Dare I ask if we've got any more news when we can get your board into
production - im quite keen to get them built - with the latest xap spec
would be even better.
Kind Regards,
Chris Bond
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Davidson [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 November 2002 8:02 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Color kinetics
OK - The controller I built is still in its rat nests form but still
working
fine.
I started to look at adding some sort of RS232 control so that if it
came to
it a could produce one pcb to be used either as a standalone controller
or a
RS232 controller.
I also took another look at the xAP happenings. There is PIC code
available
by the other Ian's in the group for xAP on a PIC. However the PIC sits
there
constantly looking at the serial stream and when it receives the
correct
packet actions the request. I need to keep the DMX o/p going all the
time.
It is beyond a small PIC to o/p DMX and monitor and decode a RS232
stream.
Although I could increase the PIC to a more powerful unit it will still
mean
writing some fancy interupt routines. The easiest way is to use two
small
PIC's (only adds =A31.45 on to the cost) and let them talk at the
appropriate
time.
There seems to have been a change in the xAP protocol recently and also
mention of PIC code to handle xAP on its own. I was going to post to
the
xAP
group but they have seemed quite busy of late with the protocol changes
etc.
So for the time being the project is holding. I would be interested if
anyone has any ideas on this or if anyone form the xAP group would like
to
comment ?
Ian D
> Any news on the DMX controller ya built?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Davidson [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 November 2002 7:24 PM
> To: HA Yahoo group UK
> Subject: [ukha_d] Color kinetics
>
> Hi All
>
> I had been holding off posting hoping to have some more news by now.
I=
> spoke to the supplier again today, he asked me to phone again next
> Tuesday so I'll hold off until then to see if I can finally get
the
> remaining units.
>
> Ian D
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