Re: New Packet Radio Calculator Interface
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Re: New Packet Radio Calculator Interface
Mike Leister wrote:
> I am working on a short range radio remote control. The hardware is coming
along, and I've just started the software (thanks to Adam at dimension TI) and
I need to know how to control the linkport. Please respond with sample code if
you can.
>
> <SNIP>
What are we going to control with the remote?? Can I do math and be at the
opposite side of the classroom at the same time :-)
JTK
JTK,
I found an IC that uses a system similar to morse code to receive RF data bits. It has 8 address bits and four data bits. When it receives a valid address, it moves the data bits to the output. My main focus is circuits, not calculators. I wanted a portable, (re)programmable controller with an LCD display. The TI-83 fits the bill. The port will connect to a circuit I am designing that will turn long and short serial bits into an RF CW signal. The receiver will turn them back into a four bit parallel signal to control whatever circuit it is hooked up to.
The purpose is not to link calculators, but to control circuits from a distance. This is a building block for my senior project. I have not decided what circuit it will control, but it may be the robot I am building for my robotics class. It has four stepper motors and one DC motor. That would require a serial to 17 bit parallel converter. I'm not sure that I want to attack that yet.
I think that a wireless data link between calculators would be interesting, but I'm more interested in remote circuit control than data exchange.
Mike
Mike Leister wrote:
> I am working on a short range radio remote control. The hardware is coming
along, and I've just started the software (thanks to Adam at dimension TI) and
I need to know how to control the linkport. Please respond with sample code if
you can.
>
> <SNIP>