Quick Question for QuickStart
Buck Rogers
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Hello!
I just bought this critter today http://www.parallax.com/product/40000 from a RS in Forest Hills Queens of all places. And I have one specific question: According to the QS Pin Finder, P0 is top left when the thing is properly aligned, and ground is bottom left. Also the Vin point is bottom right. And theoretically when connected to the USB point, it should be producing the same voltage.
Is all of that correct?
Please note that I'll probably be ordering the thing, a QS Pin Finder, http://www.parallax.com/product/721-00017 and probably the prototyper board http://www.parallax.com/product/40010 sometime during the following week anyway. (if needed)
I just bought this critter today http://www.parallax.com/product/40000 from a RS in Forest Hills Queens of all places. And I have one specific question: According to the QS Pin Finder, P0 is top left when the thing is properly aligned, and ground is bottom left. Also the Vin point is bottom right. And theoretically when connected to the USB point, it should be producing the same voltage.
Is all of that correct?
Please note that I'll probably be ordering the thing, a QS Pin Finder, http://www.parallax.com/product/721-00017 and probably the prototyper board http://www.parallax.com/product/40010 sometime during the following week anyway. (if needed)
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The Proto Board is handy, as are pin labels.
But you can make them yourself if you want.
For pin labels, and lots of other labels,
crank up the ol' CAD program and draw up stickers.
Spacing is .1". Can even draw a cutting outline!
Print on 2" x 4" shipping labels (like Avery #48863)
Peal off the label before cutting it apart.
Handy for things that you can't buy easily like
chip pin outs, connectors, switches, LEDs...
Another trick that I've been using often is to
solder a female header to the bottom of the
QuickStart board. That lets it be plugged in
to a pin header from above. (see above)
Handy arrangement sometimes...
Hello!
But am I right regarding my multi-part question? Now the label idea, and your idea to install a matching female header to the bottom of the board is a good one. I might even work out how to do the labels. Do you have a template to share regarding your label printing idea?
Incidentally is that LCD display this model? #27977. I have one here. Both were part of the diminishing Retail lists from RS.......
Two line serial thing?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Liquid-Crystal-Display-for-the-QuickStart-board/
and another one with back light time out (used another cog for that.
It was for the ASC board, but works fine n the Quick too)
http://www.instructables.com/id/A-custom-shield-for-the-Propeller-ASC-Infra-Red-/
As for the labels, no, I don't have any templates that might help.
I use Design Cad (mostly V2000), and that probably won't help.
But we can try a PNG file - if you can find a way to print the outer
frame 2.0" by 4.0 inches, This is one label from the Avery sheet.
Might be worth a try?
Would you let me know if you can pull this off?
Hello!
I'd be delighted! Just watch this space. I see you're fond of Instructables. While I don't mind them, I do mind the fact that they have a bad habit of changing downloadable files when downloaded to a randomly chosen contrived series of characters instead.
And my last visit there was some three or more years ago.... They went and changed the rules regarding Pro membership....... And PDF versions of the selected projects.
IR_Remote_NewCog.spin
Original code by Tom Doyle 2 March 2007
Parallax Serial LCD Driver
(C) 2006 Parallax, Inc.
Simple_Numbers
(c) 2006 Parallax, Inc.
and my own robot control stuff.and timeout code..
{{ Qbot_LCD_IR_TimeOut3.spin Richard Lamb (cavelamb) 28 Sept 2013 Test program for Qbot construction IR remote using Sony TV protocall 2 line LCD display - with backlight timeout }} CON _CLKMODE = XTAL1 + PLL16X ' 80 Mhz clock _XINFREQ = 5_000_000 IRpin = 15 ' IR Receiver - Propeller Pin LCDPin = 14 ' LcdOn1 = $16 ' LCD on; cursor off, blink off LcdLine0 = $80 ' move to line 1, column 0 LcdLine1 = $94 ' move to line 2, column 0 LcdTimeOut = 6 OBJ ir : "IRC" lcd : "serial_lcd" num : "simple_numbers" VAR byte IRcode ' keycode from IR Receiver here byte LCDtime, LED long IRcog long Stack1[6] ' Stack space for LCDtimeout cog byte X, Power, Channel, Volume LONG MS001 PUB Init | freq, index, cog, lcode outa[ 16..23 ] := $00 ' all LED pins off ' dira[ 16..23 ] := $FF ' all LED pins