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- Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:19 am
- Forum: Flowcode V7
- Topic: Multiple macro imports
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2867
Multiple macro imports
Hi matrix team, Recently I have been doing a lot of work with macros – developing large applications by reusing pre-existing macro functionality. In my latest project I had to import up to 30 macros. The current functionality (unless I've missed something, which is quite possible) you can only impor...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:30 pm
- Forum: MIAC
- Topic: DSPIC MIAC digital input pins
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3994
DSPIC MIAC digital input pins
Hi Leigh, Just doing some work with DSPIC Miac and simulation of the digital inputs I1 - I8.. Looking at the chip window in FC 7 I can't figure out which inputs I1 - I8 are mapped to the chip... Basically what I want to do is to use switches on the system panel to simulate the inputs on the miac for...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:23 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V7
- Topic: 8 bit upgrade issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4652
Re: 8 bit upgrade issue
Thanks Ben... will give it a go and report
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V7
- Topic: 8 bit upgrade issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4652
Re: 8 bit upgrade issue
update - version FC7.1.1 Sept Okay after a little further investigation – I decided to run FC 7 in administrator mode on my Windows 10 machine. This time I got a little more error information http://www.matrixtsl.com Launching the compiler... C:\Program Files (x86)\Flowcode 7\compilers\pic\bin\xc8.e...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:35 am
- Forum: Flowcode V7
- Topic: 8 bit upgrade issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4652
8 bit upgrade issue
Hello team, I upgraded FC7 today to include the 8-bit pic chip pack. The purpose for upgrading was to make modifications to code that was previously generated in FC 6 for miac V1/V2 The first time I tried to compile to the miac device – compiled to C but froze on the next step. Hit the cancel button...
- Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: Pressure sensors
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4730
Re: Pressure sensors
The first step,is to get the data sheet for the device....can you research and post on the forum...once we have the data sheet we can create macros to read the device...from there you could create a component...
Best
Pete
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Pete
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:20 am
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: Extracting Floating Point Value from RS458.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4869
Re: Extracting Floating Point Value from RS458.
Hi JayDee, Just got back from US.... Here is promised the IEEE 754 macro Note that the .return provide you with a floating point number... Also check out the properties – there are a number of options to turn on/off test data and displaying the raw captured RS-485 data (second macro attached) All yo...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: Extracting Floating Point Value from RS458.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4869
Re: Extracting Floating Point Value from RS458.
Hi jaydee, This looks very much like an industry based IEEE 754 format....your in luck as I have written a conversion macro for the new dsPIC MIAC in FC7. this shold be transportable across the pic range.. See the MIAC blog article on the Matrix website...there is photo of of a power management devi...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: DAC as digital attenuator
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5156
Re: DAC as digital attenuator
Very clever Jan.... Thanks for sharing
Best
Pete
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Pete
- Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:04 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Load Cell HX711
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14471
Re: Load Cell HX711
Hi George,
I used 4 load cells from a bathroom scale I purchased for $25...very cheap and cheerful
4 cells wire in a Wheatstone bridge config is good for 150kg with a resolution of 1 gram (ish)
Can you describe what not very good means?..do you know the scaling factor?
Best
Pete
I used 4 load cells from a bathroom scale I purchased for $25...very cheap and cheerful
4 cells wire in a Wheatstone bridge config is good for 150kg with a resolution of 1 gram (ish)
Can you describe what not very good means?..do you know the scaling factor?
Best
Pete
- Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:05 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Load Cell HX711
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14471
Re: Load Cell HX711
ok... had a look at your project.... when I created the macro, I left all of the config options disabled :oops: - you will need to enable the icons in the red circle and then it should work...the data sheet will give you a good insight as to the config options vs function let me know how you go best...
- Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:54 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Load Cell HX711
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14471
Re: Load Cell HX711
Hi George, The fluctuation is pretty normal to a degree - hence my reason to suggest an averaging methodology.....Also check your PSU - do you have filter caps close to the HX711 Chip/board?... this can be a source of noise... The other thing you can do is reduce the gain and scale up... this may al...
- Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:58 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Load Cell HX711
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14471
Re: Load Cell HX711
Hi George, Attached is a macro is created in fc6, it will also work in fc7. It reads 24 bits of data from the hx711 chip....the project I used this for was a 4 load cell scale connected in a Wheatstone bridge config. Import the macro into your project and call it as a routine. Note - given the sensi...
