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Hello {FIRST_NAME}. In this months edition:
- Locktronics
- Flowcode USB pack - how to create your own USB applications
- Embedded
Systems Masterclasses in association with Elektor and Birmingham City
University
- how to build your own COM functionality
- special
offers
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Matrix is now the proud owner of Locktronics which is
used in over 10,000 schools worldwide. Locktronics has simplified electricity
for students of all ages and abilities, allowing them to construct a working
circuit whilst seeing the corresponding circuit diagram simultaneously.
Over the coming months, we will be developing and
updating the product range. Please contact us for information on prices and
student kits. We would love to hear your views, suggestions and feedback at
e.bulletin@matrixmultimedia.co.u
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Adding USB
functionality to your projects
In this months Knowledge
Exchange, we explore how to add
USB functionality to your projects even if there is no driver or host
application. Once you have downloaded the Flowcode USB pack, we explore how
this can be used to create a HID Joystick with analogue X, Y, Throttle and also
Digital POVHAT and 4 Button controls. We demonstrate how the computer will
still be able to correctly interpret the data.
The Flowcode USB pack allows
for communications between a PC and a USB enabled PICmicro device to be
established and utilized in a very simple manner. The Pack includes three new
Flowcode components to provide three different methods of connecting to a PC via
USB. read
more
“Using the new Flowcode USB
pack it is possible to create interface devices that will plug directly into
your user software. An
example …” read
more
Why Flowcode Student/Home users should turn Professional and use the USB pack
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The
student/home licence version of Flowcode is a great tool for starting
out with microcontroller programming, but it does have limitations. The
code size is capped and components such as RS232 and Graphical LCD do
not produce code. These limitations are removed by upgrading to a
Professional License.
The price
of the upgrade is simply the difference in price between the student/home and
the professional version. There has
never been a better time to convert. Upgrade before the 31 December 2008 and receive an ECIO 28 pin USB reprogrammable microcontroller on us.To take advantage, contact your dealer. You will need your licence details.
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Reviving serial COM
port functionality using Flowcode
Computer manufacturers have now started to withdraw the
serial COM port interface from their motherboards along with a lot of the original
software support. In this Knowledge Exchange
article, we demonstrate how the Flowcode
USB pack can be utilised to recreate
your COM port interface using USB without the need for a dedicated converter chip. This also means that
you can write extra functionality into your code such as hardware flowcontrol.
“COM ports and serial data
have been around for a long time and have been built into a wide range of
electronics devices.
Computer ….” read more
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Training masterclass
Still time to book your onto a embedded systems training course? We have teamed up with Elektor and the Technology Innovation Centre at
Birmingham City University to offer you hands on training with leading academic
and industry experts. For Flowcode training opportunities in Germany and Belgium,
visit the Elektor
web site. For Flowcode training in Finland, visit the JJJ Automaatio web site.
We invite you
to:
- learn more about using Flowcode.Find
out more.
- an introduction
to programming PIC microcontrollers and E-Blocks in the C programming language.
Find
out more.
- learn more about RFID principles and practice. Find out more.
- to examine the predictability and perceptibility of the
specifications of valve amplifiers. Find
out more.
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ECIO experimentation kit
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This kit is designed for anyone who
wants to learn microcontroller circuit development at home. The kit includes a:
- USB programmable ECIO
28 PIN
- Prototype board
- Prototype wire (red, black, green)
- 13 electronic components
- 10 free project
downloads (including clear explanations, schematics, pictures and programs
to build your projects).
To take advantage, contact your dealer.
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