outputs ' 'init LCD if lcd.start(LCDpin, 9600, 2) lcd.putc(lcd#LcdOn1) ' no cursor lcd.cls lcd.backlight(1) lcd.str(string(LcdLine0, "IR Remote Demo")) 'Start Timeout LCDTime := LCDTimeout ' reset timeout each time a key is pressed cognew (TimeOut, @stack1 ) 'Init IR remote IRcog := ir.Start(IRpin, @IRcode) ' Pin of IR receiver, address of variable if IRcog > 0 repeat If LCDtime >0 LCD.backlight(1) ' turn it on else ' timed out LCD.backlight(0) ' turn if off If IRcode <> ir#NoNewCode ' we have a key code lcode := IRcode ir.Start(IRpin, @IRcode) ' set up for next code if LCDtime := 0 ' if it was off, LCD.backlight(1) ' turn it back on LCDTime := LCDTimeout ' reset timeout each time a key is pressed lcd.gotoxy(0,1) case lcode ir#one : lcd.str(string("<1> ")) LED := 1 LedOn(LED) ir#two : lcd.str(string("<2> ")) LED := 2 LedOn(LED) ir#three : lcd.str(string("<3> ")) LED := 3 LedOn(LED) ir#four : lcd.str(string("<4> ")) LED := 4 LedOn(LED) ir#five : lcd.str(string("<5> ")) LED := 3 LedOn(LED) ir#six : lcd.str(string("<6> ")) LED := 6 LedOn(LED) ir#seven : lcd.str(string("<7> ")) LED := 7 LedOn(LED) ir#eight : lcd.str(string("<8> ")) LED := 8 LedOn(LED) ir#nine : lcd.str(string("<9> ")) LED := 9 LedOn(LED) ir#zero : lcd.str(string("<0> ")) LED := 0 LedOn(LED) ir#chUp : LCD.gotoxy(0, 0) ' col, line lcd.str(string("chUp ")) if LED < 7 LED++ ELSE led := 0 LedOn(LED) LCD.gotoxy(0, 1) ' col, line lcd.str(num.dec(LED)) ir#chDn : LCD.gotoxy(0, 0) ' col, line lcd.str(string("chDn ")) if LED >0 LED-- ELSE led := 7 LedOn(LED) LCD.gotoxy(0, 1) ' col, line lcd.str(num.dec(LED)) ir#volUp : lcd.str(string("volUp ")) if Volume < 7 Volume++ ELSE Volume := 0 lcd.str(num.dec(Volume)) LedOn(LED) ir#volDn : lcd.str(string("volDn ")) if Volume > 0 Volume-- ELSE Volume := 7 lcd.str(num.dec(Volume)) LedOn(LED) ir#mute : lcd.str(string("ok ")) ir#power : lcd.str(string("power ")) ir#last : lcd.str(string("last ")) other : lcd.str(string(" ")) waitcnt((clkfreq / 1000) * 30 + cnt) PRI LEDON(n) outa [16..23] := 0 outa [16+n]:= 1 PRI LEDOFF(n) outa [16..32] := 0 PUB WaitMS(W) 'wait for W milliseconds W := W * MS001 WaitCNT (W+cnt) PUB Timeout Repeat ' loop forever waitcnt(clkfreq + cnt) ' wait one second if byte[@LCDtime] => 1 ' keep counting byte[@LCDtime] -- ' downBTW, Spin is an indented language and must be surrounded by code tags.
I can never remember the syntax, so I just click on the QUOTE button and edit QUOTE to CODE.
Makes life a lot simpler.
(But.. SINCE Spin is an indented language, you might wonder why the is no CODE button)
(beats me!)
(edit)
I thought I'd throw in this too, since you are new here...
I've tried hard to leave the QuickStart IO parts alone.
They can be used for other things- if you are careful.
But I didn't want to mess up using them as they are.
Have fun!
Hello!
I usually do. Incidentally I'm only new to the Prop. I've been largely a Stamp user for a while. Recently obtained the Quickie, its a stand-in for the actual one I had a while back. Blasted thing departed and took with it all of the Parallax stuff I had here......
But enough of that. Check the toolbar next time, besides the quote tags, there are also ones for code.
It's in the "advanced" editor. (Go Advanced)
I was just offering a small tip for posting code in the basic editor.
And...
SINCE Spin is an indented language, and posted code simply
MUST be surrounded by code tags, perhaps there ought to be
a code button on the basic editor?
Just saying...
Couldn't agree more! Suggestion to Parallax
Of course people could still enjoy throwing around that paper clip thingy ....
+2
I'll ask Chris if it could be included in the Basic Editor.
No promises.
Jim
Hello!
Do you folks remember that scene in "My Fair Lady" where after several days of going round and round a difficult saying, that was supposed to teach the proper methods of speaking, the lady finally gets it? Our hero finally shouts "By George she's got it!". Well that's how I feel. I went and snapped up a close look at the wrap around thing that tells us what pins do what, and made sure my connections were properly made. And then sent off this code:
CON _clkmode = xtal1 + pll16x _xinfreq = 5_000_000 TX_PIN = 0 BAUD = 19_200 OBJ LCD : "FullDuplexSerial.spin" PUB Main LCD.start(TX_PIN, TX_PIN, 00, 19_200) waitcnt(clkfreq / 100 + cnt) ' Pause for FullDuplexSerial.spin to initialize LCD.str(string("Hello, this text will wrap."))and it worked.
And as Han Solo was rumored to have said once, "I'm still so smart I amaze even myself.".
By the way Jim, don't turn around, your infernal machine has managed to escape.......