REQUEST FOR INPUT - SX/B Help file

Bean

Do you know of any error or omissions in the SX/B help file ?
We are working on getting it up to date.

I would appreiciate any input you may have.

Thanks,

Bean.

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John Bond

Hi Bean

I've found the SX help file error free. There was a minor typo in one of the example files but I can't find it now.

A suggestion though - there are many more examples in the help file than you show under the example heading, stuff like i2c, For-Next, Gosub·etc etc. I find refering to these very helpful. Would it be worthwhile including them with the other examples?

Kind regards from the Dark Continent
John Bond

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RobotWorkshop

Hello,

I've found that the existing SX/B help file has been an excellent resource. A few things that would be nice to add though:

- Add an explaination in the SX/B style guide regarding subroutine and function definitions. It doesn't really specify what the #'s mean after the name when they are defined. I believe it was one of the first SX/B questions I had asked on this forum.

- Add a little more details (and perhaps examples) for the different TIMER modes besides the PWM mode.

- Possibly a couple small examples on how the I2C commands are used.

- If someone has already made a table of NOTE vaules for use with the sound command adding that matrix would be nice.

- Matrix of resonator, crystal, etc. settings to help people choose what OSC setting to pick.

- Note regarding SERIN and SEROUT and when oddball baudmode settings may be required

- Perhaps pull some things from the "BEST threads index" and include content from them where it makes sense.

That's about it...

Robert

RobotWorkshop

One more thing....

Depending on what is found out about the simulator something may want to be noted about the way the TRIS acts on the SX48 after a LOW command is used. It has been discussed at the thread below:

http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&m=183046

Robert

Bean

Robert,
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm looking more for error and/or omissions. We're not doing any major changes. (At least "I'm" not).

Bean.

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Capt. Quirk

Examples \ SX/B \ I2C.SXB; No formaters listed for the·WATCH command? I thought the I2C device would be listed as a UBIN?

Hope this helps

Is PJV's MultiThread being included? and did you finish your wrist (aka wii )·controller for a BOE-BOT?

Post Edited (Capt. Quirk) : 4/19/2007 5:21:35 AM GMT

JonnyMac

WATCH is now an SX/B keyword; if you use it without formatters you'll get decimal output and the bit setting will be determined by your variable. To use it with formatters you have to convert it to an inline Assembly statement.

Decimal (SX/B controlled) output:

WATCH tmpB1.0         ' becomes WATCH tmpB1.0, 1, UDEC
WATCH tmpB1           ' becomes WATCH tmpB1, 8, UDEC
WATCH tmpW1           ' becomes WATCH tmpW1, 16, UDEC

User controlled formatting:

\ WATCH tmpB1.0, 1, UBIN
\ WATCH tmpB1, 8, UBIN
\ WATCH tmpW1, 16, UHEX

This update came after the creation of the current help file, hence the Declarations page should be updated and WATCH should be added to the list of keywords in that index as well.