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No luck so far - I am just about to run some tests.
There is a USB to Serial convertor chip just after the USB connection - this is designed to be hooked up to a computer to provide power and transfer the program to the Arduino. I suspect that the phone charger provided more than the 5.5v normally provided by a USB port and it fried the chip. There looks to be some physical damage on the top of the chip but I can't be sure.
There is a USB to Serial convertor chip just after the USB connection - this is designed to be hooked up to a computer to provide power and transfer the program to the Arduino. I suspect that the phone charger provided more than the 5.5v normally provided by a USB port and it fried the chip. There looks to be some physical damage on the top of the chip but I can't be sure.
Thanks @deediro - coding for the basic controller functions is not the problem. The difficult thing is coding for the touch screen/TFT display which you won't find anywhere.
I am currently struggling with the screen for setting/editing the start times, ramp times etc. Keep in mind that I am providing for 7 different settings (one for each day of the week) x 10 channels x 4 settings (start, ramp up, ramp down and finish) so there is a lot of data to try and keep track of. Working with 2 dimensional arrays is interesting !!
I spent about 4 hours last night working on a screen layout which I am not happy with - I think I can do it better so that is probably 4 hours I will put down to experience.
@deediro, it looks like you are using a version of the Jarduino sketch :)
I am trying to have a different 'look and feel' to mine which is why I have started from scratch instead of modifying something like the Jarduino.
This is a screen shot of my page for setting the channel timings
I am still working on this screen, and I am yet to program all the touch areas, but you get the idea ;)
I am trying to have a different 'look and feel' to mine which is why I have started from scratch instead of modifying something like the Jarduino.
This is a screen shot of my page for setting the channel timings
I am still working on this screen, and I am yet to program all the touch areas, but you get the idea ;)
Now try & tell me I was talking shit about the GUI.
Looks great @MagicJ,
Just wish we could help you more with the programming. I can make my name scroll down the screen if your using a Commodore64? Would this help any?
Nice that's looks really good. As you said, getting the touch screen working is a huge amount of work. I was going to redesign the whole UI but when I realised how long it would take, I took the easy way out and changed the one already available a little bit and used as much of it as I could.
When I get the tank up and running I might re-visit my arduinos. I was planning on getting some wireless integration with a couple of Unos and an ethernet board so I could set up a real time web server for monitoring. Gave up when I realised the wireless modules I bought had a range of about 5m :(
When I get the tank up and running I might re-visit my arduinos. I was planning on getting some wireless integration with a couple of Unos and an ethernet board so I could set up a real time web server for monitoring. Gave up when I realised the wireless modules I bought had a range of about 5m :(
Crap day today in Hobart - hot and windy - so I had a chance to stay inside and work on the sketch. I have almost finished the touch controls for the screen pictured above - keep in mind that there are in excess of 50 different touch areas on this screen :rolleyes
For anyone interested, here is the code that goes behind this screen (not finished yet, but close)
This has taken me about 6 hours - my coding is crap but it gets the job done :)
For anyone interested, here is the code that goes behind this screen (not finished yet, but close)
Code:
case 9: // Edit Channel Timing Settings Page
{
if ((y>=55) && (y<=103)) // Range for change icons (+ and - signs)
{
for (counter=0; counter<4; counter++)
{
if (x>= (18 + (counter*95)) && (x<= (98 + (counter*95)))) // Testing which time cell has been touched
{ // 0 - Start; 1 - Ramp up; 2 - Ramp Down; 3 - Finish
_timeCell = counter;
}
}
if ((y>=55) && (y<=71)) // + Row
{
if (x>= (18 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (34 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // Ten's digit of hours
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][0]++;
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] == 3)
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][0] = 0;
}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (34 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (50 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // One's digit of hours
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][1]++;
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] == 4)
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][1] = 0;
}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (66 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (81 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // Ten's digit of minutes
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][2]++;
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] == 6)
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][2] = 0;
}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (82 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (97 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // One's digit of minutes
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][3]++;
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][3] == 10)
{
timeVariable[_timeCell][3] = 0;
}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
}
if ((y>=87) && (y<=103)) // - Row
{
if (x>= (18 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (34 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // Ten's digit of hours
{
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] == 0)
{timeVariable[_timeCell][0] = 2;}
else {timeVariable[_timeCell][0]--;}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (34 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (50 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // One's digit of hours
{
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] == 0)
{timeVariable[_timeCell][1] = 3;}
else {timeVariable[_timeCell][1]--;}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (66 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (81 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // Ten's digit of minutes
{
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] == 0)
{timeVariable[_timeCell][2] = 5;}
else {timeVariable[_timeCell][2]--;}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
if (x>= (82 + (_timeCell * 95)) && (x<= (97 + (_timeCell * 95)))) // One's digit of minutes
{
if (timeVariable[_timeCell][3] == 0)
{timeVariable[_timeCell][3] = 9;}
else {timeVariable[_timeCell][3]--;}
updateTimeFields(18 + (_timeCell * 95), 55, _timeCell);
channelData[_channel][_day].StartMins = (timeVariable[_timeCell][0] * 600) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][1] * 60) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][2] * 10) + (timeVariable[_timeCell][3]);
}
}
}
if ((y>=118) && (y<=148)) // Range for channel number buttons
{
for (counter=0; counter<10; counter++)
{
if (x>= (15 + (counter*35)) && (x<= (45 + (counter*35)))) // Testing the position of each existing button to determine
{ // which one, or channel, has been touched
_channel = counter;
newButton9[0] = (15 + (counter*35));
drawframe(oldButton9[0], 118, 2);
drawframe(newButton9[0], 118, 1);
oldButton9[0] = newButton9[0];
}
}
calculateDigits(_channel, _day);
updateTimeFields(18, 55, 0);
updateTimeFields(113, 55, 1);
updateTimeFields(208, 55, 2);
updateTimeFields(303, 55, 3);
}
if ((y>=155) && (y<=185)) // Range for day of week buttons
{
for (counter=0; counter<7; counter++)
{
if (x>= (15 + (counter*35)) && (x<= (45 + (counter*35)))) // Testing the position of each existing button to determine
{ // which one, or day, has been touched
_day = counter;
newButton9[1] = (15 + (counter*35));
drawframe(oldButton9[1], 155, 2);
drawframe(newButton9[1], 155, 1);
oldButton9[1] = newButton9[1];
}
}
calculateDigits(_channel, _day);
updateTimeFields(18, 55, 0);
updateTimeFields(113, 55, 1);
updateTimeFields(208, 55, 2);
updateTimeFields(303, 55, 3);
}
if ((y>=199) && (y<= 231)) // Buttons
{
if ((x>=350) && (x<=382)) // Back Button
{
controlmodeScr();
}
}
break;
}
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