BasicX Code Examples

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This page contains example code for all BasicX products. The first section contains examples provided by NetMedia which are sorted by product. The second section contains BasicX examples provided by your fellow BasicX users.

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	BasicX-24/24p & BasicX-35	Filename

	Adding a Timeout to InputCapture	InputCTimeout_BX24.zip
	Deriving Acceleration data from a GPS	GPS_Accelerometer_BX24.zip
	Using block data objects with PlaySound	PlaySound_BData_BX24.zip
	Using the Serial 2x16 LCD with BX-24	LCD2x16API.zip
	Input Multiplexing with the BX-24	IMux_74HCT251_BX24.zip
	Using a 74HCT259 Latch with the BX-24	Latch_74HCT259_BX24.zip
	Reading a Garmin GPS with the BX-24	GPS_Text_Decoder.zip
	Using the Sharp GP2D12 Infrared Ranger	GP2D12.zip
	Sharp GP2Y0A02YK Long Range Version	GP2Y0A02YK.zip
	Reading buttons and switches	Buttons_BX24.zip
	Using Polaroid ultrasonic rangefinders	Sonar_BX24.zip
	Reading a 4 x 4 matrix keypad	Keypad_BX24.zip
	Measuring resistance with ADC	Pot_BX24.zip
	Measuring resistance with RCtime	RCtime_BX24.zip
	Controlling hobby servos	Servo_BX24.zip
	Measuring acceleration with ADXL202	ADXL202_BX24.zip
	Reading IR remote controls	IR_BX24.zip
	Reading IR using serial input	IRserial_BX24.zip
	Low power operation using CPUsleep	LowPower_BX24.zip
	Programming Timer1 for edge capture	EdgeCap_BX24.zip
	Programming Timer1 as a stopwatch	Timer1Stopwatch_BX24.zip
	Dual PWM in background using Timer1	PWM_BX24.zip
	The BX-24 6 Day 8 channel data logger	DataLogger_BX-24.zip
	Controlling the Servo8T with BX-24	Servo8T.zip

	LCDX

	LCDX Demo Program 1	LCDX Demo Program1 And Library
	LCDX Demo Program 2	LCDX Demo Program2 And Library

	BasicX-01

	Adding a Timeout to InputCapture	InputCTimeout_BX01.zip
	Deriving Acceleration data from a GPS	GPS_Accelerometer_BX01.zip
	Input Multiplexing with the BX-01	IMux_74HCT251_BX01.zip
	Reading a Garmin GPS with the BX-01	GPS_Text_Decoder.zip
	ADXL202 accelerometers	ADXL202_BX01.zip
	Using hardware interrupts	Counting_Pulses_BX01.zip
	Block data classes	Block_Data_BX01.zip
	Interfacing buttons and switches	Buttons_BX01.zip
	Interfacing an IR decoder	IR_BX01.zip
	Interfacing hobby servos	Servo_BX01.zip
	Interfacing a 4x4 matrix keypad	Keypad_BX01.zip
	Measuring resistance with RCtime	RCtime_BX01.zip
	Low power operation using CPUsleep	LowPower_BX01.zip
	Programming Timer1 for edge capture	EdgeCap_BX01.zip
	Programming Timer1 as a stopwatch	Timer1Stopwatch_BX01.zip
	Dual PWM in background using Timer1	PWM_BX01.zip

	Serial 2x16

	BX-24 example program for Serial 2x16	Using 2x16 with BX-24 App Note

	Servo 8T

	A Windows example program	WindowsDemoProgram
	Source code for Windows example porgram	VBDemoProgramSource
	Controlling the Servo8T with BX-24	Servo8T.zip

User contributed examples

Uses the LCDX and keypad to send a user defined pulse out an I/O pin.

Serial example program looks for an upper case "Z" to trigger an event

Use VB6 to serially control the outputs of a BX-24

DS1302 Real Time Clock Interface

Data Transfer PC to/from BX-24

Very low RAM usage single-to-string conversion function

DebugInput (& DebugPrint) functions to allow string and byte input through Com1 without using "queue's" (Based on SerialOutString.bas)

Searches the one-wire bus for up to ten DS18B20 sensors, reads the temperature and displays it on the screen

GPS NMEA Sentence Parsing

An easier-to-use version of OpenSPI

Read Sony Playstation 2 controllers with BX-24

Variable resolution InputCapture (with timeout) used to capture all 8 channels of R/C PPM signal

Make Block Data from ASCII File

Two-way BX 24 to Palm serial comms application

I2C Routines from Harry White

Queue demo in BasicX and VB

CRC simple code for generating a CRC

Debug.Print with variable baud

String comparison function

Emulation of VB's InStr function

Expanding BX24 inputs and outputs

Exchange data between BasicX and Visual Basic (ALL Source included).

