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Re: ADC Help

you have tow way for slove this problem 1 use adc ic for adapt analog signal to digital 2- use microcontroller with adc devise so avr atmega32 =A0 _____________________...

Re: Is this the end, my friends?   [2 Articles]

Tom and others I have to agree with Ken unfortunately. I've been using the atmel chips recently, and programming with Bascom ( which has its drwabacks) ...

Re: Intercept LCD Writes

> ... InputCapture function will only allow me to monitor one line. If you need to essentially tap real time display data, you're right, InputCapture can't do more than one ...

Re: Maximum sink/source current for BX-24 and BX-24p   [2 Articles]

re the below... Per this web site http://www.zbasic.net/ZX24a.php the BX24 uses an Atmel AVR ATmega8535 chip. The answers to your questions can be had by going to Atmel's w...

Re: Industrial Bx-24???   [5 Articles]

Just curious - what sort of sensor or device do you want to attach that presents/consumes a 24V signal? Current loop, or ...? Allowing external power up to 24v makes it easy ...

BasicX Message Board Suggestion?

I would think that it would be easier and more convenient to have a BasicX message board similar to AVRfreaks or even Parallax's forum. I would think it would even be more acti...

Re: Best way to save Odometer reading???   [2 Articles]

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/basicx/files/Datasheets-Appnotes-Examples-Drawings/Code%20Techniques/ AVR101.pdf is Atmel's discussion of a circular buffer in EEPROM. You'...

Re: Re: bxdism ?? new "micros" link

Eric, I changed my website a while ago and replaced the directory "basicx" with "micros". Everything else is the same except for the addition of articles and projects for ot...

Re: High resolution timers?

No, I did not. I ended up using the DS3231. This is a combo of a precsion oscillator good to 2ppm over an industrial temp range. It is a RTC with date and time down to the...

Re: Re: pow() and log() replacements?

cfrancois_55116 wrote: > I used bxdism. log() uses 63 bytes of stack while pow() uses an > astonishing 100, probably because it calls log() in a Taylor's > expansion. http://...

Re: Migrating to a new platform   [8 Articles]

My suggestion is the Atmel AVR's. A LOT cheaper, more I/O, tons more code space, tons more RAM and tons more EEPROM. Bascom (www.mcselec.com) makes a nice Basic-based IDE for t...

Re: RTC on the BX-24P   [4 Articles]

--- In basicx@basi..., "Bookwalter, Dan" wrote: > > Does the real time clock on the latest version of the BX-24 still have > 1.95 ms resolution...

Re: DS1620

--- In basicx@basi..., "bryanwasherein04" wrote: > > This turned out to be a costly mistake. Well, lots of people like PIC's but they seem to me...

Re: Baud Rate Question   [2 Articles]

--- In basicx@basi..., "wurlitzer28" wrote: >[...] By the way does the BX-24P still use "14" for the baud rate > divisor to generate something close ...

Re: C programming for BX-24   [8 Articles]

--- In basicx@basi..., "arhodes19044" wrote: > Well, I do not think it is possible. Certainly not thru GCC. Actually, it is possible but perhaps not in the...

Re: Keypad interface using a PCF8574

--- In basicx@basi..., "ybernikov" wrote: > This means that the "real life" speed of BX-24 is more than 10 times > slower than the "best case" speed for th...

Re: counting pulses on the bx-24

re: ADC. I have used the AVR hardware to start continuous ADC conversions at a certain rate, up to about 100K/Sec. I used a much slower rate. Ths way, there is a rela...

Re: Single --> 4 char String

--- In basicx@basi..., "arhodes19044" wrote: > I forget in what byte order the single is stored: high end first or > low end first. BasicX is "little-en...

Re: RTC, Com1, Com3, etc.

--- In basicx@basi..., "G. Kramer Herzog" wrote: > Maybe you can eventually explain it better to me ... The BX-24 RTC is implemented using Timer0. The...

Re: Debug.Print sends extra characters. Any way to stop this?

Well, would bet that they ARE a carriage return and line feed. What are the numerical values of the characters? The solutojn is to NOT use debug.print, and just place ...

