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Grogster

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Posted: 01:45am 12 Jul 2015

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...and they say that IDE is dead....(note the IDE hard-drive lead on Geoff's LCD module!)

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

atmega8

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Posted: 02:20am 12 Jul 2015

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Geoffg said Thanks Jim (viscomjim).

Thanks Boss for the post on the SNADPic PIC32MX470F512L module. I have just ordered one of them with the mods negotiated by you. It looks like a great board and I will be using it to develop and test the 100-pin version of the MM+. Much easier than my current test setup (in the top part of the photo below).

Geoff

How and where did you Order The board?
Mailaddress website?
Did you order the 64 or 100 Pin Version?
The MM+ Versin is the same for both?
I will also order a testboard

THXEdited by atmega8 2015-07-13

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Posted: 02:59am 12 Jul 2015

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How and where did you Order The board?
From here

Did you order the 64 or 100 Pin Version?
100 pin

The MM+ Versin is the same for both?
It will be when I have finished the 100-pin part.

Don't forget to specify that you want the board fitted with a 20MHz crystal.

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Posted: 03:30am 12 Jul 2015

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@Geoff

and everyone interested to buy Microchip PIC32 PIC24 dsPIC33 USB OTG Development Board, Starter kit SD Card

They have only 100pin version so chip is PIC32MX470F512L , please follow enclosed eBay link, then select the proper version (MX470) and don't forgot to add the modification request according the seller instructions

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microchip-PIC32-PIC24-dsPIC33-USB-OTG-Development-Board-Starter-kit-SD-Card-/181197009902?pt=LH_ DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2a302ef3ee

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Posted: 03:38am 12 Jul 2015

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Thank you Geoff,

can i run The MM+ on the 100 PIN Pic, or Do i have to wait until you finish the 100 Pin Part?

i will order today via your link and take Part in Beta Testing😄

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Posted: 04:25am 12 Jul 2015

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That is interesting... on their eBay site they charge $29 + $4 freight (total $33). But using their website the charge is $31.68 with free freight.

@atmega8. No you cannot run the current beta on a 100-pin part, you will need a 64-pin chip to use the beta. It will be at least two months before I can finish the 100-pin part.

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Posted: 04:35am 12 Jul 2015

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@Geoff

eBay charges some fee for listing, that could be why the price is different. Personally I prefer order via ebay.

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Posted: 07:57am 12 Jul 2015

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Geoffg said That is interesting... on their eBay site they charge $29 + $4 freight (total $33). But using their website the charge is $31.68 with free freight.

@atmega8. No you cannot run the current beta on a 100-pin part, you will need a 64-pin chip to use the beta. It will be at least two months before I can finish the 100-pin part.

Geoff

Ohhh, shi.....,

Ordered The 100 Pin Version some minutes ago..

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Posted: 07:58am 12 Jul 2015

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31,68 $....

rbright

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Posted: 12:07am 13 Jul 2015

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Geoff I found the youtube including the sample Pump Control mind blowing.
Does the "On Screen Control - Pump control" basic program have a download link?

G'Day from Perth

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Posted: 12:40pm 13 Jul 2015

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rbright said Geoff I found the youtube including the sample Pump Control mind blowing. Does the "On Screen Control - Pump control" basic program have a download link?

Sure, here it is: 2015-07-13_223845_DEMO.zip

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Posted: 06:35pm 13 Jul 2015

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Away for a week or two and this hits the press.

Wow Geoff, as usual :-)

For crying out loud, all I wanted to do was flash this blasted LED.

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Posted: 06:36pm 14 Jul 2015

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I was impressed when I watched the video.

It wasn't until I started to add the new keyword syntax to MMEdit that the size of the advances really hit home!

Now a request/suggestion.
Can XMODEM be extended to work with disk files in the same way that it works on the Maximite (but keeping the current actions if no file name is specified)?

Jim

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Posted: 11:25pm 14 Jul 2015

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That sounds easy enough, I have added it to the future update list: http://geoffg.net/Downloads/Micromite/MMPlusIssues.txt.

Just a reminder to everyone, I am keeping this list up to date with bugs, feature requests, etc. With a little luck I should start work on this list in late August.

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Posted: 12:01am 15 Jul 2015

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Can I ask for something to go on the list (based on many observations of 'young' users of the MicroMite).

You have incorporated many hardware features with commands that are 'meaningful'. These include:
DISTANCE
IR
KEYPAD
LCD
SETTIME / GETTIME
SERVO

There are two more hardware things in the same section of the manual:
DS18B20
DHT22

My request is a simple one - can these two commands please be changed to something like:
TEMP
HUMIDITY

Instructing a child to type DS18B20... to read temperature draws lots of comments as to why the command is so 'meaningless' (to a child). TEMP (or TEMPERATURE) is so much more meaningful.

For anyone not convinced, should we keep consistency and change DISTANCE to HC-SR04, and LCD to HD44780?

These two changes would greatly help make things easier for the beginner who is just starting to learn coding.

Thanks
WW

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Posted: 01:18am 15 Jul 2015

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WhiteWizzard said Can I ask for something to go on the list (based on many observations of 'young' users of the MicroMite).

...............

Thanks
WW

I think I can back up Phil on this request. Simplicity is the key, and meaningless command names can be really confusing.
One more little request from me: with the MX470 version there is enough pins to allow the KEYPAD command with bigger matrix configurations. I would very much like to see it being able to serve a 8x8 matrix.
Thanks!

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Posted: 01:20am 15 Jul 2015

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Hi Geoff
You are great!! ...Concerning Micromite Plus 100pin...Do You have a first idea for the pins definitions ?
Thanks

Geoffg

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Posted: 01:38am 15 Jul 2015

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Great idea WW, I will add it to the list.

sagt3k said Concerning Micromite Plus 100pin...Do You have a first idea for the pins definitions ?

No, but most of the pins will keep the same PIC32 data sheet designation. So, for example, the LCD WR signal is on pin 24 which is RB11 and on the 100-pin chip RB11 is on pin 35.

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Posted: 02:10am 15 Jul 2015

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Another question ...Geoff
In my projects I use modules as bluethooth hc-05 and wifi esp8266.
Is in your roadmap the creation or integration of library for these hws as simple calls to internal functions?

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Posted: 03:08am 15 Jul 2015

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I have not experimented with the hc-05 but I did with the esp8266 and it was too unreliable - supporting it would have been a nightmare.

Going back to the HC-05, it is a Bluetooth to serial bridge so it can be easily controlled via a COM port - no special support is needed.

Geoff

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