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Sorry for the late response - I've been away. I think what you want is the "thermometer" ADC component. You can add 3 of these to your FlowCode program, but you will then need to click the ">" button and select "component connections..." to select the appropriate ADC channel for each component. Once...

If the input is that slow, you may be able to write your code so that its main loop constantly checks for changes in both encoder inputs. I'm not sure how you would handle direction, though.

We do not currently have an encoder component or macro code available, so you will need to make one yourself. Creating your own components can be done but is quite tricky, so I suggest you create suitable macros instead. Certain PICmicros have inbuilt quaderature encoder support, but these are 18F d...

Some of our users have been getting a "board voltage too low" message when using the PPP utility to download programs to the PICmicro Multiprogrammer E-Block (EB-006). Once the warning is dismissed, the program will download and run ok. This issue may affect the V3 Development Board as well (HP-488)...

An alternative approach may be to add the "T0IF" definition into the "INTCON" section of the 16F88.INC file as follows (the INC files will be located somewhere in the "MPASM" or "MPLAB" directories depending on which version of MPLAB you have installed): . . . ;----- INTCON Bits --------------------...

We've finally finished work on CoCo3 and I'm really pleased with the result. New features include the following: * works with the Lego RCX - interactive and download modes * works with FlowGo * full flowcharting interface now as standard * procedures can now be run simultaneously * new "beep" comman...

I wouldn't worry on that score - if we do implement online activation, it will be a once-only process. And besides, we don't intend to fold any time soon, Gizmo!

Hi Dave, No need for the 'embarassed' icon - everyone has to start somewhere! The 'key' routine seems to be returning the state of B4 rather than A4 - could this be the source of your problem? The other problem with your code is the program flow through the "while(1)" loop in the main function. In w...

Hi Pascal, This is a slightly different issue relating to registry access by C2C. The user account needs to have full control (read/write access) of the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Licenses This can be changed by selecting "Start...Run" and typing "regedt32.exe". This works i...

Not sure at this stage - we are looking into alternative methods (e.g. online activation) as a method of protecting software piracy.

If you or anyone else has suggestions on what to do on this front, I'd be very pleased to here them.

Jim, I'm afraid I don't have a clue without delving into the datasheet, and I can't afford the time to do this at the moment. It may be that the commands for the Seiko controller are compatible with the Hitachi one, and will work as it is - only close inspection of the datasheet and actually giving ...

Hi Jim,

It's still too early to say, but I'm hopeful that it will be 3-4 months.

Hi Chet, If you do get a problem in v2, please let me know because we are very keen to fix any errors that crop up. This could be related to a problem we have found in v2 where a "call macro" icon internally retains its old position info when copied to another macro (or maybe another branch of the s...

We recently has the following comment relating to our IrDA E-Block: Then one other question about a malfunctioning EB012. A customer wanted to connect the EB012 unit to his PDA, but discovered the on board MCP2150 failed to come in to a defined state after power up or after pressing the RESET button...

I've just answered the following query posed by one of our French colleagues. I am posting it here as it may help others using this forum: Admin account, Flowcode and C2C run fine. User account, Flowcode runs fine but we get the following error message when we run the command (Compile to PIC) -> Imp...

Hi Edshere (Ed?), That's not a stupid question - the clock modes for the '88 chip are extensive and confusing. But take my reply here with a pinch of salt because I'm not 100% sure... It looks like bit 2 (IOFS) indicates that the clock frequency is stable and is actually read-only - although the dat...

We've just answered a technical support question which I thought may interest other FlowCode users, so here's the question, followed by an answer: How do I use the internal oscillator of the 16F88 chip within FlowCode? The chip in question needs to be configured to use the internal oscillator block,...

Wow - the feedback this topic is generating is fantastic. Thanks to all who are writing, and keep it coming in. I'm not going to spend any time saying yes or no to specific items yet, but I will refer heavily to this thread during the product's development. I will answer a specific point here. Chet ...

Hi Jim, Yes - in theory it should be easy, but the problem lies in the fact that the current C compiler does not support the 18F devices. As part of FlowCode v3 development, we are moving over to a new compiler that does support 18F's - once this is done, creating FCD files for new chips should be e...

Hi herve,

Can you please send more info and a sample program to our technical team and they will sort you out. Thanks.

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Due to the complexity of this component, we decided not to include simulation functionality. The best way I found to check that your program is working is to connect the board directly to an un-networked PC using a cross-over cable, and then use a tool such as Ethereal (in promiscuous mode) to monit...

Hi CW, Yes - I see your problem. We were hoping to keep 16C compatibility with the new USB board design but for some reason, the same programming routines that were working for the 16C devices on the old parallel port programming system were failing when used in the new USB port system. We spent a l...

Hi Jim, Yes, it is as simple as that. But do remember that you will *always* need to declare this variable in any future FlowCode programs you create using this chip (if you indend to use the ADC). In addition, you will *always* need to set it to an appropriate default value. My second suggestion ma...

You may have a problem with the bank-switching statements. Instead of RPO, it should be RP0 (i.e. the number zero, not the letter 'O').

There are a few things to note regarding ICD2 use with our dev board (HP488) and multiprogrammer (EB-006). By default, these boards come with a 19.6608MHz crystal, but this crystal speed has problems with the ICD2. Instead, either replace it with a lower value, or use the RC mode instead. It is also...