Re: +/- 10V to +5V Conversion

--- In basicx@basi..., Ken Arck wrote: > Call me dumb but how does a voltage divider protect the BX's input > from a negative voltage? By itself, it doesn'...

Re: Parallel port vs Serial   [5 Articles]

I am not sure what you mean by concurrency in this situation. It is asynchronous, and relatively low speed, although some hardware can deal with up to 1M bits/sec. I am ...

RISC big or small. Harvard Architecture or pseudo-Von Neuman?   [7 Articles]

I look at the documentation for the BX-01 and then I go to Amtel's site for more hardward information and I just seem to get a bit confused. First of all, Amtel does ...

Re: Motor Controller   [2 Articles]

Mike sounds good! When I checked out the link it said the sight was unavailable and had a 'man rejuvinator' Ad ;-) - Tom --- In basicx@basi..., Mike Perks

AVR Studio   [2 Articles]

Can AVR Studio be used with the BasicX 35/24? AVR Studio 4: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=2725 It supports the Atmel chips used by Bas...

Re: most efficient way to convert a string to a byte or an integer   [2 Articles]

arhodes19044 wrote: > More questions on these silly strings.... > > Basicx gives us a function to convert a string to a float, then > functions to convert to various ...

Re: Help with chip selection   [2 Articles]

ankur_tandon_19 wrote: > I am looking for a chip which will have the following specs: > - Fast Instruction speed more than 40,000 instruction/sec approx. > - Good amoun...

Re: Line Detector Circuit   [4 Articles]

Mike after glancing over your schematic, you could easily eliminate the LM339 and related passive components with a single PIC or probably AVR chip. I'm a PIC guy... ...

Re: Re: multitasking problem   [2 Articles]

gvartani wrote: > I have run these tasks individually, and they seem to be fine when > run individually with their respective stack size. Also, the servo > task is from...

Re: Re: RAMsandwich and I/O Pins at startup   [2 Articles]

Jay, It appears to me that the AVR powers up with random states for its ports. So in my view you should definitely use external pullup or pulldown resistors where neede...

Re: Can't feel the Vibes. (sometimes)

--- In basicx@basi..., "Tom Becker" wrote: > The BX-24 cannot simultaneously sample multiple analog inputs, but can > sample a byte of simultaneous bits f...

Simulation on Proteus   [5 Articles]

Hi Just a thought, would it be possible to upload the binary file loaded on the BasicX ATMEL uC flash memory and use it with Proteus ( http://www.labcenter.co.uk/ )...

Re: hi grup

mehdy_jadidy2 wrote: > hi grup > i need libreries/example code for t6963 lcd for atmega16 micro in basic > or C > i need to draw lines , put pixels and put text on lc...

Serial Binary Counter and Shift Registers

Hello I'm working with an anemometer which sends pulses every time it makes a complete tour. I was thinkin about using the CountTransitions function... The thing is I will h...

Re: Re: Announcing "BasicX Internals - Part 6" Article   [3 Articles]

w7mjr wrote: > > --- In basicx@basi..., Mike Perks wrote: > > Also its not clear to me the benefit of aligning with a .NET > > embedded framework. > ...

Re: water sensor

--- In basicx@basi..., nmj wrote: > [...] you must include protection diodes to prevent the bx24 input > seeing voltage greater than 5v or less than 0v. ...

Re: Update on PWM Generation

Here is an update on a question I posted a few days ago about alternatives to the builtin PWM generators in BasicX. I wanted IR remote capability via InputCapture and this...

Re: DC motor Questions (was PWM Generation)   [3 Articles]

Mike, I've had more time to look at the L6205 data sheet. Before I go any farther, have you looked at the following ST Micros' App note AN1762? There is a wealth of inf...

Re: PWM on other pins

Ed, No is the simple answer if you want to make use of the hardware generated PWM from Timer 1 - see the Atmel chip specification document. You can generate your own ...

Re: Re: Mac and BX-24   [4 Articles]

I had an exchange with Chris yesterday that convinced me that you can program a BX-24 using the avr-gcc tooset native on a mac or *nix box by attaching an SPI programmer t...