Component: API (Arduino Mega) (API Slave Devices)
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| Version | 2.0 |
| Category | API Slave Devices |
Contents
- 1 API (Arduino Mega) component
- 2 Component Source Code
- 3 Detailed description
- 4 Examples
- 5 Macro reference
- 5.1 I2CInitialise
- 5.2 ADCSampleArray8
- 5.3 SPITransferTrans
- 5.4 IOGetInputPin
- 5.5 UARTBaud
- 5.6 ADCSample8
- 5.7 I2CTransReceive
- 5.8 UARTCheckRX
- 5.9 UARTInitialise
- 5.10 RegisterWrite
- 5.11 ADCSetPrechargeTime
- 5.12 RegisterRead
- 5.13 I2CRestart
- 5.14 PWMDisable
- 5.15 I2CStart
- 5.16 SPITransfer
- 5.17 I2CReceive
- 5.18 I2CStop
- 5.19 ADCSetReferenceVoltage
- 5.20 SPIPrescaler
- 5.21 PWMSetDuty
- 5.22 ADCSample10
- 5.23 I2CTransSend
- 5.24 IOSetOutputPin
- 5.25 UARTReceive
- 5.26 ADCSampleAverage10
- 5.27 I2CTransInit
- 5.28 SPIInitialise
- 5.29 I2CSend
- 5.30 UARTSend
- 5.31 PWMSetPrescaler
- 5.32 PWMEnable
- 5.33 ADCSampleArray10
- 5.34 ADCSampleAverage8
- 5.35 Initialise
- 6 Property reference
API (Arduino Mega) component
Connects to an Arduino Mega running the API Firmware allowing the board to become a slave to the Flowcode Embedded simulation or Flowcode App Developer. Supports: Digital IO / ADC / I2C / SPI / UART / PWM See Flowcode Help Wiki for firmware.
Component Source Code
Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_Arduino_Mega_API_Comp.fcfx
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Detailed description
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Examples
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Macro reference
I2CInitialise
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I2CInitialise |
| Initialsie the I2C module ready for communications | |
 - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Baud |
| 0=100KHz, 1=400KHz, 2=1MHz | |
 - VOID
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Return |
ADCSampleArray8
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ADCSampleArray8 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 8-bit value range 0-255 Performs the selected number of samples with the selected time in microseconds in between samples and returns each sample in a single packet | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleCount |
| Range: 1- 32 | |
 - UINT
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SampleDelay |
| Delay in us between each sample | |
| - BYTE
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Samples |
| 8-bit samples returned from the function | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SPITransferTrans
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SPITransferTrans |
| Transfer an array of bytes using the SPI bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - UINT
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Count |
| Number of bytes to send and receive | |
| - BYTE
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DataOut |
| Outgoing data | |
| - BYTE
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DataIn |
| Incoming data | |
| - VOID
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Return |
IOGetInputPin
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IOGetInputPin |
| Sets the selected digital pin to an input and reads the input state. | |
| - BYTE
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Pin |
| Range: 0-53 | |
 - BOOL
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Return |
UARTBaud
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UARTBaud |
| Control the communications rate of the UART module | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Rate |
| 0=1200, 1=2400, 2=4800, 3=9600, 4=19200, 5=38400, 6=57600, 7=115200 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSample8
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ADCSample8 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 8-bit value range 0-255 | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
I2CTransReceive
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I2CTransReceive |
| Receives an I2C Transaction on the selected I2C channel. Returns the number of bytes received. | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| Data variable to receive into | |
| - UINT
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Count |
| Number of bytes to receive | |
| - UINT
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Return |
UARTCheckRX
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UARTCheckRX |
| Check to see if the UART module has received any data | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
UARTInitialise
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UARTInitialise |
| Initialise the UART module ready for communications | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
RegisterWrite
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RegisterWrite |
| Writes to one of the registers on-board the device | |
| - UINT
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RegisterAddress |
| The address of the register | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| The data value to assign to the register | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSetPrechargeTime
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ADCSetPrechargeTime |
| Specifies the precharge time for the ADC input readings in microseconds. The longer the time the more immune to noise the reading will be. | |
| - BYTE
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ChargeTime |
| Default 10 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
RegisterRead
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RegisterRead |
| Read one of the registers on-board the device | |
| - UINT
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RegisterAddress |
| The address of the register | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
I2CRestart
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I2CRestart |
| Put the I2C Module into Restart mode | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
PWMDisable
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PWMDisable |
| Disable a PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
I2CStart
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I2CStart |
| Put the I2C Module into Start mode | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SPITransfer
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SPITransfer |
| Transfer a byte using the SPI bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DataOut |
| - BYTE
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Return |
I2CReceive
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I2CReceive |
| Receive a byte using the I2C bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BOOL
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Last |
| Last byte to receive: Range 0-1 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
I2CStop
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I2CStop |
| Put the I2C Module into Stop mode | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSetReferenceVoltage
