Flowcode Support Board

Hi,

I wish to learn Arduino from programming to debugging to test on minimum hardware
What EBLOCK do I need to complete the learning system ?

Thanks
Amrat

Hi

It depends I suppose on what you actually want to do. Arduino boards can just be plugged into your PC and programmed directly using Flowcode. However if you are looking for a way to be able to simply plug in peripherals such as any of the available e-blocks, and to monitor / debug your code then you may with to consider the E-Blocks 2 Arduino Shield. This provides the ability to use Ghost, which is very handy when debugging as it allows you to "step through" your program and to monitor pin activity. Note you would need to also obtain an Arduino Uno too.

This link will take you to the E-Blocks page giving descriptions of each block.

https://www.matrixtsl.com/eblocks/boards/

Regards

Thanks for your reply.

What I am asking may seem silly but I little cofuse.
This Eblock BL0055 is a shield to connect with Arduini UNO and have GHOST debug built in, right ?
And all output of Pin do I need special connectors ?

Thanks again
Amrat

Hi

That's pretty much it. You plug in your Uno and via Ghost you can watch and interact with your program in "real time". You can use Scope/Analyser features on pins and you can view variables. It is a great tool. Have a look on the Wiki.

As for connectivity, unfortunately you do need special connectors but you can buy "breakout" adapters too. These bring pins out to terminal blocks (including power I believe). You don't really need many, one or two should suffice.

Sorry to be brief, using phone.

Regards

Also another question sir, Why in this attached pic there are 2 Arduino UNO board attached to Eblock -2 BL0055 ?

Thanks
Amrat

Just one - with a stylish two tone PCB

Martin

Hi

This is a link to the terminal board

https://www.matrixtsl.com/webshop/e-blo ... board.html


Using these you can connect to pretty much whatever you want. You might also consider the Servo Motor board. Despite it's name it is a handy way to connect not just servo's as it breaks a port out to individual Pins (+5v / 0v / Data per pin) using Dupont style connectors.

https://www.matrixtsl.com/webshop/e-blo ... board.html

This link will explain Ghost

https://www.matrixtsl.com/ghost/


Regards

Hello.
Just so you are aware, that only the USB A lead for programming the Uno is supplied with the BL0055.
To supply any Eblocks/components you must either have a micro USB lead or a Power supply no greater than 9V
I use this power supply set to 6V.
You can leave the USB A lead connected all the time to the Arduino, then you can use UART function and no need to keep plugging and unplugging for programming purposes.

Hi Martin,

Big big thanks for your assistance. Now just one last asking,

Where can I buy this breaout connector ? I try search in all MATRIX but cant find !!

Thanks again & again
Amrat

Hi

In the links above, clicking on them will take you directly to the relevant page where you can read about the component and if you wish to purchase you can add it to your cart.

This link will allow you to browse all boards and if you click on one you will see details / add to cart.

https://www.matrixtsl.com/eblocks/boards/


Regards