Schematics in posts
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I've noticed that some of the posts show schematics of the project connected with the software ... Where do you get the software to generate what appears to be ASCII, for including in a post?
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Of course that means learning Eagle, which is kind of a pain.
That (to me) would be the ideal way to go ... everything together in one file. As it stands right now, I have to put links in my source code, so I can find my schematic.
And as far as Eagle goes, I'm not opposed to learning a new application ... keeps me on my toes. And helps me understand things (I might otherwise miss), when someone cites specifics.
-Phil
To do it right, it has to be done with a monospace font like Monaco or Courier and within a system that does not mess with the formatting. That is fine for quick illustrations within a STAMP program. On the forum, it almost has to be done within a [noparse][[/noparse] code] block. And it has be be previewed/edited to make multiline art register correctly. The font buiilt into the Propeller IDE for making schematics gives very nice results and is much more flexible than vintage ascii art, but as Phil says, it is tedious, and just like the vintage version, you have to learn a lot of tricks. The propeller font unfortunately does not show up in the forum listings, I think, although Phil has probably figured out a way to do it.
GIFs or PNGs made from a screen shot can be very small files and work fine as forum attachments, but not as quick attchments to PBASIC code.
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Tracy Allen
www.emesystems.com
My recommendation is to obtain a copy of DesignWorks Lite. It's a steal at $39.95, and the learning curve is virtually nil. Then you can copy and paste the schematics you create with it into a paint program to save as a GIF, which you can post to the forum.
-Phil