Re: rgb led controller

[Gerry Duprey <gerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy,

> They look brilliant, and a great way to add a lot off effects lighting
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thout too much hassle.. Gerry wrote the java xPL framework, so it would be
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incredibly cool if we could get xPL control of the RGBLED driver boards.

I'm working on one now.  It doesn't speak xPL on the serial line -- just=20
plugs into the Java framework and allows xPL commands to be translated
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commands to control the board.

Hopefully, I'll release the code soon, though you'll need to be running
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Java for xPL container to use it (actually, you could run it standalone,=20
though you'll still need the Java for xPL framework .jar file to go with
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).

> The only issue I can see is how packed the PIC chip is - there
wouldn't b=
e space to add an xPL implementation directly.

The chip is pretty packed.  There is no RAM left and only about 80 words
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program space (at one time, there was no RAM and no program space left,
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I did some optimizations in the last release).

Gerry
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Gerry Duprey
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.cdp1802.org