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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : PicoMite DCF77 Signal Locator
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DrifterNL![]() Regular Member ![]() Joined: 27/09/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 58 |
PilotPirx's post "PicoMite DCF77 Decoder" reminded me that I once wrote software, for an other microcontroller system, to help locate the DCF77 signal and thus help in aiming the antenna. I rewrote my software and tweaked it some for the PicoMite. The signal from the DCF77 module is connected to GP7. 'PicoMite DCF Signal Locater 'Connect signal from DCF77 module to GP7 'Turn the antenna slowly to find the signal 'Signal is shown as a bar graph 'and counter going up to 100 Option explicit SetPin gp7, fin Const SG = 1, SB = 5, SD = 1 Dim integer signal, signal_quality, bar_graph signal_quality = 0 start: Pause Max(100 - signal_quality, 50) signal = Pin(gp7) If signal = 1 Then signal_quality = Min(signal_quality + SG , 100) ElseIf signal > 1 Then signal_quality = Max(signal_quality - SB, 0) Else signal_quality = Max(signal_quality - SD, 0) EndIf For bar_graph = 0 To signal_quality / 5 If bar_graph > 0 Then Print "#"; Next Print signal_quality; If (signal = 0) And (signal_quality > 80) Then Print " DCF DATA" Else Print " " EndIf GoTo start Floating Point Keeps Sinking Me! Back To Integer So I Don't Get Injured. |
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Volhout Guru ![]() Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5091 |
Hi DrifterNL, Always nice to see this type of tool that helps people set up a system. But looking at the code I estimate the dcf77 module outputs digital data and you use a frequency measurement to see how many digital edges are ib tje datastream? Please explain how this works? Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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DrifterNL![]() Regular Member ![]() Joined: 27/09/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 58 |
Hi Volhout, If the DCF77 antenna is aimed relatively correctly the DCF77 module outputs a 1Hz signal. If the antenna isn't aimed correctly the output is a random Hz. The software basically increments the value in signal_quality if the signal on GP7 is 1Hz and decrements the value if the signal is other than 1Hz. The longer the signal is good (1Hz) the higher the value up to 100. The longer the signal is bad (<>1Hz) the lower the value down to 0. This value is used to print a bar graph and a number between 0 and 100. Edited 2024-03-21 08:15 by DrifterNL Floating Point Keeps Sinking Me! Back To Integer So I Don't Get Injured. |
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