Help with DEBUG / SERIN?? menu options BS2
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Normally I over complicate things and get frustrated rather quickly so hopefully somebody can bail me out on this one, plus im fairly new with microcontrollers in general. I am trying to build a BS2 program to run·with a terminal program and im getting a little confused with the syntax manual.
Essentially, here is what I am trying:
I am trying this out using a Basic Stamp HomeWork board using the supplied serial port.
I would like a menu screen to operate in this fashion-
Debug Screen shows:
--Welcome to blah blah so on
Enter a command- for a list of commands type ?
*so, if a user types ? it would show some text·with avaliable options menu
or, if a user knows the command that they are going to use types in a command, for instance
S- Selects device (in this case a I/O pin, so, like typing 1 would select P1, then)
then the next command would be
T- toggle- make the pin go low or high for a specific amount of time....
Ok, im sure this is not explained the best way, but if anybody semi-understands what i'm after, that would be greatly appreciated! Once I see it, I can run pretty far with it and modify what I need to to get the rest done.
Thank you sooo much in advance!!!!
Mark
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Essentially, here is what I am trying:
I am trying this out using a Basic Stamp HomeWork board using the supplied serial port.
I would like a menu screen to operate in this fashion-
Debug Screen shows:
--Welcome to blah blah so on
Enter a command- for a list of commands type ?
*so, if a user types ? it would show some text·with avaliable options menu
or, if a user knows the command that they are going to use types in a command, for instance
S- Selects device (in this case a I/O pin, so, like typing 1 would select P1, then)
then the next command would be
T- toggle- make the pin go low or high for a specific amount of time....
Ok, im sure this is not explained the best way, but if anybody semi-understands what i'm after, that would be greatly appreciated! Once I see it, I can run pretty far with it and modify what I need to to get the rest done.
Thank you sooo much in advance!!!!
Mark
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Comments
What you need to do is store the input value from DEBUGIN and then lookup SELECT...CASE statements. That will allow you to display different results on the screen depending on what character you input, i.e. you can then make '?' print a list of options, or S1 could select P1 etc.
If you look at the examples on the DEBUGIN in section of the Syntax and Reference Manual
www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/stamps/web-BSM-v2.2.pdf the example should go as far as storing the input in a variable.
Then lookup SELECT...CASE statements in the Manual, and see how that applies to different possible options.
Hope this helps,
Morrolan
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