Subroutines to connect a LCD HD44780 to BX-24 using 6 pins

convert between integer hex & bin

code for working with the ft649 + ft639 servo control chips. 25 servos max

com-excel source code

Pot-based voltage output

MAX147 8-ch, 12-bit SPI analog input

32-bit expandable SPI digital input

32-bit expandable SPI digital output

BX24 Kronos Serial LCD BP and ADC example code: well documented

Windows Scripts to aid in command line compiles

BX-01 Quick Reference (Word) Document

Demonstrates coprocessor communication for ARobot

Wander routine for ARobot

BX-24 Eagle3.5 Component

Bit-wise operations on bytes and arrays

BX-24 controlling DS1267 digital potentiometer subroutines

DS1620 BasicX-24 Code

DS-1820 Interface Module (uses Dallas1Wire.bas)

1-Wire Interface Module

1-Wire Example (uses Dallas1820.bas)

Demo I2C reads Devantech compass. Read direction as 2 bytes

Demo I2C reads Devantech compass. Read direction as byte

Easy way of trying out LCD communication - I modified the BX24 demo program and used Parallax BOE

Unfinished! A PID 4-button user interface and LCD routines. Posted for multitasking code analysis

Unfinished! But illustrates "stack flattening" for multitasking. Compare to PID.BAS which won't multitask on a barebones BX24

Code for controlling 2 servos using the hardware PWM

Short Description for above

Some Extended function for the BX24

formatted input and output

includes preliminary floating input

Module for the control and query of an MD05 motor controller. I2C-v2.bas (is required).

Ping and ARP via CS8900A ethernet controller

toggle output pin level and POWB (byte POW function)

