up for grabs if you want it???
propwash
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ihope this will get some hits?? what im trying to is have some one help with writing a program and im willing to pay for it to be done if it can be done?
please e-mail me and i will e-mail you on what i would like to be made up.
it would take a program that is all ready been made and add a l.c.d display program to it and have both programs work togther? if not than i just wasted a bout $ 200 on a basic stamp and a cool l.c.d display(4x20 blue back light with yellow letters the one from scott edwards).if it cant be done or no one thinks they can do it than i will sell the stuff. thanks steven. e-mail· propwash79@aol.com.
p.s. is ther in one in fla that can do this or in jacksonville fla?????
Post Edited (propwash) : 4/27/2005 3:04:33 AM GMT
please e-mail me and i will e-mail you on what i would like to be made up.
it would take a program that is all ready been made and add a l.c.d display program to it and have both programs work togther? if not than i just wasted a bout $ 200 on a basic stamp and a cool l.c.d display(4x20 blue back light with yellow letters the one from scott edwards).if it cant be done or no one thinks they can do it than i will sell the stuff. thanks steven. e-mail· propwash79@aol.com.
p.s. is ther in one in fla that can do this or in jacksonville fla?????
Post Edited (propwash) : 4/27/2005 3:04:33 AM GMT
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What is it that you want exactly? Chances are the code has been written and it needs to be adapted to your specific needs. How you ask the question will determine the responses you receive from the forum, and I'm certain it's worth sharing your ideas with us to get some input on the project.
On this Forum you have regular contributions from our best customers, which is worth more than what you would get by paying somebody. And they're free, too!
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
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Perhaps, Propwash, you should *can* your attitude and post a clear, articulate question. There are lots of us here that would happily help you -- AT NO CHARGE -- if you'll simply take a tone of civility in your posts and make your request specific.
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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax
Dallas, TX· USA
THIS IS A 2 PART PROJECT.THE FIRST PART IS ALL DONE AND IT WORKS VERY COOL AND I WILL POST THE WEB SITE SO ANYONE CAN SEE WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT OR THE CAN DO THIS PROJECT TO.
THE 1ST PART IS THE CURRENT CODE, IT WORKS GOOD BUT I WANT TO CHANGE IT TO MAKE IT WORK A LITTLE BETTER FOR WHAT I WANT TO DO?
THE 2ND PART IS TO SEE IF SOME ONE HAS A SAMPLE PROGRAM OR CAN WRITE A PROGRAM FOR THE L.C.D DISPLAY(I HAVE A VERY GOOD FELLING THAT NO PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS).
HERE IS THE CODE FOR THE 1ST PART.
'{$STAMP BS2}
'
[noparse][[/noparse]Program Description]
'
'
This program displays lightning activity via 8 L.E.D.s connected
'to aBS2 via a SN74LS240N buffer.The lightning is detected by
'I/O port 0 pin 5 and is counted for 6 seconds.Ten 6 second periods
'are summed to calculate the number of lightning strikes per minute (S.P.M).
'The resulting S.P.M is compared to a series of threshold values in a LOOKDOWN
'statement to determine the the number of L.E.D.s to light.
'The peak value is also stored ans the highest reading is displayed
'on the L.E.D.s on every other loop.
'
[noparse][[/noparse]I/O Definitions]
' device········ i/o····port········ pin········· function
'
' LED 1······· <-·· 8··· 13····· output - greenLED
' LED 2······· <-·· 9····14······output - greenLED
' LED 3······· <-·· 10·· 15·····output - yellowLED
' LED 4········<-·· 11·· 16···· output -yellowLED
' LED 5······· <-···12···17···· output- orangeLED
' LED 6······· <-···13···18···· ouput -orangeLED
' LED 7······· <-···14···19····· output -redLED
' LED 8······· <-·· 15·· 20····· output- blueLED
'· LSU······· ->····· 0····· 5·· input-lightning sensor input
'
[noparse]/noparse] Constants[color=white]·[/color
· LSU······ CON···· 0···'lightning sensor input pin
'
[noparse][[/noparse] variables]
counts· VAR·· Byte(10)·'measured counts arrays
sum VAR Word 'sum of 10 6second measurments
index VAR Byte 'index value for lookup/lookdown
oldpeak VAR Byte 'peak led value
newpeak VAR Byte 'maximum value
showPeak VAR Bit 'bit to indicate to show peak
i· VAR Byte·· 'loop counter
'
[noparse][[/noparse] Initialization ]
'do an led lamp test to start
DIRS·= $FF00····· '·P0-P7: Inputs P8-P15[noparse]:o[/noparse]utputs
leds= %11111111···· 'all· leds on
FOR i = 0 TO 8·· 'step thru all 8 leds
OUTH = leds·· 'turn on slected leds
PAUSE 250·· 'WAIT A BIT