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ADCSetReferenceVoltage |
| Specified the reference setting for ADC reads. | |
| - BYTE
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RefType |
| 0=AREF, 1=VCC, 3=Internal 1.1V | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SPIPrescaler
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SPIPrescaler |
| Modify the speed of the SPI bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Prescaler |
| Range: 0-2 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
PWMSetDuty
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PWMSetDuty |
| Sets the duty for the PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - BYTE
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Duty |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSample10
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ADCSample10 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 10-bit value range 0-1023 | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - UINT
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Return |
I2CTransSend
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I2CTransSend |
| Sends an I2C Transaction on the selected I2C channel. Returns the number of bytes sent. | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| Data to send | |
| - UINT
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Count |
| Number of bytes to send out, MS bit 0x8000 signifies no Stop if set | |
| - UINT
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Return |
IOSetOutputPin
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IOSetOutputPin |
| Sets the selected digital pin to an output and assigns the output state. | |
| - BYTE
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Pin |
| Range: 0-53 | |
| - BOOL
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State |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
UARTReceive
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UARTReceive |
| Receives a data byte from the UART. Recommend calling the UARTCheckRx function first to ensure data is available. | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
ADCSampleAverage10
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ADCSampleAverage10 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 10-bit value range 0-1023. Performs the selected number of samples with the selected time in microseconds in between samples | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleCount |
| Range: 1- 100 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleDelay |
| Delay in us between each sample | |
| - UINT
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Return |
I2CTransInit
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I2CTransInit |
| Initialises the I2C Transaction mode with the 7-bit device address | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DeviceAddress |
| 7-bit Device Address | |
| - BYTE
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Baud |
| 0=100KHz, 1=400KHz, 2=1MHz | |
| - VOID
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Return |
SPIInitialise
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SPIInitialise |
| Initialsie the SPI module ready for communications | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
I2CSend
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I2CSend |
| Transmit a byte using the I2C bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DataOut |
| - BOOL
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Return |
UARTSend
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UARTSend |
| Send a byte via the UART module | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| Data Byte to send. Range: 0-255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
PWMSetPrescaler
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PWMSetPrescaler |
| Sets the prescaler for the PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - BYTE
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Prescaler |
| - BYTE
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Period |
| Default 255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
PWMEnable
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PWMEnable |
| Enable a PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-15 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSampleArray10
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ADCSampleArray10 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 10-bit value range 0-1023 Performs the selected number of samples with the selected time in microseconds in between samples and returns each sample in a single packet | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleCount |
| Range: 1- 32 | |
| - UINT
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SampleDelay |
| Delay in us between each sample | |
| - UINT
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Samples |
| 10-bit samples returned from the function | |
| - VOID
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Return |
ADCSampleAverage8
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ADCSampleAverage8 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Analog pin as an 8-bit value range 0-255 Performs the selected number of samples with the selected time in microseconds in between samples | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleCount |
| Range: 1- 100 | |
| - BYTE
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SampleDelay |
| Delay in us between each sample | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
Initialise
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Initialise |
| Initialise the comms to the Arduino board ready for commands to be sent. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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Connection |
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COM Port |
| Lists all the current available COM port hardware on your PC. | |
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Refresh Ports |
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API Peripherals |
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Digital IO |
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Analog Input |
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Analog Output |
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PWM Output |
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I2C Bus |
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SPI Bus |
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UART |
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Servo |
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Console |
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Console Log |
| Create an automatic console log of the commands sent to the Arduino | |
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Log Mode |
| Controls how the console data is formatted. Fixed statistics gives an easy to read overview of the IO, Analog and PWM functionality Command Log gives a more in depth analysis of the outgoing commands and incoming returns | |
