6 x16 segment l.e.d

wb7076 · 2010-01-25 23:32

Okay i have figured out how to display what i type in the program by replacing the text in the "". i need help!
iam trying to figure out.. if i have a var holding a number, how can i display it insted of typing in the " " spot. iam trying to make a count down timer
using the 16 segment l.e.d's

here's my code Iam using the 16 segment obj , and the string obj also
can any one help me with this issue

VIRAND · 2010-01-26 04:53

Where I live we aren't allowed to make that because we are surrounded by idiots who think its a bomb.

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VIRAND, If you spent as much time SPINNING as you do Trolling the Forums,
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BradC · 2010-01-26 09:49

What you probably want is to replace that string with a call to num.decd. Have a look at the simple numbers object. In there you will certainly find a method that allows you to convert an integer into a string of your liking.

Next time, if you could use the File -> "Create Propeller Archive" option and upload the zip file, it would be a lot easier to figure out what is going on. I don't know what "WB Strings" is / does.

Having said that, nice screen shot.

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wb7076 · 2010-01-26 17:22

Brad iam a new 22 days in. i have to self teach myself every thing about the prop chip and writing code. learning the languge is like being lost in a car, you know how to drive you, just dont know where your at.

Thanks for the help, got any tips where i could learn more techniques about writing code?

7 desktops

AJM · 2010-01-26 17:38

Nice setup

Take a look at the propeller downloads page: Link

Have a glance through the PE Lab book. It has many examples and is very straightforward

wb7076 · 2010-01-26 17:51

and i used the 16 segment object, and the strings object. i found in the object exchange

i just renamed them WB strings

i dont know what it does. there is no write up on it. if it was explained like some of the examples ...boy the kid could be a rockit scientist

look a new book is out! going to get it. hope its well explained

here's the code.

wb7076 · 2010-01-26 21:44

what is a call to num.decd. ?

and any examples with a write up, using simple numbers object?

BradC · 2010-01-29 06:08

Add the simple numbers to your program :

OBJ
  led : "WB SixteenSegment"
  s   : "WB Strings"
  num : "Simple_Numbers"

Then change the send() line in your time routine to look like this :

  Send(num.decf(time,numchars))

Where time = 123 you get the following :

time is the value you want to print to the display, numchars comes from your constant block and tells the decf routine to space the number out to 6 characters
" 123"

If you wanted it padded by 0's instead, you would use decx(time,numchars).
"000123"

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6 x16 segment l.e.d

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