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question: multitasking vs com1

Hello all, I have been experimenting with the multitasking feature of the BX24. Although it seems to work more or less as advertised, I don't seem to be able...

PWM and multitasking   [4 Articles]

Will multitasking be affected by the PWM (0C1A and 0C1B)? ...

MultiTasking Question   [4 Articles]

I have been reading about multitasking. Where does the stack for each task reside? If RAM is limited to 400(?) bytes and they talk about 1000 tasks running in a...

Is there a Multitasking Guide?

hi, I started a project based upon the example but it just didn't work. The alternative using conventional routines in turn worked without problem. Looking at a variety of sen...

multitasking question   [5 Articles]

I am a little new to the BX-24 chip and had a question about multitasking. I am building an autonomous sumo robot for a competition and need the sensors being rea...

Simple Multitasking question   [9 Articles]

In the BX_24 reference manual (v 1.42) P. 11 there is a claim that the multitasking engine was tested with 1000 tasks. How could this be... with only 400 bytes of R...

Flashing an Multitasking   [13 Articles]

I've picked up a couple of RGB LEDs to play with recently. Man, these things are really fun. I'm learing a bunch about what = what when mixing colors. On to the point. ...

How does multitasking work?   [5 Articles]

How does multitasking work? say here is my code: Call PutByte(blah blah) Call PutByte(blah blah) Call PutByte(blah blah) Call PutByte(blah blah) Delay(0....

multitasking problem   [8 Articles]

Hello everybody, First, excuse my english. I'm a french people from Montreal, Québec, Canada. I have many task to do in my application. Some of those tas...

Re: BX01 Stack   [4 Articles]

Kurt ... further playing with multitasking using your programs yields yet more problems with stack size! Increasing stack size above 45 bytes also causes the progra...

Barebones BX24 and Multitasking -- Success!

I've uploaded my next step in making a PID controller(PID2.BAS)under BX24 files. Just a 4-button user interface it still lacks the best parts, PID algorithm etc, ...

Re: Barebones BX24 and Multitasking

From: <> writes: > According to the project's .MMP file I am using only 37 bytes of > module level (static) RAM and the deepest call stack is 21 bytes, > or ab...

Multitasking Question   [8 Articles]

Here I will yet again display my almost limitless ignorance. How ,exactly, would one go about multitasking? Is there code that schedules the tasks, or do you just w...

PulseOut Values from RF-Serial - Problem   [2 Articles]

Hello. I'm a student and have to finish a project in th enext days. so i would be really happy to get any hints. my problem: I have a small moveable...

RE: Pulse Frequency Jittering and Stepper Motor

> ... frequency of the pulse train jittering by 20%... Yes, I suspect you are seeing a temporal artifact of multitasking. Both techniques you tried need to loop ...

Multitasking InputCapture problem   [2 Articles]

Hi, I am posting this for my 14year old son who is wanting to multitask a servo movement while reading a TSL230 current to frequency photodiode. He had progress...

Re: Migrating to a new platform   [5 Articles]

--- In basicx@basi..., "Westhoff, Thomas " wrote: > > >It doesn't have multi-tasking, but you can work around that usually. And this is one of the really ni...

Re: OurBot photo

OurBot is mine, ( well... my son's and mine hence the "Our" ) and yes you are right. We are using a stepper to turn the IR back and forth. It takes 17 distance read...

multitasking wierdness   [9 Articles]

Hello, I have come across a problem which has me banging my head against a wall. I have two simple port monitoring tasks that start running in the background...

Re: VB Compatibility   [3 Articles]

> From: "John Burton" <> > > John, > I could not say it any better, so I will use what you said. > quote "In many of it's initial advertisements, Netmedia > s...

Need more RAM   [3 Articles]

I am making a robot with the BX-24 with a lot of multitasking. It also uses PWM. So almost all my RAM is used up and I not even near done yet. Is there a solution...

BX24 Multitasking   [2 Articles]

I cannot figure this out, can someone please help... I want a program that monitors a button and if it is not pressed within 15 seconds, it goes to another subroutine...

Re: Re: Serial Communications Question

From: lerougegorge <> > [...] > The code now works, although I see that a > Delay(0.0) might be a good idea. Glad to see the code works now, but Delay 0.0...

multitasking problem isolated

I found the error area, though i have NO clue what is wrong. Without the Delay(0.1)<-line 4 in code at bottom, my program will not recieve everything from the CMU...

multitasking question: how is it implemented?   [2 Articles]

I am building a mobile robot with IR sensors on it. Because the IR detectors detect only a specific frequency of IR, an IR LED (emitter) must be oscillated at that ...

Multitasking/Task switching question   [2 Articles]

Hello, I wrote a little program that employs multitasking through the functions CallTask and WaitForInterrupt. What I'd like to do though is somehow halt the...

Ram and Multitasking   [2 Articles]

The docs claim that NetMedia ran a program with 1000 tasks. How could they have done this when each task takes a stack of 32 or more bytes? I've having trouble find...

Delays   [2 Articles]

Hi, I was wondering what would be the best way to put a delay in the program without pausing multitasking or any other system processes and without using the...

Re: Noisy serial line - need help

Do you use multitasking ? Are some variables share with other task ? Uually I do not have problem with RS232. You can find exemple in the "file" in the BX-24 b...

PWM   [2 Articles]

I want to drive two 6VDC motors. I'm using the L293D to control the direction and speed, but I need a permanent PWM output from BX-24. Is it posible? I think that with mul...

Re: Semaphores and loop until's   [6 Articles]

Dan Bielecki wrote: > > I have noticed that Semaphore is not always reliable. I stopped coding it > for tasks. Instead I worked up my own method like so. > ...

Basic Stamp 2 Board Compatibility?   [5 Articles]

I currently have a parallax Board of Education (BOE) for use with my BS-2e. However, my needs are more for a multitasking processor and the BASIC-X is perfect. If I ...

2 Q's   [2 Articles]

hello all, Just 2 quick questions, 1. How do I check/change my serial port (Com1) to inverted serial mode? 2. When multitasking, is it possible for a ...

Multitasking...   [2 Articles]

Hello- I seem to be able to multitask with the BX-24....except for this. I want to have a main subroutine, and say "Call Servo()" and then have a subroutine run ...

MultiTasking   [4 Articles]

Hey All I have a vehicle which, at certain time periods after start, needs to perform a function. But all the while, (while not doing the timed function) it ...