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:23 am
- Forum: E-blocks
- Topic: Flowkit 2 Connections
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7449
Re: Flowkit 2 Connections
Hi Leigh,
Thanks for the update.... Which flowkit should I use with the soon to be released versions of MIAC?
Best
Pete
Thanks for the update.... Which flowkit should I use with the soon to be released versions of MIAC?
Best
Pete
- Tue Aug 09, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: E-blocks
- Topic: Flowkit 2 Connections
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7449
Re: Flowkit 2 Connections
Hi Leigh,
What version flow kit do you suggest to debug MIAC? Also will new MIAC range have GHOST built in?
All the best
Pete
What version flow kit do you suggest to debug MIAC? Also will new MIAC range have GHOST built in?
All the best
Pete
- Tue Aug 09, 2016 3:39 pm
- Forum: Fixed bugs
- Topic: save the project
- Replies: 17
- Views: 18950
Re: save the project
Hi,
I'm running a nvidia quadra4k and fc7... It's running hires +2500 pixels...I will have to check the exact resolution and come back to you.....What tests would you like me to run for you?...
Best
Pete
I'm running a nvidia quadra4k and fc7... It's running hires +2500 pixels...I will have to check the exact resolution and come back to you.....What tests would you like me to run for you?...
Best
Pete
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V7
- Topic: FlowCode Mini Conference / Exchange / Training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10333
Re: FlowCode Mini Conference / Exchange / Training
Hi Ben
Count me in for the online conference training idea.
Best
Pete
Count me in for the online conference training idea.
Best
Pete
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:49 am
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Macro Parameters
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5398
Re: Macro Parameters
You can also add constants inside of macros as well...
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:22 am
- Forum: MIAC
- Topic: Gas flow meter/pressure and O2 measurement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9437
Re: Gas flow meter/pressure and O2 measurement
Hi Giovanni, I would recommend that your starting point is to find industrial grade sensors that are suited to your task. For example the difficult bit is usually physically interfacing the sensor into the plumbing (pipework) of the system that you're trying to monitor. Given the industrial solution...
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:24 pm
- Forum: Programming Tips & Tricks
- Topic: Smartphone Multuimeter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5823
Re: Smartphone Multuimeter
There a great little unit John... sparkfun.com stocks them as well
Best
Pete
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Pete
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: DS3231 - RTC Time Keeper
- Replies: 64
- Views: 81787
Re: DS3231 - RTC Time Keeper
HI Jordy,
I have been looking at your component for the DS3231 that you posted some time back. Would it be possible for me to get access to the source so that I can update it to drive a DS3232? this is a later version RTC
Happy to post back the updated version on the forum.
all the best
Pete
I have been looking at your component for the DS3231 that you posted some time back. Would it be possible for me to get access to the source so that I can update it to drive a DS3232? this is a later version RTC
Happy to post back the updated version on the forum.
all the best
Pete
- Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: FlowCode Version Converter and Viewer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4979
Re: FlowCode Version Converter and Viewer
Hi team,
I would like to add my support to this idea.... I use my iPad quite a lot to view the forums, I would be great to view charts on the iPad...view only would be ideal...
I understand that MM have a lot on at the moment, however this would be great feature..
All the best
Pete
I would like to add my support to this idea.... I use my iPad quite a lot to view the forums, I would be great to view charts on the iPad...view only would be ideal...
I understand that MM have a lot on at the moment, however this would be great feature..
All the best
Pete
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:27 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Simulation of RXINT (UART) on FC6
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2680
Re: Simulation of RXINT (UART) on FC6
Thanks Ben,
Appreciate the tip on the timeout...
Perhaps RXInt is on the list for V7?
Best
Pete
Appreciate the tip on the timeout...
Perhaps RXInt is on the list for V7?
Best
Pete
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:14 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Simulation of RXINT (UART) on FC6
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2680
Simulation of RXINT (UART) on FC6
Hello team, I think I already know the answer to this....does the RXINT interrupt simulate in FC6? If not is there a work around to simulate other jumping to the macro from the main loop? BTW FC6 is really impressive.. I have been using 2 FC6 instances on the desktop communicating physically via 2 e...
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:06 am
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: This is wierd
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9903
Re: This is wierd
Also it may be helpful to post a closeup photo of your rig... It may give some clues