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  1. Re: What is the simplest way to get a second tick

    Hi Guys
    Thanks for the answers, I had forgotten how easy it was to use Bruce's instant interrupts, and that is how I did it, all I needed was a 1 second tick to start the a/d sample and the A/H...
  2. What is the simplest way to get a second tick

    Hi, I'm making an ampere-hour meter to monitor battery consumption on an electric boat motor. I have the shuntderived mV measurement and A/D part sorted, now I just need to integrate amps with time....
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    More symbols

    This is fun!
    Here are 3 more:

    lcdout $FE,$60,$1F,$11,$15,$17,$17,$15,$11,$1F 'copyright sign
    lcdout $FE,$70,$0E,$11,$11,$11,$0E,$04,$0E,$04 'female symbol
    lcdout...
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    Youre the best!

    Darrel you are amazing!
    I tried this out yesterday and it exactly what I'm looking for ( I am making a fuel consumption / complex odometer for my ancient Land Rover) and as I can't see close up...
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    Hi I agree, I have built several of my own...

    Hi
    I agree, I have built several of my own Olimex design (JDM) see http://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-pg1.html
    and it has been working perfectly for ages. There are some limitations to understand which...
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    I come across many LCD's with incandescent globes...

    I come across many LCD's with incandescent globes inside them not LED's for the backlight, and designing the resistor for a 2.4V led will result in a whack of over-current. Just increase the series...
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    Good news for Pickit2 disapointees

    Hi
    I just wanted to share my good news. About a year ago I bought the Microchip USB Pickit2 and was appalled to discover it only supported a few of the newest pics eg 16F690 etc. I nearly 'binned'...
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    There is also a marvelous site on all things...

    There is also a marvelous site on all things serial and parallel at:
    http://www.lvr.com/parport.htm
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    Poor relative in Africa

    Hi
    I'm your "Poor relative in Africa" and have a very old PBP (2.41) and was given dozens of 16F873's but my PBP only has the 16F873.inc and 16F973.BAS and not the "A" versions. I know I should...
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    Much simpler for newbie like me

    That code with interupts and all is pretty hot, but going back to the very first question all he wanted to do was emulate a serial LCD, ie PIC is doing nothing else. I knocked this up yesterday and...
  11. Thread: baud vs b/s

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    baud vs b/s

    Hi I often see folks on this forum using baud as though it's the same as bits per second. It's not. See below from wikipedia:

    Note: Baud should not be confused with data rate in "bits per...
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    The timing of the 555 is a function of the...

    The timing of the 555 is a function of the current drawn from these pins. Putting a transistor or FET in ths path and controlling its base/gate with PWM via a LP filter (series resistor and cap to...
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    DATA and EEPROM Commands

    Hi
    On reading the manual I cannot for the life of me see the difference between DATA and EEPROM Commands, other than DATA seems to need an "@" Is there a difference?
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    Thanks Darrel - I downloaded it - I must say they...

    Thanks Darrel - I downloaded it - I must say they keep it well hidden!
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    Are these errors in the PBP manual?

    p27 4.12 "or the single quote (>) - shouldn't this be (')?
    p85 5.33 LCDOUT contd "The schematic shows one way to connect an LCD using the defaults" and below this
    DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTB ... (and...
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    Some errors so far

    p27 4.12 "or the single quote (>) - shouldn't this be (')?
    p85 5.33 LCDOUT contd "The schematic shows one way to connect an LCD using the defaults" and below this
    DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTB ... (and...
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    Errata for PBP Manual

    Hi
    I have been working my way through the PDF manual and have spotted a few mistakes. Is there an errata available anywhere?
  18. Experimenting with the PicBasic Pro Compiler by Les Johnson

    I have got an old copy of the very excellent book
    Experimenting with the PicBasic Pro Compiler by Les Johnson
    but it never came with the CD, is there anywhere i could download the source for the...
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    Thanks So it would seem it's design purpose was...

    Thanks
    So it would seem it's design purpose was to enable serializing variables etc for sequential streaming
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    Music notes and DIG, DCD, and NCD ?

    Hi, I am a VB and C# programmer and now getting 'into' PBP. I have 2questions:

    1) On reading through the PBP manual, I see DIG, DCD, and NCD operators. I'm sure the designers had some cunning...
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    Who wrote it?

    Thanks for the advice, who is the author for :
    Experimenting with the PicBasic Pro Compiler?
    I''ll look it up on Amazon
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    Which book best of these 3?

    Hi
    I see on Amazon there are several 5* books on Picbasic with good reader reviews. I can only afford one and must choose between:

    Pic microcontroller project book - Jojn Iovine
    Pic basic...
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    Use of DIG, DCD, NCD

    Hi, I am a VB and C# programmer and now getting 'into' PBP. I have 3 questions:

    1) On reading through the manual, I see DIG, DCD, and NCD operators. I'm sure the designers had some cunning ideas...
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