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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 08:57am 21 Dec 2012

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Posted: 12:38pm 21 Dec 2012

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CircuitGizmos said I think it was simply that the Colour Maximite schematic said " '695 or '795 " on it.

The schematic on the Maximite web site does show either and the 695 is all that is necessary for a Colour Maximite. What is in the Altronics kits? Keep in mind though that they are double the price of a CGColorMax1 and supplied as a kit.Edited by BobD 2012-12-22

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Posted: 07:46pm 21 Dec 2012

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CircuitGizmos said

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Can I send you a ColorMax populated with a '795? I have not tested CAN (I've tested RS485) but if you are testing CAN it would be reasonable to send you a ColorMax board deliberately (manually) populated with a '795 for you to test.

Send me an email and I will get this to happen.

Thanks Gizmos, a swap would be a good idea. I will send you an email.

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Posted: 08:01pm 21 Dec 2012

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CircuitGizmos said Can I send you a ColorMax populated with a '795? I have not tested CAN (I've tested RS485) but if you are testing CAN it would be reasonable to send you a ColorMax board deliberately (manually) populated with a '795 for you to test.

That would be good for me also because Lopezjm2001 could then validate CAN on the CGCOLORMAX and I could get 4.2 out.

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Posted: 06:40am 22 Dec 2012

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I'll get it in the mail.

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Posted: 06:23pm 06 Jan 2013

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CircuitGizmos said I'll get it in the mail.

I just received it today. Thanks for including the CAN port electronic components and push button.

If you want to add a CANport to your CGcolourmax1 your PIC32 should look like the one below in the photo.

I guess you need to ask Rob (AKA CircuitGizmos) that the correct microprocessor be installed (not PIC32_MX695F-512L/801PF) if you are planning to add a CANport onto the prototype area of the PCB.

I will start working on it again. Thanks to everybody who helped me get this far.

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Geoffg said

That would be good for me also because Lopezjm2001 could then validate CAN on the CGCOLORMAX and I could get 4.2 out.

Geoff

Hi Geoff,

I have just installed a CANport into my replacement CGcolourmax1 and downloaded the latest firmware mmbasic Version 4.2. When I ran the program I got the following:

CAN Config ok
Error: Unknown command

It looks like it does not include CAN commands. I double checked the intro screen and it said it was using verion 4.2.

I will go back to trying your beta version.

Edited by Lopezjm2001 2013-01-10

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CAN code is not part of the standard V4.2 release. Check out the first post in this thread. http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5429&PN =2

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BobD said CAN code is not part of the standard V4.2 release. Check out the first post in this thread. http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5429&PN =2

No worries. Thanks.

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Geoffg said

That would be good for me also because Lopezjm2001 could then validate CAN on the CGCOLORMAX and I could get 4.2 out.

Geoff

Hi Geoff and Gizmos,

I got my CGcolourmax1 working with my CAN port using your mmbasic V4.2 with CAN commands.

I am using colour Mode 2 and I can only get three colours(one palette) at any one time. When I change palette the existing colours on the screen change to the new palette. Is there a way so I can get all six colours on the screen using mode 2 at the same time.

Thanks

John Lopez

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More colors would necessitate moving to the next color mode.Edited by CircuitGizmos 2013-01-10

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That's what I thought too but the manual tends to read differently. See this image and quotes from P10 of the manual.

This is an example of what can be selected in all four colour modes:

You can change the mode and the palette at any time and as often as you need, even within a running program.

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In Mode 2 you get to choose 3 colors (plus black) from the palettes.

Mode 2,1 (palette 1) you get red, yellow, green.

Mode 2,4 (palette 4) you get green, cyan, blue.

Only 3 colors, plus black, on the screen at any one time.

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That picture that illustrates the color modes, by-the-way, was done in mode 3.

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Circuit Gizmos is spot on with his explanation.

I should change the caption to that image in the manual. Something like this would be better:

This is an illustration of what the colour modes look like (Mode 3 was used to generate this image)

There is a tradeoff between memory and the number of colours - less colours means more memory for programs (and vice versa). So, if you have plenty of free memory you might as well use Mode 3 (eight colours) but, if you are short of memory, you could switch to Mode 2 (four colours) or even Mode 1 (two colours).

BTW in the above I count black and white as colours.

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To anyone interested, Gizmos informed me that version 2 will include a CANport. Looking forward to seeing it. I wish it would also include some sort of 7" touch panel screen interface (maybe it could plug into the PS2 inlet). I am probably pushing my luck now!!

P.S. I will remove the "Duinomite" title and replace it with "CGcolormax". It is still work in progress and I am aiming at using colour mode 3 to get all colours.

Many Thanks,

John Edited by Lopezjm2001 2013-01-12

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Lopezjm2001 said To anyone interested, Gizmos informed me that version 2 will include a CANport.

That is the rumor that I heard, too.

The CAN circuit has all of the SMT passive parts (resistor/capacitor) in place, but the CAN chip itself is an optional purchase. It is a DIP package through-hole part that I will sell separately from the CGCOLORMAX2.

This keeps the price of CAN out of the price of the CGCOLORMAX2 for non-CAN users.

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Posted: 02:24pm 11 Jan 2013

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bigmik said

Lopezjm2001 said I have made a preorder of the CGCOLORMAX. I want to add CAN to it.

I believe Geoff is going to bring out a version of MMBasic that supports CAN using PIC32 Pins F0 and F1.

This is the circuit I have used on the UBW32-MCC PCB.

Hi BIg Mik,

Is there a firmware available for the UBW32-MCC-PCB for mmbasic 4.2 with CAN commands?
Any basic program I write for the CGcolourmax should work with the UBW32-MCC PCB along as the MMbasic firmware supports CAN. Right?Edited by Lopezjm2001 2013-01-13

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Lopezjm2001 said
Is there a firmware available for the UBW32-MCC-PCB for mmbasic 4.2 with CAN commands?
Any basic program I write for the CGcolourmax should work with the UBW32-MCC PCB along as the MMbasic firmware supports CAN.

Hi Lopez,

The support in MMbasic is entirely in Geoff's hands.. The UBW32-CMM is effectively a 100% CMM unless you keep the native UBW32 bootloader, in which case you will have no Pin(1) and the Boot switch is a different location (On the UBW itself)

So the versions of MMBasic that Geoff produces for the CMM that support CAN will work (or should, as to this date I have not had any feedback to CAN actually working on the UBW32-MCC)...

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Hi Rob,

Received my CGCOLORMAX2 today - thanks - looks great and am looking forward to using it in anger.

Couple of questions - is there a circuit diagram available? Couldn't find one one your web site and I note an interesting post circuit board production mod on the rs-232 chip and a flying pin:-)

Also, as part of the circuit diagram, do you show the chips and other components etc to fill out CAN, rs-485 and so on?

Regards,
Doug.

PS. Great case.

... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it!

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