Spin code needed for OLED display "28087"
Hello there, I need some help. I just started to learn the spin language weeks ago and I have passed through all the given lessons on the parallax homepage. I can now write simple codes and from day to...
View ArticleHow to make a christmas tree reader for drag racing
Is it possible with today's technology to build or install a sensor that will pick up the first amber on Christmas Tree & activate delay box. If so what kind of supplies would I need & i also...
View ArticleRunning Lights on Elev-8
Has anybody else made the Running Lights Kit for the Elev-8 from the OSH Park circuit boards? I can not seem to get mine to work even though I can find nothing wrong in the physical build of the...
View ArticleProblem with MMA7455 Accelerometer and SimpleIDE Terminal
Hello, I am using the MMA7455 3-Axis Accelerometer module (https://www.parallax.com/product/28526) on a Propeller Activity Board. I followed the SPI Example...
View ArticleSimpleIDE Hang on Mac OSX 10.9
I was running through some of the Simple Multicore examples using SimpleIDE 1.0.2(RC2) for Mac against a Propeller Activity Board but SimpleIDE kept hanging when building the "Try This – Add Another...
View ArticleBeginner Question
I'm a biology teacher that's been corralled to to teach about robots. I just opened the box and am using Mac OS 10.11. I'm trying to figure out how to use the Shield Bot. I downloaded the Arduino IDE...
View ArticleLCD screen connection via vga type connector
Hello, I am trying to connect LCD monitor to the parallax chip using VGA type connection. I have to use as few pins of the parallax chips as possible for that task. from the schematic diagrams of the...
View ArticleAnalog-to-Digital Converter problem on Propstick Board
Hello. Im totally new in using propeller board. Currently still learning how to read an analog input in this board and display in serial terminal. Previously, i already try the the simple analog to...
View ArticleUsing the Chronodot (RTC) using C
I'm trying to use the Maxim DS3231SN RTC (Chronodot) with the Prop using C. I know my circuit configuration is correct since I have successfully used Mike Green's Spin i2cObject_v2_1 to access the...
View ArticleActivityBot with SONY Remote
The Navigate With Infrared Flashlights tutorial for the ActivityBot was added to the rest of the ActivityBot tutorials on Friday: http://learn.parallax.com/activitybot...
View ArticleLinux client for BlocklyProp
Hello, I purchased an ActivityBot for my son. We assembled and wired it, and I am able to use SimpleIDE to build, load and run the "hello world" example. So far so good. The next thing I am trying to...
View ArticleSimpletext print function and floats
The simpletext print function seems to have problems when printing floating point numbers. I discovered this when converting a temperature measured with the DS18B20 temperature sensor to Fahrenheit....
View Articlepropeller c
I am parsing a gps. When the clock hits 59 my screen jumps and sends a line of data below. Any ideas?? Thanks // print("rmc magvar %s\n\n", _rmcmagvar); print("day %d month %d year...
View ArticleBluetooth App to control ActivityBot
Now that I have had my questions answered, I'd like to post a C-program that interfaces with a free android bluetooth joystick app to control the ActivityBot. The app is "Joystick BT Commander" by...
View ArticleLibraries
I have been off and on attempting to make a library using the formula in the learn prop c. I cannot get it to work. Copied and pasted or hand typed. Can't get the library to link with the test program....
View ArticleRN-42 and Propeller Board of Education Connection
I have the Propeller Board of Education mounted on a Boe Bot chassis and the Bluetooth RN-42. I want to program it remotely using Bluetooth. I am using BlockyProp and I am able connect to the RN-42 but...
View ArticleHow signals work
Hello to anyone reading this! I am pretty new (knowledge wise) to programming and electronics, so I have a question. I wanted to start learning how to program a screen using VGA and a small OLED (with...
View ArticlePropeller C - Propeller Activity Board - Execute code from SD
Hello. I have heard that you can execute code on the PAB from an SD card, but after hours of scouring the internet from general ideas to very specific ideas, I have turned up with nothing. In one of...
View ArticleRun With Terminal Error
Hello, I am using the ActivityBot and I tested the encoders and they lit up fine. Then I calibrated my bot and it went fine too. Now when I went to see the interpolation table, I ran the code through...
View ArticleSimpleIDE Propeller "Run with Terminal" Error
I'm attempting to push test code to my propeller from Ubuntu 16.04 with SimpleIDE 1.0.1 and am getting the following error: propeller-load -Dreset=dtr -I /opt/parallax/propeller-load/ -b ACTIVITYBOARD...
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