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isochronic
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Posted: 11:46pm 31 Jul 2016

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Impressive lcd work

Just wondering, what compiler version do you recommend for the pic32mx470s ?
I see the latest supports position independent code, but I don't know if it is ok
for the '470 yet

lew247

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Posted: 09:37am 11 Aug 2016

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Peter
This works beautifully and I've managed to get the position and size of the hands exactly how I want them
I do have one question
Is it possible to make the smaller bottom half of the second hand any smaller than it is?
I've tried but all I succeed in doing is making the top thinner

lew247

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Posted: 08:58pm 11 Aug 2016

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Question for anyone

secs=Val(Right$(Time$,2))
mins=Val(Mid$(Time$,4,2))
hours=Val(Left$(Time$,2))

Should secs be secs=Val(Right$(Time$,2)
or shouldn't it be secs=Val(Right$(Time$,7,2) ?

MicroBlocks

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Posted: 09:03pm 11 Aug 2016

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With RIGHT$ you count the number of digits you want from the right.
LEFT$ obviously from the left.
MID$ takes a string anywhere out of the string so you need two numbers. The start and how many characters you want.

MID$(Time$,7,2) will give the same result as RIGHT$(Time$,2).
You just choose the one that is easiest to understand. Which in this case is the RIGHT$ as there is no guessing or counting needed to know which characters you want.

Microblocks. Build with logic.

lew247

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Posted: 09:25pm 11 Aug 2016

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ah that makes sense Jean, thank you so much
I hadn't actually noticed it said "Right$"

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