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Programmable clock project
« on: January 10, 2013, 08:07:15 am »
I only have a few minutes to post this so don't expect much detail.
This is a hardware project I HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED. It is a small device with a 2 line by 16 character LCD, powered by a pic18f26k20 and has 6 buttons. You will be able to do simple BASIC programming on it. Not much more for now, but pics later, maybe tomorrow.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2013, 08:12:30 am »
"with 6 buttons, powered by a pic18f46k20 and has 6 buttons"
*writes it down* This is obviously very important :)
How big is it gonna be?
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2013, 09:01:04 am »
Oops. I'm not too sure about size, since it's all sprawled out on a breadboard now.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 03:56:01 am »
Will it fit behind the lcd module or is or is it gonna be a slightly larger, but still pocket size device? I guess you use DIP components. Can we have a look at the breadboard setup?
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 07:30:20 am »
Sorry not now. I dismantled everything to set up a new breadboard setup, and I Won't be able to put it back together, because me and my friends are having a "nerd-fest" at my house (D&D and Minecraft from 3:00 pm today to noon tomorrow.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2013, 09:27:27 am »
Sorry for double post, but mockups (yay) of what the UI could possibly look like.
The screen is 2 lines, each with 16 characters each.

Spoiler For LOTS OF MOCKUPS:
Mockup of main menu:
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>CLOCK PROGRAM
 STOPWATCH INFO
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CLOCK: Display and set the date and time.
PROGRAM: Edit and run programs.
STOPWATCH: Stopwatch :P
INFO: Shows free program memory and software version.

Mockup of clock function:
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10:55:00 AM
01/11/13     SET
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Press the right soft key (in this screen, it's labelled SET) to set the date and time.

Mockup of setting time:
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SET TIME
<10>55:00 AM
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The date section surrounded by < > can be changed. Use the OK button to scroll to next field.

Mockup of setting date:
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SET DATE
<01>/11/13
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The date section surrounded by < > can be changed. Use the OK button to scroll to next field.

Mockup of program slot list:
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PRGM SLOT <1/3>
EDIT   RUN   CLR
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EDIT: Edit the program.
RUN: Run the program.
CLR: Erase the program in the program slot.

Mockup of editing a program:
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DEL 001/999  CMD
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The ">" on the top line is where the command that is currently open is being shown.
DEL: Backspace. Clear this step in the program.
CMD: Open up a menu where commands can be selected and added to the program.
001/999: Shows what step is currently shown on screen. A program can have a maximum of 999 steps (commands).

Mockup of command menu:
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<1/3> COMMAND
BACK        OPEN
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There are three categories of commands: COMMAND (stuff like print and getkey), VARIABLE (variables, ->, DELVAR), and NUMERAL (numbers 0-9, +-*/=, and < > <= >= !=)

Mockup of stopwatch:
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00:00.00
START      RESET
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Top line shows amount of time measured.
START: Starts the stopwatch. Changes to "PAUSE" when stopwatch is running.
RESET: Sets stopwatch back to 0.

Mockup of info screen:
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FREE MEM: 1024 B
VERS: 00.00
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FREE MEM: How much memory is left in the data EEPROM.
VERS: Software version.

Spoiler For What all the buttons do!:
There are 6 buttons. Here's what they are:
2 Soft Keys: These act just like the soft keys on a phone. Their usage is shown at the bottom of the screen.
2 Arrow Keys (left and right): Navigate left and right or increase or decrease a value.
OK Key: Accepts currently highlighted option.
Menu Key: Shows the Main Menu.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2013, 11:42:20 am »
You need a keyboard port/dock for it to program.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2013, 11:43:07 am »
Quote from: iNk&Venom on January 11, 2013, 11:42:20 am
You need a keyboard port/dock for it to program.
No. He told me that you can program it in a similar way you program on a calculator. By picking commands from lists.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2013, 11:47:17 am »
Quote from: Keoni29 on January 11, 2013, 11:43:07 am
Quote from: iNk&Venom on January 11, 2013, 11:42:20 am
You need a keyboard port/dock for it to program.
No. He told me that you can program it in a similar way you program on a calculator. By picking commands from lists.
Yes, but you still need to type some text in for some programs. We actually discussed it already.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2013, 12:06:53 pm »
You could put everything you ever need to type in menus (e.g. numbers, letters for strings, ...).
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2013, 12:57:22 pm »
Indeed :)
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2013, 02:20:50 pm »
It would be nice to have a dock-like detachable keypad though. For entering lots o' numbers or letters.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2013, 02:43:31 pm »
With only 1024 bytes of program memory, I don't think you'll need a lot of numbers or letters.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2013, 03:04:28 pm »
1 Token = 1 Byte. So 1 Program will take up almost all the memory.
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Re: Programmable clock project
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2013, 03:31:15 pm »
Quote from: Spyro543 on January 11, 2013, 03:04:28 pm
1 Token = 1 Byte. So 1 Program will take up almost all the memory.

In TI-BASIC, yes. Not if you use any sort of compressed format and dynamically decompress text as needed.
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