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Re: Anyone selling

I have used a few different ones, the one that I prefer now is the proto24 available from pcboard.ca at this link. http://www.pcboard.ca/Kits/Proto24/ Joseph --- In b...

Re: Need input on PCBoard Prototype

James, I imagine you have your boards by now, but I still want to plug ExpressPCB. If I need only one board and I'm in a big rush, I'll use the ExpressPCB software to desig...

Re: Need input on PCBoard Prototype   [6 Articles]

I've used http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Download.htm For my projects, you can get a online qoute for custom boards. If you can design within their 2.5" x 3.8" board i...

Re: Hardware Help

Thanks Guys! I used FreqOut and that made the buzzer work! I just need a simple warning buzzer if an alarm switch is detected. (Actually for another project but since you get...

Re: Code to count pulses for fuel dispenser

Thanks for the reply. To simplify the user input portion I am going to just have a two button (up/down) for the gallon input and have this of increments of 10 gallons (works fo...

Re: Re: Code to count pulses for fuel dispenser   [3 Articles]

I think you will need to use WaitforInterrupt(bxPinRisingEdge) and a variable that is incremented every time a rising edge is found BR David M. ----- Original Messag...

Serial adapter

Two PCB-mount DB9s, glued back-to-back, make a decent serial adapter with a few common jumpers. See images in the group's Photo section: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/basic...

BX01 Reset Switch   [2 Articles]

Hi, I am busy designing a base board for the BX01. Several of these boards will be networked together each with a specific function. The only problem is I am limited to 100m...

Schematic and PCB components

I've created Files > Datasheets-Appnotes-Examples-Drawings > Schematic and PCB components, and I've loaded it with my custom parts and symbols that I use with ExpressPCB and Exp...

Re: Re: schematic design software   [4 Articles]

I'm looking for something much simpler than that... I just need a schematics editor where I can design my circuits... No need for simulation, PCB layout, etc... Any other sugges...

ATN pin connection on BX-35

There was some discussion here on using 10K resistors instead of 100K resistors for connecting the ATN line to pin 4 and to ground. Is this true for both of them , one of ...

PCB's   [3 Articles]

I am doing my first 2 sided PCB using expresspcb .... What is the advice on which side to place traces ? Their tips section say power and ground on the bottom - but show...

Re: Expansion pins

Tony, this is your last warning. Moderator Don, Hey, those are nice! When they are rated as fitting 0.025" holes, does that include the plating inside t...

Re: BX-35 DIY Board   [4 Articles]

> ... I [] don't think most of [us] can afford to pay jobbers to make small runs of boards... First-rate boards can be designed and verified on your machine with free t...

Problem Random BX24 Resets   [5 Articles]

I've spent several hours trying to figure out why my BX24 is resetting. I had the BX24 circuit running on a breadboard with zero resets for many months. I had a PCB made...

How to socket BX24?   [5 Articles]

Had a bad day here. I soldered all the components to my PCB today and tried it tonite. But the BX24 did not boot up properly. Most likely due to the fact that I used a machi...

BX-24 Adapter

Hi, I have a circuit and stripboard layout that allows me to plug a BX-24 into a BX-35 socket. Obviously you don't get all of the BX-35 functionality as there are les...

Re: Line Detector Circuit   [2 Articles]

Mike to follow up... The cost 'trade-off' is PCB area and manufacturing costs assuming this may be a commercial product. When you factor in board assembly costs alone...

Re: recommend a piezo speaker to use?

--- In basicx@basi..., Carol wrote: > i am wishing to hook a piezo speaker to a basicx pin and get a beep out > of the thing with an instruction from ...

Re: Digest Number 2009

does anybody know where can I get information about subsumption architecture? I've found a lot of papers, but not examples of robot. Please, if somebody know tell me! ...

Best power options   [3 Articles]

Hi all, I have owned a BasicX for over a year now and done absolutely nothing with it. So, I decided to build a small, mobile robot and experiment with behavior based robo...

Re: Breadboard Interface Circuit   [2 Articles]

--- In basicx@basi..., Mike Perks wrote: > Hi, > > I have created an interface circuit for breadboarding to save time > rebuilding the same circuit each ...

Re: Printed Circuit Boards   [7 Articles]

I used Eagle PCB from http://www.cadsoft.de/. The free version can design double sided boards that are approx 3.5" x 3.9". It can generate the files required by...

Re: Sources and links

www.sparkfun.com micro stuff and 1-off $2.50/sq inch PCBs --- In basicx@basi..., "Tom Becker" wrote: > I'd like to update and lengthen the Links list o...

Re: BX01 Parallel Port woes - any suggestions appreciated!   [2 Articles]

Pete, I assume you can compile the program just fine (F4). It's just the download that is causing a problem. All BasicX chips use an external EEPROM to sto...

Re: Posting Schematics (was Please use the group's search)

--- In , "Tom Becker" wrote: > [...] Anyone aware of a sketch pad app or anything similar? For really simple circuits, the easiest way is prob...

Why does BasicX24 keep resetting?   [2 Articles]

I've got this problem with my BX24: Certain hardware events cause the processor to reset or restart, almost as if the power had been briefly interrupted. I'd l...

Re: Standoff sizes? Newbie question

Only NetMedia "knows" for sure. I used 4 aluminum (hex) spacers 3/4" long that were tapped 4-40 in each end. As I remember I had to file 1/32" off each end (or 1...

Re: Digest Number 1852

Hi Much more important than gogles is a mask and if possible use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dust as you make it, you just don't need bits of glassfibre in ...

: Re: What's a good way to cut PCB material?

If there are perforations, I score the board along the perforations with a utility knife a couple of times, and then slowly bend it until it fractures, which ...

What's a good way to cut PCB material?   [12 Articles]

Hi. Do you know a good tool for cutting PCB material? What are my options here? (I'd like to cut it into smaller rectangles for making my own carrier board, et...

Multiple Basicx on one board?

Hi, wonder if anyone can recommend a board / protocol where multiple microcontrollers on one PCB could be programmed from one serial connection? i.e. each microc...

SMT Soldering station   [2 Articles]

I am looking to buy a decent SMT soldering station and would appreciate hearing from anyone with experience in such a critter. I have visited quite a few web site...

looking for PCBExpress component   [4 Articles]

I am looking for a PCBExpress component drawing for an 8 terminal Ceramic Leadless Chip Carrier (LCC) for use with an ADXL202. According to Analog Devices this is...

Re: On Board Buttons....

vmaxer, From your description it sounds like the "board" you have is the BXDS, BasicX Development Station, not the BasicX Development Board. If this is true, then ...

FW: Re: Heat dissipation

I have used high-temp hot melt glue to encapsulate test projects. That way if there is too much heat buildup the problem basically fixes itself :) Also, even as har...

RE: Re: Heat dissipation   [2 Articles]

> ... Off to Radio Shack I go.... May I suggest that you mount a temperature sensor to the top surface of the 8535 before you encapsulate the BX-24? Then you'll...

Re: FPGA to reduce board space?

not knowing what complexity you have, it is a little difficult to get specific. In general, take a look at the xilinx 95xx series. They are CPLDS and contain their own ...