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Just saw this post, but for possible future benefit... The opto-isolated approach could have been significantly simplified with an SPCO relay and a single push-to-make switch (see attached). Pushbutton_PWR_Control_to_LT_Circuits.pdf The operating principle takes advantage of the hold-up time of the ...

Hi Evan. Definitely something else on mine, further confirmed today while I was trying to resolve a PIC configuration issue using PPPv3. Not only were many screen resolutions tried in addition to text sizes, but aspect ratios as-well - none of which made one jot of difference. Most of the advanced f...

Hi Benj. Though early days, it looks as though the offender was a PIC configuration setting, namely 'Extended CPU Enable' (enabled in PPPv3 by default) - which I take is the extended instruction set bit applicable to the 18F4680 in my case. I can't tell you the time I've spent also trying to figure ...

Thanks Benj.

I'll probably have time for a play-around today with an offending project and will post back if anything significant turns up.

All the best,

Brendan

Hmm... I'm often seeing the same thing myself (and occasionally the mentioned breakpoints issue), using the EB006 for both programming and ICD. Some of my programs seem perfectly OK with the watch window updating as expected, and others not, though the same hardware and PIC configuration throughout....

Hi Jonny. Many thanks for your reply. First, a very good Xmas thank you - as yourself I trust :D Yes, the hex programmer will be fine, in addition to the latest PPP version on our work machines that don't exhibit this problem. For myself, it's only where I create or pick up work-related projects in ...

A great deal of modern peripheral components/devices have 'absolute max' operating voltages and logic levels less than the 5V rail/logic presented by the EB006. The following suggestion assumes this will remain for the foreseeable future. Speaking from current personal experience, I believe a number...

Hi Martin. Thanks for the confirmation, and can confirm that I had the same problem with font setting at 100%. An interesting development however... I remembered that I had a bundled disc from a recent eBlock kit which contained an earlier version of PPPv3 (3.11.15.30), so I installed to a separate ...

Hi Martin. Following your message I tried a variety of screen text sizes and display resolutions but sadly no change at-all. My gut feeling (currently nothing more) is a 32/64 bit compatibility issue, but always happy to try any other suggestions. I will of-course post back should I discover the ans...

Running an Acer 8735G laptop with a 16:9 screen with Windows 7 (64), features to the right of the PPPv3 panel are obscured by the right border and I'm unable to access all settings and scroll-bar. However, using the same application/version at work on a 4:3 screen and XP Pro (32), the panel appears ...

Thanks Enamul. Embedded code is something I've not really had the time to 'get into' before, particularly as I professionally manage software/hardware developers who do this for me. A poor and lazy excuse I know, but my interests in embedded were recently inspired by the development of a personal pr...

Many thanks for your thoughts and early replies. Having recently upgraded to a professional license for personal use, and two additional licenses as a productivity tool for my development staff, you'll probably guess that I like it :wink: Looking forward to future developments, and happy to reciproc...

I am relatively new to Flowcode so forgive me if I've overlooked anything obvious, but would like to suggest the following... Select-Create Custom Sequence: I realise that you can create custom Macro's, but for sequences repeated throughout the process flow it would be so useful to simply be able to...

Thanks Enamul :) The MAG3110 is a popular well-specified 3-axis magnetometer (AKA electronic compass) with a host of control registers to suit a variety of applications. New to Flowcode myself I had over-simplified the task somewhat, so started off by simply focusing on reading the ID register to in...

Thanks to everyone showing interest in my post, but I've sussed it and working just fine now :D I would however suggest better coverage of I2C in the help. If you code in C then a review of the code helps users establish what's going on. However, Flowcode is all about providing embedded accessibilit...

I am a seasoned professional experienced in hardware and host software design, only recently adding embedded coding to my arsenal with Flowcode v5.4 professional. I'm currently working on a new project using the MAG3110 magnetometer, but (embarrassingly) I'm having difficulties interpreting/translat...

Thank you Ben - wholly appreciated.

Best regards,

Brendan

As a recent customer, I'm rather impressed with the range of kits and maturity of host-tools. As an engineering manager looking to improve productivity, I recently ordered two professional licenses for my team :D However, having just reviewed the latest manual for EB-006-00-8 I should add that the n...