A windows console app that creates binary files for BX24

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	File Name	Contributor

	LCDX_Pulse_Fire.zip	NetMedia
	Uses the LCDX and keypad to send a user defined pulse out an I/O pin.
	LCDXSerialZ.zip	NetMedia
	Serial example program looks for an upper case "Z" to trigger an event
	BX-24RemoteIO.zip	NetMedia
	Use VB6 to serially control the outputs of a BX-24
	BX24_DS1302.zip	wizdd
	DS1302 Real Time Clock Interface
	BX24toPC.zip	wizdd
	Data Transfer PC to/from BX-24
	CStrF.bas	eric_seale
	Very low RAM usage single-to-string conversion function
	Com1DirectIO.bas	twesthoff22406
	DebugInput (& DebugPrint) functions to allow string and byte input through Com1 without using "queue's" (Based on SerialOutString.bas)
	DS18B20.zip	tfintlan
	Searches the one-wire bus for up to ten DS18B20 sensors, reads the temperature and displays it on the screen
	DateTimeNMEA.zip	b19063
	GPS NMEA Sentence Parsing
	EasyOpenSPI.bas	NetMedia
	An easier-to-use version of OpenSPI
	FlushSerialPort.bas	NetMedia
	Flushes serial port
	SonyPSController.zip	NetMedia
	Read Sony Playstation 2 controllers with BX-24
	InputCapture.zip	depoebaybob
	Variable resolution InputCapture (with timeout) used to capture all 8 channels of R/C PPM signal
	Makblk.zip	mmcdade5841
	Make Block Data from ASCII File
	PID 1.1.zip	biovirus1
	PID code for BX24
	PalmNewDeBug.zip	cyberbiota
	Two-way BX 24 to Palm serial comms application
	ProtenseCode.zip	oruivo
	I2C Routines from Harry White
	QueueDemo.zip	NetMedia
	Queue demo in BasicX and VB
	RS485_and_BX24.doc	neil_jepsen
	RS485 & the BX24
	Simple code to generate a CRC using the BX24.doc	neil_jepsen
	CRC simple code for generating a CRC
	SerialOutString.bas	NetMedia
	Debug.Print with variable baud
	StrComp.bas	NetMedia
	String comparison function
	StringSearch.bas	NetMedia
	Emulation of VB's InStr function
	USING THE CD4021 SHIFT REGISTER TO EXPAND THE BX24 INPUTS.doc	neil_jepsen
	Expanding BX24 inputs and outputs
	VBtoBXdemo.zip	NetMedia
	Exchange data between BasicX and Visual Basic (ALL Source included).
	RS232scopeV1.zip
	Microsoft Excel RS232 sample program
	bxTokenizer.zip	NetMedia
	BasicX tokenizer
	com_to_excel.zip	trbrenke
	VB6 program.Com port to excel. cell seperations are done with chr(13). mod-2
	fm_schematic.gif	wn0x
	Frequency measurement schematic
	lcd6pin.zip	mariovc
	Subroutines to connect a LCD HD44780 to BX-24 using 6 pins
	numconvert.zip	trbrenke
	convert between integer hex & bin
	servosub.zip	trbrenke
	code for working with the ft649 + ft639 servo control chips. 25 servos max
	source.zip	trbrenke
	com-excel source code
	vb_FastStrings.zip	xwisdom
	VB Fast String Object - process strings faster in VB
	SPIUtils.bas	wolfchild76
	Pot-based voltage output
	SPI_Analog _Out.gif	wolfchild76
	Pot-based voltage output
	SPI_Analog_In.gif	wolfchild76
	MAX147 8-ch, 12-bit SPI analog input
	SPI_Digital _In.gif	wolfchild76
	32-bit expandable SPI digital input
	SPI_Digital_Out.gif	wolfchild76
	32-bit expandable SPI digital output
	Kronos Robotics Serial Backpack and ADC example code.zip	slopesailer
	BX24 Kronos Serial LCD BP and ADC example code: well documented
	BasicXScripts.zip	mlinnen
	Windows Scripts to aid in command line compiles
	BX01QRef.doc
	BX-01 Quick Reference (Word) Document
	co_talk.bas
	Demonstrates coprocessor communication for ARobot
	wanderbx.bas
	Wander routine for ARobot
	Basicx.lbr
	BX-24 Eagle3.5 Component
	BitOps.bas
	Bit-wise operations on bytes and arrays
	DS1267.bas	sgezerlis
	BX-24 controlling DS1267 digital potentiometer subroutines
	DS1620.bas	hylander_ii
	DS1620 BasicX-24 Code
	Dallas1820.bas	hylander_ii
	DS-1820 Interface Module (uses Dallas1Wire.bas)
	Dallas1Wire.bas	hylander_ii
	1-Wire Interface Module
	Dallas1WireTest.bas	hylander_ii
	1-Wire Example (uses Dallas1820.bas)
	DevantechW.bas
	Demo I2C reads Devantech compass. Read direction as 2 bytes
	devantech.bas	Miked
	Demo I2C reads Devantech compass. Read direction as byte
	EasyLCD.bas
	Easy way of trying out LCD communication - I modified the BX24 demo program and used Parallax BOE
	GD2D02.bas
	GP2D02 Ir Ranging
	I2C-v2.bas	darsys68
	I2C.bas for sending and receiving via an I2C interface. This is just the routines for I2C so you can add them to your project and use them as required.
	LCDMOD.bas
	Scott Edwards (aka SeeTron) LCD Module. Tested with ILM-216
	LCD_595.bas
	74x595 to LCD (interface connections and code)
	LCD_Demo595.bas
	BX-24 to 74x595 to LCD
	LCD_Main.bas
	High level LCD routines (converted SerialPort.bas)
	Mobot.bas	viropath
	BX24 robot code
	MyLCD.bas
	Running an LCD via SPI
	Optrex.bas	nordzipple
	Some routines for driving a Hitachi HD44780 based Optrex LCD display
	PICnLCD.BAS
	PICnLCD support for the BX-24
	PID.bas	nordzipple
	Unfinished! A PID 4-button user interface and LCD routines. Posted for multitasking code analysis
	PID2.bas	nordzipple
	Unfinished! But illustrates "stack flattening" for multitasking. Compare to PID.BAS which won't multitask on a barebones BX24
	PWMServo.bas	hylander_ii
	Code for controlling 2 servos using the hardware PWM
	PWMServo.txt	hylander_ii
	Short Description for above
	bx_ext_functions.zip	xwisdom
	Some Extended function for the BX24
	fmt.bas
	formatted input and output
	fmt0_1.bas
	includes preliminary floating input
	md05.bas	darsys68
	Module for the control and query of an MD05 motor controller. I2C-v2.bas (is required).
	ping.bas	daughtrey2000
	Ping and ARP via CS8900A ethernet controller
	toggle.bas	ian_casey02
	toggle output pin level and POWB (byte POW function)
	winBXB.zip
	A windows console app that creates binary files for BX24