Press any key to return to main menu.

[jerdee]

Hello...

I'm just digging into the spin code, so my question is very basic.

I am using Terminal to monitor voltages in a repeat loop. What I'd like to accomplish is the loop repeating string commands to terminal unill any any key is pressed on the keyboard. Basically I need CASE 3 to repeat until I press any button on a keyboard. As you can see I'm using terminal control in a separate COG. At the moment...the code waits for commands to send another set of string commands to monitor in Terminal...I want it to continuously monitor until I press a key. I have a strong feeling that the wait command is an issue.

I'm sure this is very easy to implement...but this a stumbling block for me at this time.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Jeremy


CON
_xinfreq = 5_000_000
_clkmode = xtal1 + pll16x


OBJ

Debug : "FullDuplexSerialPlus"
ADC : "MCP3208"
fMath : "FloatMath"
fString : "FloatString"

VAR

Long value, dump, stack[128]
Byte pattern, pin1, pin2

Pub Main

cognew(Terminal, @stack[0])
cognew(Pulsewidth, @stack[50])

Pub Terminal

Debug.start(31, 30, 0, 115200)
waitcnt(clkfreq*3 + cnt)
Debug.tx(16)

repeat
Debug.Str(String(13,"__________________________________________________ ____________"))
Debug.Str(String(13,"1 = Inductor Settings | 2 = Cap Settings | 3 = Batt Voltages |"))

Case Debug.getDec

1:Debug.Str(String(13,"Microsecond / Pulse = "))
value := Debug.getDec
Debug.tx(13)

2:Debug.Str(String(13,"1 = Hold | 2 = Peak ADC |"))

Case Debug.getDec
1:Debug.Str(String(13,"Hold Value = "))
dump := Debug.getDec
Debug.tx(13)

2:Debug.Str(String(13, "Peak ADC = "))
Debug.tx(13)

3:Debug.Str(String(13,"Press any key to return to Main Menu"))
repeat until Debug.getdec
Debug.Str(String(13,"Input = "))
BattV((fmath.FFloat(adc.in(0))),0.0357142857142857 1428571428571429)
Debug.Str(String(" Output = "))
BattV((fmath.FFloat(adc.in(1))),0.0357142857142857 1428571428571429)
Debug.Str(String(" Batt Avrg = "))
AverageV
waitcnt(clkfreq*2 + cnt)

PUB Pulsewidth

value := 100 'Define Starting clock division
pin1 :=16 'Start pin for output pulsing
pin2 :=17 'End pin for output pulsing

dira[pin1..pin2] ~~ 'declare what series of pins as outputs

repeat

if pattern == 0 'Resets pattern
pattern :=  'Flips first pin on in binary

waitcnt(clkfreq/1000000*value + cnt)
outa[pin1..pin2] := pattern 'Assign Pins to pattern
pattern >>= 1 'Shifts Pin State to the right


PUB BattV(adc_in,multfactor)| c

c := fmath.FMul(adc_in, multfactor)
debug.str(fstring.FloatToString(c))

PUB AverageV | a, b, c, d

a := fmath.Fmul((fmath.FFloat(adc.in(0))),0.0357142857)
b := fmath.Fmul((fmath.FFloat(adc.in(1))),0.0357142857)
c := fmath.Fadd(a,b)
d := fmath.Fdiv(c,fmath.FFloat(2))

debug.str(fstring.FloatToString(d))

[ElectricAye]

Welcome to the forums,

Have you incorporated some kind of keyboard object? I didn't see one listed in your code, so I wasn't sure you had used one.

Check out, for example: http://obex.parallax.com/objects/654/

Then remember that key strokes are ascii characters, see for example: http://www.asciitable.com/index/asciifull.gif


so if ButtonPress is the value you get from the Keyboard object, you make a bit of code that says something like Repeat Until ButtonPress > 7 AND ButtonPress < 128

If ButtonPress ends up with a value in between 7 and 128, then you know something on the keyboard has been pressed. I might be off by some numbers on the ascii code, so you should check that over to make sure the range is right for your keyboard, etc. But I think that's the general idea.

[ElectricAye]

Oops,

I corrected the line of code from OR to AND, so it's now Repeat Until (ButtonPress > 7 AND ButtonPress < 128)

Also, I corrected my own mistake where I wrote Wait instead of Repeat.

Sorry. It's getting late here.

[jerdee]

Oops,

I corrected the line of code from OR to AND, so it's now Repeat Until (ButtonPress > 7 AND ButtonPress < 128)

Also, I corrected my own mistake where I wrote Wait instead of Repeat.

Sorry. It's getting late here.

Thanks ElectricAye,

I'd like to continue using my serial terminal on computer for realtime varialble control. I'm using this project to calibrate settings...once found...adjust code to have settings and leave alone. If that makes since.

So getting the repeat loop to stop from a key command in terminal would be best from the computer in my case. I do appreciate your time helping. In the future I do plan on using the keyboard object.

Thanks,
Jeremy

[jerdee]

There is something about the "Get Serial" command from the terminal object that stops a loop. How can I allow the loop to continue unless I send any character.

Thanks,
Jeremy

[Duane Degn]

I haven't read your code very carefully but I bet you want to use the rxcheck method.


repeat
result := Debug.rxcheck
while result == -1

The above will loop (you can have other things in the loop) until a key is pressed.

The rxcheck method doesn't stop the loop.

[ElectricAye]

Thanks ElectricAye,

I'd like to continue using my serial terminal on computer for realtime varialble control. ....

Jeremy,

sorry about my confused advice last night. My brain has definitely been on the blink this weekend.

[jerdee]

I haven't read your code very carefully but I bet you want to use the rxcheck method.


repeat
result := Debug.rxcheck
while result == -1


The above will loop (you can have other things in the loop) until a key is pressed.

The rxcheck method doesn't stop the loop.


Thank you Duane!

This did it....woohoooo!! I appreciate the help!

Jeremy

[jerdee]

No worries Electric Aye, appreciate the try and help anyways! I've only bee on the PROP chip for two weeks now...and absolutely love it! This is after doing years of basic on atmell and picaxe...this is such a smarter route to go. Can't believe I did not try this chip earlier.

Jeremy