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- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Programming
- Topic: hardware stack overflow
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9300
Re: hardware stack overflow
Hi. On an 8-bit PIC chip there is a hardware stack. This is the number of times you can call a macro to jump away from 'main' before it can cause your program to become corrupted. This also includes calls made by underlying components. You can turn this off and use a 'software stack', but I believe ...
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Unable to Export Component
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12452
Re: Unable to Export Component
Hi John.
The 'component macro' was the older name for 'downloadable macro' - we felt it described the type of macro better that way. Same thing though and I will update the Wiki, thanks for the spot.
Jonny
The 'component macro' was the older name for 'downloadable macro' - we felt it described the type of macro better that way. Same thing though and I will update the Wiki, thanks for the spot.
Jonny
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:55 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stewart. No problems at all. There is a lot to take in. The deeper you get the more complicated things become, as the system is designed to shield users from what is going on. When I get the chance I will try to get something together for a 3-way switch as we do need to get how-to tutorials on su...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:17 am
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stweart. Sorry, updated the above post using 6.0.4!
Jonny
Jonny
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:40 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stewart. I presume you mean "Show position objects on the panel" in the component debugger ? If so, I see nothing in the way of orange boxes... Apologies, the check is right, but the boxes show a position based on the original object. The scale and size of an LED are different (size is a componen...
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:09 pm
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Save Component Debug tick box state
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2990
Re: Save Component Debug tick box state
It would be a per-user setting (so not in the project, but for the user of Flowcode) but I think this can be done.
Jonny
Jonny
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:08 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stewart. Glad your getting through all this. In Flowcode you can 'snapshot' the position of an object. If you store this in a 'handle' variable the snapshot will exist as long as the handle does. You can then manipulate the position (in this case by rotating by 30 degrees) and at any point write ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:54 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi. Here is the same program, but using the LED as a latching lever. I have also changed the program to link to the LED programmatically, as this is the way most components can do this. There is an alternative using events, which is how the components operate when exported (there is no 'main' for a ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi. Sorry - I have tweaked the file format since v6.0.4 went out - something worth remembering when posting examples!
Updated the source file now - should download OK.
Jonny
Updated the source file now - should download OK.
Jonny
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stewart. As far as I go, 'object' and 'component' are interchangeable, except that I tend to think of objects as having 'solid' parts. As an example, here is the button helper turning an LED object/component into a button. This doesn't do anything other than show what the helper component does - ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:23 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi. OK, I see. That (3-state switch) sounds like quite a good step-by-step project to document creation of on our forums here. For information as to how the components are structured, it may help to go to the Component debugger and select 'Component Debugger', check 'Expose full component tree in pr...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:54 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi. I think by the looks of it Ben has edited-out copying each property and setting them all up manually to save time in the video. As in the video you can set everything up manually, but I would say the easiest way is to copy from the base component (in this case the stepper motor) then just delete...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:43 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V5 Issues
- Topic: no answer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7288
Re: no answer
Hello. Apologies. Sometimes posts get missed, and we can't answer them all. I notice you have made some posts that have been answered - I assume you are referring to the one posted on the 25th? Unfortunately the question is out of my area of expertise. Please accept that sometimes people do miss pos...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:12 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Component function C Code
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3726
Re: Component function C Code
Hi. What is it you require to do? Sometimes things are only important because we are not aware of any alternatives. In v6 there are many alternatives - I doubt there is much you can do in v5 that you can not do in v6. You can link C code into your components in v6 if this is what you want to do to p...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:55 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Decision Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5222
Re: Decision Question
Hi.
It would work if you orr the variables together: (A | B | C...) == 0
Upside is it is compact and produces less code. Downside is it is slower if the first value is zero (in which case && will not check any following values).
Cheers,
Jonny
It would work if you orr the variables together: (A | B | C...) == 0
Upside is it is compact and produces less code. Downside is it is slower if the first value is zero (in which case && will not check any following values).
Cheers,
Jonny
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: User Components
- Topic: Component Creation Video Tutorial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33323
Re: Component Creation Video Tutorial
Hi Stewart. I am not sure exactly where you mean in the video, but the quickest way is: To duplicate all properties of a sub-component make sure you have the root (panel) properties visible and from the 'Properties' entry drop-down select "Copy from...": 000030_Flowcode1 _.png To copy any changes ma...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:41 pm
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Remember size of Supplementary Code window
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2534
Re: Remember size of Supplementary Code window
I think that might be possible.
Jonny
Jonny
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:35 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Component function C Code
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3726
Re: Component function C Code
Good morning. There is no 'C-code' customisation ability like in v5. We are considering this as a possibility but as we can now easily package and pass around components it becomes a lot more difficult to then essentially give away the source for those professional-license components. We are looking...
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:41 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Project options lost
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3442
Re: Project options lost
Hi Jan. I'll take a look at this asap.
Jonny
Jonny
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Components gone - Patch V6.0.4.0
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2770
Re: Components gone - Patch V6.0.4.0
Hi Stewart. Nothings gone (or we would break existing programs). One major bugbear for people was cluttered lists. We have provided the ability for components to not appear in a category (but still be available through search). Click the 'search' option (far left) and type in 'switch'. When you see ...
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:09 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Project options lost
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3442
Re: Project options lost
Hi. I have not seen this in the latest build - what chip are you using?
Jonny
Jonny
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:21 am
- Forum: Flowcode V5 Free Edition
- Topic: To interface fingerprint to PIC16F877A
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7860
Re: TO INTERFACE FINGERPRINT TO PIC16F877A
Hello. I would try sending the string "0x41" and see what comes out. When converting between strings and values, just so there is no confusion I would send printable character codes to be sure. Are you sending "OK" and "0xef" using exactly the same Flowcode calls? Can you write "OK" into the string ...
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:16 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Basic Compiler Error - Any clues?...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6188
Re: Basic Compiler Error - Any clues?...
Hi Brendan. Thank you.
We have let them know, but because on our own we can't make too many waves it is good for others with these issues to push the issue too as it gets sorted quicker.
Hopefully once the installs are all OK things are running smoothly!
Jonny
We have let them know, but because on our own we can't make too many waves it is good for others with these issues to push the issue too as it gets sorted quicker.
Hopefully once the installs are all OK things are running smoothly!
Jonny
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:14 am
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Compile problems - V6 Patch 6.0.4.0
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3873
Re: Compile problems - V6 Patch 6.0.4.0
Hi Stewart. Good point - yes and no. The issue is statically linked components. These are components that are essentially copied in their entirety into another component, so you do not need the original on your system. Usually all that is stored is a reference to the component and any altered proper...
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:16 pm
- Forum: Flowcode V6
- Topic: Compile problems - V6 Patch 6.0.4.0
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3873
Re: Compile problems - V6 Patch 6.0.4.0
Hi. Apologies for this - problem will only affect components embedded inside other components, but the next patch (we will get out asap) will fix this for you.
Jonny
Jonny