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Hi Matt To which ' new ' component do you refer? Also, not sure which instruction you mean that requires you to 'Import Component'? If you hace correctly created a new component, it is best saved to a directory location that FC7 can access using 'Global Options' settings. There is a wiki help availa...

Hi Everyone Here is a component project to enable you to build your own gLCD display component using the SPI port. You are able to insert your own command codes and configure the LCD control logic to suit your own needs. I have included a tutorial (Draft) to help with your component build. Please he...

Hi Ben Yes, you are correct. The HEX file does contain all of the character ROM data, produced by FC7. When the HEX file is sent using the Pickit 3 - works OK. However, when the same HEX data is sent by the EB006 V9 (using the program via HEX file) - the ROM data is not sent for the remaining ROM ad...

Hi Ben I've tried changing the clock speed, slowed it right down but same problem. It appears to me that the ASCII data is stored on the EB006 V9 board, which is now corrupted, how, I just con not fathom out. There's a hex file stored in the FC7 directory which is called EB006-00-09. Could this be t...

Hi Ben

I have found the problem is with my EB006-30-V9 board. I have produced a hex file using FC7 and programed the chip using PICKIT 3, everything is working OK. Is it possible to correct the fault with the board?

Dave

Hi Ben

Here is the simple "Hello" project: Here is a photo of the results produced: I think I have screwed things up a bit!

Dave

Hi Everyone. I am having trouble getting this display to produce text correctly. I have a working project which uses this display - equivalent to the EBM001. Everything worked well pre March 2017 build 7.1.1.0. However, with the latest FC7 build (7.2.1.4) I cannot get this LCD to display text - just...

Hi LeighM

Thank you, great idea. That's defiantly worth considering.

Regards
Dave

Hi Jac Sorry, I just added the forward slash to the file I had downloaded. However, the file that is installed and working in FC7 directory is as follows: </category>name="User" hint="" icon="$(cmpntdir)\catimgs\User.png" tooltip="" /> </root> It's working fine for me, really pleased with it. Simple...

Hi Sparkoids

If you don't have any luck with the component, I would like to give it try and make one for FC7. I have had a look at the base CAL for FC7, it appears to allow you to get access to all of the channels for the ADC block.
Let me know if you're interested.

Dave

Oh,

I forgot to mention, you need to add the following - 'forward slash', to make it load the component menu correctly as shown:

</category>name="User" hint="" icon="$(cmpntdir)\catimgs\User.png" tooltip="" />
  </category>
</root>

Dave

Hi Ben

That's brilliant. Well, it took me longer to find an ICON that I liked than it took to set up. Nice looking feature though, my own special list of components, I like it a lot.

Thank you ever so much. You are a star.

Kind Regards
Dave

Hi Ben

Thank you every so much. It's very much appreciated.

Here are the details of the completed gLCD display with SPI port. I have included a tutorial to help anyone with developing their your own gLCD:
viewtopic.php?f=66&t=19116

Regards
Dave

Hi Everyone. An update as to my progress. Well, I have been experimenting with the creation of a gLCD display based upon the EBM001 verFC6. Of course it does not work for FC7 so I re-built it (all credit to Matrix staff for the original). However, using the SPI-CAL (not bit bang - SPI much faster th...

Hi LeighM I have read your tutorial, with great interest and I found it very enlightening. I am hoping to gain further insight as to how best go about creating my own FC7 components. Some of the techniques you have used do not always seem to work for me on my system, but still I will persevere. I th...

Hi Everyone Would it be worth while to include a users own component folder available from within the Flowcode environment. You get to choose where to store your own components, but I think having one user location/menu that is available from the working environment would be very useful. That is to ...

Hi Jorgen There are several reasons to keeping what components are developed in a separate folder, as well as those suggested by kersing. It is necessary to help identify what components are still under development as shown below:- You have the option to declare the status of the new component befor...

RF_ASK Module Component I have build a component to control a pair of modules - Receiver & transmitter on the 433MHZ frequency. I have included a step-by-step guide to build the component to control these modules. This is all about how to make your own components, not about the actual modules themse...

Hi Everyone Here is that Step-by-Step guide to building a simple RF ASK component. Comments please, though pls keep them construction as to usefulness. Component Creation 1.pdf I will place the project in the Forum - User Components should you wish to explore the actual project that created the comp...

Hi Everyone Just to add to Matt's comment above: You asked elsewhere which family of devices should be included this made me think of a question I and others ask - how to go from a datasheet to a component. Give us a way to do this and then you chaps and chapesses are free to answer proper questions...

Hi Ben I have got my Component working now, including the Flashing LED. It was straight forward once I got it installed. Here it is working: Component Test.jpg Thank you for all your help. Just need to check and start the Step-by-Step guide on how I achieved my working simple RF_ASK 433MHz component...

Hi Ben You are a star. It works. Thank you ever so much. Question is though for another day - why, and what was I doing that prevented my images from working? Here it is: New Component.jpg Well, now that I have a working component image that shows my component, brilliant, All I need to do now, is fi...

Hi All I give up. Just cannot figure out how to get a 2D model/image to go with this component I have created. Nothing works, like using 'Shapes'; 'images' etc. I cannot find any help files to explain what I am supposed to do. Your 2D models, when loading your components look cool. What I get, at be...

Hi Ben Thank you for your suggestions, much appreciated. I have got the RF_TX component working and added some info to each of the MACRO's. Well, I think I have added the helpers to each of the macro's in the correct place. I have included the RX pin as suggested, this will allow both transmitter an...

Please Note! Do not store this component in your main FC7 component folder. I would recommend you save the component somewhere else and use the 'Global Options' under the 'View' menu to set where FC7 should look for your components as shown here: Global Options.jpg Better than messing things up just...