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Hi there, I have a little testprogram with a blinking LED on pin A0 of a 16F88. This is in the EB006 programmer and works correctly. On the EB600, J29 is on PSU, a mains adapter is connected. J12,13,14 are set to USB and the LVP jumper is set to I/O port. I have just received a Flowkit ICD, the adap...

Hi there,

Thanks for your quick respond.
Importing the file works ok!
I did try to open it the ´normal´ way.

Thanks

Hi there, I do have the book "Microcontroller systems engineering" Now I want to do some testing with the cell-phone module. The first project is "Send a text message", chapter 6,1. However, the FC is build for AVR controllers and not for PIC. I only have the EB006 for PIC controllers. With FC4 for ...

Hi there, I use flowcode for my software. Most examples use a PIC16F877A and sometimes a PIC16f88. Programming these chips works ok, no problems found here. However, I always experience problems when using other PIC chips. For example, I want to use a PIC18F4620 in a project. Like always, I´m testin...

Hi there, In flowcode I can sellect several PIC microcontrollers with lots of Pins, for example a 18F6310 that comes in a 64 pin package. For some projects I need some more I/O than the 40 pin PIC's have, so I need a larger version. I can sellect the chip, and program it, simulate it with flowcode. ...

Hi there, I'm reading a book about Flowcode, "Microcontroller Systems Engineering" by Bert van Dam. In this book, a mobile phone module (EB-182 or EB-186) is mentioned. However, I can't find any information on these. Is this supplied by Matrix (or Elektor for the Netherlands)? Please let me know som...

Hi there, I would like to read 3 numbers from the keyboard using the "GetKeypadNumber" macro. I copy these 3 numbers into 3 variables at the moment, called digit1, digit2 and digit3. I also copy the value of these digits into Eprom. For my current project I need the 3 digits into one variable. For e...

Hi there,

Does anybody have any experiance on integrating the MODbus in Flowcode?
Are there any macro's and/or suggestions available on this?
Please let me know.

Thanks, Rinie

Thanks Ben,
This is very helpful to start with.
Rinie

Hi there,

I have received some zigbee E-blocks.
The manual describes a zigbee.hex file for testing.
However, I can't find that file on the Matrix site.
Can you please let me know how I can receive this file?
Also, I could use some zigbee examples in flowcode.

Best regards.
Rinie

Hi there,
I want to use the RFID E-block in a application.
The website shows there is a external antenna for 125 kHz cards.
However, I can't find details on the availlability.
Is this antenna supplied by Matrix?
Do we need more components for these cards?
Please let me know.

Best regards,
Rinie

Hi there, When I add a switch or LED component to Flowcode, I can change the number of switches / LED's with the preferences menu on top of the switch / LED window. Sometimes I only need one switch / LED, so the number of .. is changed to 1. After clicking the OK butoon, the button for the preferenc...

Hi there,
I have updated Flowcode and now it comes with Zigbee, graphic LCD and others.
However, no helpfiles about these subjects are included.
Can I download these help-files anywhere?
Please let me know.

Best regards, Rinie

Hello Ben, Thanks for your reply. I have seen the Zigbee E-blocks on the Matrix Multimedia website. Maybe this is a better alternative for this project? I need to check some contacts and send the status to relays somewhere else. Problem is that we have 5 locations for the inputs and 28 for outputs. ...

Hi there, I want to check the status of 8 contacts and send them to 8 receivers, but this has te be wire-less. In Flowcode I can check the status of the contacts and put them in a byte. Than I can use the RS-232 component to send this byte. I want to connect a RF transmitter, to send this byte to se...

Hello Steve, I'm using the E-blocks Multiprogrammer with LCD on port B, some inputs on port A and C, outputs on port C. It is a standard counting system. The 18F2480 is programmed without errors, but the program doesn't start in the hardware. Also a simple testroutine like writing text on the LCD do...

Hi there, I want to use the 18F2480 with flowcode. The code run's in simulation. When compiling and uploading, no errors appear. However, the 18F2480 doesn't run. It must be one of the settings I think. However, when I change one of the settings, and try uploading it again, a message apears that the...

Hi there,

I'm using flowcode and a 8-pin PIC12F629 where I want to use all 6 I/O pins. Simulation runs OK in flowcode but when inserted in the chip with multiprogrammer, it doesn't work.
3 I/O lines are connected to other devices like MCLR and OSC.
Does anyone have suggestions on this?