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BTLE Control
I'm experimenting with the Adafruit BTLE UART Friend (in Spin), but thought -- for fun -- I'd try a simple project in Blockly that corresponds to one of the demo control panels in the Adafruit...
View ArticleBlocklyProp account setup
So I finally got around to taking a look at Blockly. First thing I needed to do was set up an account. Tried screen name "PhiPi." It was taken! Had I done this before? No se. But none of my usual...
View ArticleSpeed control of standard servo with BlocklyProp?
I'm trying to familiarize myself with Blockly enough that I can help a group of students with it, so I used it last night to make a quick program for the ActivityBot roaming with a PING))) on a front...
View ArticleExtending range of XBee pro
Hi, I'm looking for advice or a link, to extend the range of Xbee pro. I've heard the term "Mesh", but no explanation how it works. Background. I have a tracking solar array controlled by an Arduino...
View Articleadding i2c
Is there any way to simply add an i2c interface to Blocklyprop? Other than writing a very long function from scratch. I'm using the Flip.
View ArticleS3/BlocklyProp Exercises based on Standards of Learning - maybe crowd source?
Is anyone else working on mapping S3/BP material to their state SOL? My teachers have said that everything they do should support a specific SOL line item.. I've been writing exercises for specific...
View ArticleS3 / BlocklyProp in Scratch Classes
I think an under-explored use of BlocklProp is for an excursion from Scratch. Scratch is common but the problem I see is that it is another hour of kids sitting in front of the screen. In my Scratch...
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OFFLINE version of BlocklyProp
The other day, Ken posted on F/B an online pool, about an "OFFLINE version of BlocklyProp"!!! Personally I found it awesome! Does anyone especially from BlocklyProp developing team has any more...
View ArticleIs there a way to import code?
Is there a way to export blocks and import them to another program?
View ArticleCan or will the OLED Initialization block be modified to include Screen...
This was somewhat touched on in an earlier post explaining why the Blockly OLED Init block only offers 5 parameters while in the code view there were 6, the 6th one being for which edge of the OLED was...
View ArticleI'm trying to write to the PST from 2 COGs in Blockly.
I found this discussion: http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/156303/sending-data-to-pst-from-2-cogs-aaaarrrgggghhhh Is there a way to do this from Blockly
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Is this the right place to request an addition to blockly?
Is this the right place to request an addition to blockly? I would like to have a control block that allows multiple lines of code to be disabled/enabled with one click. I'm currently using: [img] To...
View ArticleMust I specify SPI pins as hardwired pins numbers?
When I use a shift out operator, can I not use a variable to specify the pin number? If not, why not? I always thought that naming pin numbers is good programming practice.
View ArticleIssue with writing LCD in my function
If I initialize an LCD in my main program and try to write to it in a function, I get this Compile... Failed! -------- compiler messages -------- Included libraries: simpletools single.c: In function...
View ArticleJeopardy Style Game control
I finally got my school division to install Blockly Prop after several months of a long battle! YEAH! So I have just started tinkering in Blockly Prop and started a student challenge to build a...
View ArticleDS1302 Clock in Blockly
Here is a pointer (I think) to a DS1302 clock in blocky. The time and date can be set using a couple of pushbutton switches. I will add daylight saving logic soon.
View ArticleHow big is my BlocklyProp program?
Could some kind soul please explain to me how I determine how big my Blockly program compiles to?
View ArticleBlockly Does Trig
Here is a code snippet of an emulation of an analog clock on the little OLED. I include four photos around 9:00. It is noteworthy (at least to me) that a floating point package is included even the...
View ArticlePropeller: SPIN, C, C++, GCC. Future of Spin Tool vs. SimpleIDE?
I'm unsure of differences in languages listed. When should I use C vs C++? Why Spin over C? I've used Spin Tool and Simple IDE. Seems last few years was examples in SPin Tool and now are in Simple What...
View ArticleBlocklyProp Client Error
Hey guys, I'm trying to get blocklyprop running on my sons computer. I'm having problems with the client. When I run it I get an error "BlocklyPropClient returned -1". System Windows 7 Pro 64bit Does...
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