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==BBC News component==
 
==BBC News component==
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Easily allows you to collect the news headlines and stories from the BBC RSS feed.
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Create an LED, gLCD or LCD news ticker in homes, business and outside for the public.  Automatally receive the latest news without your mobile or computer switched on.  Easily allows you to collect the news headlines and stories from the BBC RSS feed.  This component is used for data gathering from the internet.
  
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==Detailed description==
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==Component Source Code==
  
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Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]
  
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Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx]
  
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''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
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==Detailed description==
  
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==Examples==
 
  
  
  
  
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
 
  
  
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==Downloadable macro reference==
 
  
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetURL'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item URL&nbsp;
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RequestData'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| colspan="2" | Headline Index To Read&nbsp;
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetTitle'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Title&nbsp;
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetDescription'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Description&nbsp;
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets up the component ready to collect news data.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''IOSetOutputPin'''
 
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| width="90%" | Pin
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''UARTSend'''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets up the injector ready to receive commands or send data&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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==Examples==
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets up the GSM module. Returns 0 for OK, 255 for no reply and 254 for command fail.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleAccel'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Samples the accelerometer 0 = no new data, 1 = new data available&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Left'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Rotates the robot left - waits for the angle to be traversed before returning&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="90%" | Angle
 
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| colspan="2" | Angle to turn in degrees&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadIR'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads an IR sensor 0=Left, 1=FrontLeft, 2=Front, 3=FrontRight, 4=Right, 5=RearRight,  6=Rear, 7=RearLeft&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | index
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawPixel'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel on the LCD to be set or cleared&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | State
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoSetPosition'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to be assigned&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | Position
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardBitmap'''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="90%" | RecordTime
 
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| colspan="2" | Time to record for in seconds, Range 0-65535&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| colspan="2" | Drives the robot forwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="90%" | Distance
 
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| colspan="2" | Distance in mm&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadBearing'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads the compass bearing based on the degrees clockwise from magnetic north.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetConsoleHandle'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Gets the handle to the console allowing data displaying on the panel etc.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawLine'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel width line to be drawn on the LCD&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoAutoMoveToPosition'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to move gradually to a new position&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | Channel
 
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| colspan="2" | Range 0-3&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | Position
 
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| colspan="2" | Range 0-255&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
 +
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAllValue'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Reads a single value stored from the read all command Index dictates which sensor value to read&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Index
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | 0=SW, 1-8=IR, 9-10=Line, 11=Light, 12=Mic, 13-15=Accel&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDBacklight'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD backlight brighntess to be adjusted&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Intensity
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Range 0-100, 0=Off, 1=Min Brightness, 100=Max Brightness&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawRect'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows a rectangle to be drawn on the LCD&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | X1
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Y1
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | X2
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Y2
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLine'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the IR line sensors 0-1 0=Left, 1=Right&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | index
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoDisable'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be disabled&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Channel
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoEnable'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be enabled&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | Channel
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
  
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardReadByte'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Reads a byte from the currently open file. Starts at the beginning of the file and auto increments to the end&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
  
 +
==Macro reference==
  
 +
===GetDescription===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardErase'''
+
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetDescription'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Attempts to delete an existing file on the SD card 255=Error, 1=File not found, 0=Delete OK&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Description&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
+
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
−
| width="90%" | Filename
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
 +
===GetTitle===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardWriteByte'''
+
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetTitle'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Appends a byte to the end of the currently open file &nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item Title&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
+
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
−
| width="90%" | Data
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
 +
===GetURL===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderRead'''
+
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetURL'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the motor encoder counters. Approx 0.328296mm of travel per encoder unit.&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Get Selected News Item URL&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
+
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
−
| width="90%" | index
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
 +
===Initialise===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMotors'''
+
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Sets the motor speeds without feedback Range -100 to 100&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Sets up the component ready to collect news data.&nbsp;
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
 
−
| width="90%" | Left
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
 
−
| width="90%" | Right
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100&nbsp;
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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 +
===RequestData===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Backwards'''
+
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RequestData'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Drives the robot backwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
−
| width="90%" | Distance
+
| width="90%" | ItemNumber
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Distance in mm&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | Headline Index To Read&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
+
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderReset'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Resets the motor encoder counters&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDVerbose'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD to automatically report the API commands as they get processed. Default - verbose on&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" | State
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | 0=Off 1=On&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetProp'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows the COM port property to be set from a parent component.&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
−
| width="90%" | PropName
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
 
−
| width="90%" | PropVal
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardInit'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Attempts to startup the SD card  255=No Card, 254=Init Fail, 0=Init OK&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetProp'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Allows the property filter for the COM port list to be copied to a parent component.&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
−
| width="90%" | PropName
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDClear'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="2" | Clears the LCD&nbsp;
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
−
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
−
 
  
  
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|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-17-icon.png]]
+
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
−
| width="90%" | Network Comms Component
+
| width="90%" | LinkTo
 
|-
 
|-
−
| colspan="2" | Network Communications component to use as the bridge to the TCP/IP network.&nbsp;
+
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data.&nbsp;
 
| colspan="2" | Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data.&nbsp;
 +
|-
 +
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 +
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Data
 +
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Records the news topics full story URL into RAM&nbsp;
 
| colspan="2" | Records the news topics full story URL into RAM&nbsp;
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
 
−
|-
 
−
|-
 
−
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
−
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''
 
−
|-
 
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 11:57, 3 November 2023

Author MatrixTSL
Version 1.0
Category Comms: IoT/Cloud


BBC News component

Create an LED, gLCD or LCD news ticker in homes, business and outside for the public. Automatally receive the latest news without your mobile or computer switched on. Easily allows you to collect the news headlines and stories from the BBC RSS feed. This component is used for data gathering from the internet.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_BBCNews.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples








Macro reference

GetDescription

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetDescription
Get Selected News Item Description 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Return


GetTitle

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetTitle
Get Selected News Item Title 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Return


GetURL

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetURL
Get Selected News Item URL 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Return


Initialise

Fc9-comp-macro.png Initialise
Sets up the component ready to collect news data. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


RequestData

Fc9-comp-macro.png RequestData
Requests data about your selected location from the BBC news service. Returns the number of headlines if the request was successful. Must be called before trying to call any of the GetXXX macros. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT ItemNumber
Headline Index To Read 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Return


Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-type-16-icon.png LinkTo
 
Fc9-type-10-icon.png BBC IP Address
IP Address linked to the following URL: weather-broker-cdn.api.bbci.co.uk 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png News Feed
 
Fc9-type-10-icon.png Feed URL
 
Fc9-type-21-icon.png Receive Timeout
Maximum time to wait for valid incoming data. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Data
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Record Title
Stores the news topic title into RAM. 
Fc9-type-21-icon.png Title Buffer Size
Number of bytes to allocate to storing titles. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Record Description
Stores the news topic description into RAM. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Record URL
Records the news topics full story URL into RAM 
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