Msg: 4480 *Conference*
07-02-93 01:37:45
From: FRANK MCJUNKINS
To : TRACY ALLEN
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #4437 (I/O INTERFACE)
The program for the on board I/O microcontroller is controlled by program(s) written in Q-Basic. There is an EPROM on board with the microcontrollers instructions burned in. When you communicate with the I/O board (9600 baud) it shoots info to you. You can access any function on the board with it's alpahnumeric commands, and it will reply with the 'state' of any switch on board. Thus, if you can't use Q-Basic (M100), you will have to write your own program (basic) to control the I/O controller. LIke most of my projects, I put the I/O together, tested it, and it's still sitting there waiting for me to use it. There was one more article in this months 'Electronics Now' on it, and apparently more articles to follow. I still like the little jewel and I know I'm going to put it to good use one of these days.