4900
+( fabric.4th -- Console drawing-fabric coordinate machinery )
+( FABRIC.md item 4.3.3. 45-degree cavalier orthographic )
+( projection. Z is depth-into-screen, not height. Q48.16 )
+( throughout. Raw pixel write (PLOT/FB-WIDTH/FB-HEIGHT) is )
+( C; this capsule is the FORTH-side policy on top of it. )
+46341 CONSTANT COS45 ( Q48.16 cos(45)=sin(45) ~= 0.70710678 )
+VARIABLE ZD
+: Z->DELTA ( z -- delta )
+ Q.FROM-INT COS45 Q.* Q.TO-INT ;
+
+Block 4901
+( PROJECT: 3D Cartesian (x y z) -> 2D Cartesian (sx sy). )
+( Cavalier projection: depth pushes diagonally up-right. )
+: PROJECT ( x y z -- sx sy )
+ Z->DELTA ZD !
+ ZD @ +
+ SWAP ZD @ +
+ SWAP ;
+( CART-Y: Cartesian Y (origin bottom, up positive) -> )
+( raster Y (origin top, down positive). The Y-flip. )
+: CART-Y ( cart-y -- raster-y )
+ FB-HEIGHT 1- SWAP - ;
+
+Block 4902
+( CART-PLOT: full pipeline -- 3D Cartesian point to screen. )
+: CART-PLOT ( x y z color -- )
+ >R
+ PROJECT
+ CART-Y
+ R>
+ PLOT ;
diff --git a/fb/fabric-test-cart-plot.png b/fb/fabric-test-cart-plot.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce81d4b
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diff --git a/lfs/amd64/starforth b/lfs/amd64/starforth
index 2fe467a..ac22db8 100755
Binary files a/lfs/amd64/starforth and b/lfs/amd64/starforth differ
diff --git a/src/word_registry.c b/src/word_registry.c
index 2d98c09..f0260f8 100644
--- a/src/word_registry.c
+++ b/src/word_registry.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
#include "word_source/include/q48_words.h"
#include "word_source/include/inference_words.h"
#include "word_source/include/defer_words.h"
+#include "word_source/include/framebuffer_words.h"
/**
* @brief Registers a single FORTH word in the virtual machine
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ void register_forth79_words(VM *vm) {
register_q48_words(vm); /* Module 25: Q48.16 Fixed-Point Math */
register_inference_words(vm); /* Module 26: SSM Inference + Jacquard */
register_defer_words(vm); /* Module 27: DEFER / IS late binding */
+ register_framebuffer_words(vm); /* Module 28: Console fabric -- raw framebuffer primitives */
log_message(LOG_INFO, "FORTH-79 Standard word set registration complete");
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/word_source/defining_words.c b/src/word_source/defining_words.c
index 45b271e..71a8328 100644
--- a/src/word_source/defining_words.c
+++ b/src/word_source/defining_words.c
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ static void defining_word_variable(VM *vm) {
return;
}
+ vm_align(vm);
vaddr_t addr = (vaddr_t) vm->here;
void *p = vm_allot(vm, sizeof(cell_t));
if (!p) {
diff --git a/src/word_source/framebuffer_words.c b/src/word_source/framebuffer_words.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11de04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/word_source/framebuffer_words.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ StarForth — Steady-State Virtual Machine Runtime
+
+ Copyright (c) 2023–2025 Robert A. James
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Licensed under the StarForth License, Version 1.0
+*/
+
+/* framebuffer_words.c — raw framebuffer hardware-boundary FORTH words
+ * (FABRIC.md item 4.3.3). Kernel-only; no-op on hosted builds. */
+
+#include "include/framebuffer_words.h"
+#include "../../include/log.h"
+#include "../../include/word_registry.h"
+
+#ifdef __STARKERNEL__
+#include "starkernel/framebuffer.h"
+#endif
+
+/* PLOT ( x y color -- ) : raw raster pixel write, top-left origin, Y-down.
+ * No Cartesian awareness -- that is capsules/fabric.4th's job. */
+static void fbw_plot(VM *vm)
+{
+ if (vm->dsp < 2) {
+ log_message(LOG_ERROR, "PLOT: Stack underflow");
+ vm->error = 1;
+ return;
+ }
+ cell_t color = vm_pop(vm);
+ cell_t y = vm_pop(vm);
+ cell_t x = vm_pop(vm);
+#ifdef __STARKERNEL__
+ fb_put_pixel((uint32_t)x, (uint32_t)y, (uint32_t)color);
+#else
+ (void)x; (void)y; (void)color;
+#endif
+}
+
+/* FB-WIDTH ( -- n ) */
+static void fbw_width(VM *vm)
+{
+#ifdef __STARKERNEL__
+ vm_push(vm, (cell_t)fb_width());
+#else
+ vm_push(vm, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+/* FB-HEIGHT ( -- n ) */
+static void fbw_height(VM *vm)
+{
+#ifdef __STARKERNEL__
+ vm_push(vm, (cell_t)fb_height());
+#else
+ vm_push(vm, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+void register_framebuffer_words(VM *vm)
+{
+ register_word(vm, "PLOT", fbw_plot);
+ register_word(vm, "FB-WIDTH", fbw_width);
+ register_word(vm, "FB-HEIGHT", fbw_height);
+}
diff --git a/src/word_source/include/framebuffer_words.h b/src/word_source/include/framebuffer_words.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d32a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/word_source/include/framebuffer_words.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ StarForth — Steady-State Virtual Machine Runtime
+
+ Copyright (c) 2023–2025 Robert A. James
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Licensed under the StarForth License, Version 1.0
+*/
+
+#ifndef FRAMEBUFFER_WORDS_H
+#define FRAMEBUFFER_WORDS_H
+
+#include "vm.h"
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup framebuffer_words Framebuffer Words
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @brief Raw hardware-boundary FORTH words for the Console drawing fabric
+ * (FABRIC.md item 4.3.3). Deliberately raster-native -- no Cartesian
+ * awareness, no policy. That lives in capsules/fabric.4th instead, per the
+ * compose-in-FORTH-first rule.
+ *
+ * Kernel-only: no-op on hosted builds (no framebuffer exists there).
+ *
+ * @par PLOT ( x y color -- )
+ * Write one pixel at raster coordinates (top-left origin, Y-down).
+ * Out-of-bounds writes are silently ignored (inherited from fb_put_pixel).
+ *
+ * @par FB-WIDTH ( -- n )
+ * @par FB-HEIGHT ( -- n )
+ * Push the framebuffer's pixel width / height.
+ * @}
+ */
+
+void register_framebuffer_words(VM *vm);
+
+#endif /* FRAMEBUFFER_WORDS_H */