Use Case
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Detail
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PC-based Controller
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Connect your microcontroller to other devices and
use 12Blocks to monitor and change the variable
controlling the device- for example, the position of a
servo.
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Tuning and Calibrating Parameters
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Use a variable in 12Blocks to change the parameters
of a PID Control
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Interface with other Hardware
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Use the LSA view to monitor timing signals when
working with I2C devices like a compass or eeprom
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Take Measurements
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View and measure the signals from an ADC with
"View Values"
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SCADA Prototype Tool
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Control a remote system and log data for sharing
with other programs.
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Teaching Tool
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Introduce operation of basic instrumentation such as
DSO, LSA etc.
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Robot Design Platform
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View sensor values and control actuators with
12Blocks
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Projects Ideas*
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Detail
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Internet Weather station
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Add sensors to measure: temperature, wind direction and
speed, camera.. View the measurements in "View Values"
or graph them in real time.
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Balancing Robot
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1. Build robot with tilt sensor and wheel encoder
2. Tune
the control algorithm
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Digital Oscilloscope/Spectrum Analyzer
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1. Measure analog values and graph them.
2. View
signal in "View Values"
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Function Generator
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1. Add a DAC to the Propeller to generate analog values
2. Assign
controls to control the waveform: pwm, sine,
square...
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Measure sensors
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Gyro, accelerometer, Ping, IR , wheel encoder, compass,
GPS, temperature …….
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Control actuators
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Solenoid, Hobby Servo, motors, stepper motor, H-bridge
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Process Control
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Measure temperature and pH while fermenting beer
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