leds = leds/2····· 'turn off upper led
·NEXT
'
[noparse][[/noparse]main code]
loop:············ 'main program loop
COUNT LSU, 6000,· counts(0)·' count lightning strikes
DEBUG DEC ? counts
sum =0······· 'clear sum
FOR i = 0 to 9···· ' add 10 6second periods
· sum = sum + counts(i)·· 'sum is total strikes for the last minute
· NEXT
· DEBUG DEC ? sum
'···················· index· =·· 0·· 1·· 2·· 4·· 5·· 6·· 7·· 8
LOOKDOWN sum,>=········400,200,100,50,25,10,,5,1,0] ,index
LOOKUP index,············· [noparse][[/noparse]$FF,$7F,$3F,$1F,$0F,$07,$03,$01,$00],LEDS
LOOKUP index,············· [noparse][[/noparse]$80,$40,$20,$10,$08,$04,$02,$00,$00],newPeak
' check if new peak if greater thean old peak
·IF new Peak <= lodPeak THEN doLeds
old Peak = newPeak
GOTO doLeds
shiftValues:····· 'loop thur array
FOR i = 8 to 0
·· counts (i+1) = counts (i)··· 'shift array valus to next position
· NEXT·
showPeak·= showPeak + 1··· 'alternate between 0 and 1
GOTO loop······ 'loop for more
'
[noparse][[/noparse] subroutines ]
· doLeds:
·IF showPeak· THEN doLedsWithPeak
OUTH = leds
GOTO shiftValues
doLedsWithPeak
OUTH =leds···| olPeak
GOTO· shiftvalues
i hope you can make sence of this??if you see ther is something wrong with this program than i will have the web site at the bottom for·this code.
what i want to do with this code above is to change the l.e.d strike rate and i would like for only 1 l.e.d to be on at a time. her is what i have in mind.have the 1st l.e.d (the green L.e.d) come on for 0 -15 strikes per minute and stay on till the strike rate goes above 15. then have it go out and have the 2nd led the (bright green L.E.D) come one and stay one forthe count rate of 15 -35 strikes per minute and so on down along the line with all the L.e.ds.keep in mind i have changed the colors of the L.e.ds to make it be more eye catching.
the 2nd part to this it have the scott edwards L.C.D display work with the above program?its a 4x20 Serial L.C.D Module(BPP-420 v4.0 from scott edwards.what i would is for the l.c.d display to scroll across the screen"BASIC STAMP LIGHTNING ACTIVITY MONITOR"·as a screen saver if you can call it something like that?have the Basic stamp running with that message displayed on the screen till the lightning monitor detects lightning.
when it has reached a pre set strikes per minute· than have the l.c.d display clear and have it read "lightning·is at· severe level and is currently riseing". The pre set level would be set at 125 strikes per minute.
If the strike rate is riseing than have it say "lightning activity is severe and is riseing " and if the strike rate is falling than have it read "lightning activity is servere and is falling"
when the pre set strike rate has reached 125 strikes per minute than have a counter be display on the lower let side if the screen to keep a running tab on the current·strike rate. when the strike rate drops below the pre set level than clear the screen and have it go back to the·1st message but keep the count· of strikes per minute till the strike rate goes above the·pre set level than have it clear the count and start all over again.
I would like for the above program to be made into the current program· to combine them both to make a program that uses the l.e.ds and the l.c.d display all as 1 program?
i hope some one can help with this and feel·free if you have any question or think you know of a better way to do this than please let me know.thanks steven lokey· E-mail propwash79@aol.com
what i have is the basic stamp 2 and i dont know if i have to get the basic stamp 2p to make the l.c.d display work even though i have downloaded some sample programs from scott edwards and the work fine? i have also talked to the person that wrote this and built it and he does not know how to write the l.c.d display program.
here is the web site for the lightning activity monitor
··· http://homepage.mac.com/tbitson/weather/bslam/index.html
thanks again· for anyones help and i sorry if i have started off ona bad foot. so please let me take the time to say im sorry for the very rude post i posted at the top and sorry to parallax and to the forum member.
Thank you again and i will not let this· happen again.
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Can you please leave off the TTY capitals? Its considered rude, and is the equivalent to shouting. However I am glad that you got it down now.·
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Buck Rogers
www.gregg.levine.name
Shouldnt be to hard there is tons of info on interfacing LCD's.
give me some time I'll see what I can find. in the meantime check out the Parallax website.
more specifically the Nuts and Volts articles and Stampworks
http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/downloads/index.asp
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