How to have "debug" type computer monitor display in Propella?

Caleb · 2008-03-16 14:55

I noticed that Propella has not built in "debug" type display function like basic stamp. Does anybody have object do this and give me simply·way to use or show me example how I can use in the propellar code to display valuable or results in computer monitor?

If there is not, can someone send me similar function using additional monitor port in Propellar demo board? In this case, I may need to have additional monitor to do this, rifht? I am realy beginner.
Thanks,
Caleb.·

Ariba · 2008-03-16 18:08

Hello Caleb

Try PropTerminal: http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=649540

It has some examples in th ZIP.
Here is another code example to show values with PC_Text.spin:

{{ Text Test }}

'  Shows how to display values on PropTerminal for Debugging

CON

  _clkmode = xtal1 + pll16x
  _xinfreq = 5_000_000


OBJ
  term   :     "PC_Text"        'You can also use TV_Text or VGA_Text objects
  
VAR
  long  i

PUB Main

  'start the terminal
  term.start(12)
  term.str(string("PC_Text Demo...",13))

  term.out(0)                   'show a single character defined by ASCII code 
  repeat i from 1 to 20
    term.out(12)                'change the color
    term.out(i&7)                 
    term.dec(i)                 'show a variable in decimal
    term.out(9)                 'tabulator
    term.out("$")
    term.hex(i,2)               'show a value in Hex
    term.out(9)
    term.out("%")
    term.bin(i,8)               'show a value binary
    term.out(13)                'force new line
    waitcnt(clkfreq+cnt)

Andy

Post Edited (Ariba) : 3/22/2008 8:01:22 AM GMT

RinksCustoms · 2008-03-16 23:18

it doesn't get much easier or better than the prop terminal. You can even make the window bigger or smaller and print it too!

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Rayman · 2008-03-17 01:20

PropTerminal is really nice.

But, I shamefully plug my own PropMonitor here:

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=706777

joeld · 2008-03-17 14:44

After reading a previous post I noticed I'm not the only one that has experienced quality issues with this device. My screen also came unglued from the chip. From the start it was always finiky about booting up. Went through all the troubleshooting advice on the 4d site. It was running a program just fine then after sitting powered off for a day, refused to come back to life.

Left me with mixed feelings on its reliability out in the field.

How to have "debug" type computer monitor display in Propella?

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