BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications - Revision history

DavidCary: add URLs, etc. Is this Apache Log4j ?

2017-02-10T14:55:54Z

add URLs, etc. Is this Apache Log4j ?

Russ hensel: /* Example Property File */

2010-04-26T19:28:07Z

Example Property File

Russ hensel: /* Fifth Application: Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger */

2009-01-22T22:16:57Z

Fifth Application: Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger

Russ hensel: /* Summary */

2008-06-11T12:09:01Z

Summary

Russ hensel: /* Coding Standards */

2008-06-11T12:08:19Z

Coding Standards

Russ hensel: /* Fifth Application: Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger */

2008-06-11T12:06:07Z

Fifth Application: Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger

Russ hensel: /* Installation Directions For all the Applications ( This is a first cut, more details will follow ) */

2008-06-06T16:11:28Z

Installation Directions For all the Applications ( This is a first cut, more details will follow )

Russ hensel: BitWacker Java Communications moved to BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications: improve name

2008-06-06T15:47:24Z

BitWacker Java Communications moved to BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications: improve name

71.233.48.239: /* Coding Standards */

2008-06-06T15:05:07Z

Coding Standards

Russ hensel: /* Summary */

2008-06-05T01:52:22Z

Summary

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 For low speed logging, up to say 1 measurement per second.  Nice graphical output ( using PtPlot )
-=== Fourth Application: Low Speed Logic Analizer ===
+=== Fourth Application: Low Speed Logic Analyzer ===
 For low speed logic ( want to track my various heating zones ), say down to 1 measurement per hour.  Nice graphical output ( using PtPlot )  Really an adaptation of the Graphical Data Logger but with provisions to prevent the various graphs from overlapping thus obsucring the graphs.
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 |Log4j
-|need to look up the url
+|need to look up the url ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log4j Apache Log4j] ?)
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 == Installation Directions For all the Applications ( This is a first cut, more details will follow ) ==
-* Configure Java JDK or Java Runtime Environment as it suits you.  I am using version 1_4 to stay compatible with older machines.  You can find it round about [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html Download Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4.2 (J2SE)]
+* Configure [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Development_Kit Java JDK] or Java Runtime Environment as it suits you.  I am using version 1_4 to stay compatible with older machines.  You can find it round about [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/ NetBeans with JDK].  /* Was: [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html Download Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4.2 (J2SE)] */
 * Download and install the JavaComm API for your platform. Sun no longer supports this for windows; ( I will change to some other support soon ) I found it at [ http://wind.lcs.mit.edu/download/ Software Download and Install] Install can be a problem because a bad installation often fails without any messages.  Here are installation directions: [http://www.xpl4java.org/xPL4Java/javacomm.html Javacomm -- Serial and Parallel port access for Java and xPL]

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	End Example Property File		End Example Property File
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		+	[[category:Microcontroller]][[category:PIC]]

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 For low speed logic ( want to track my various heating zones ), say down to 1 measurement per hour.  Nice graphical output ( using PtPlot )  Really an adaptation of the Graphical Data Logger but with provisions to prevent the various graphs from overlapping thus obsucring the graphs.
-=== Fifth Application: Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger ===
+=== Fifth Application: [[Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger]] ===
 === Your Application: Whatever you want ===

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 *Status: some applications running, others in various states including ready for testing.  Downloads available.
 *Technology: Java -- should run on many platforms, Windows 98 through Vista, Mac, Linux.
-*Author: russ_hensel ( where you can find an email address to reach me )
+*Author: [[russ_hensel]] ( where you can find an email address to reach me )
 *License: not fully determined, but open source and object code.

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	I still use some deprecated techniques. Not a high priority to fix, and I still want to run with old versions of Java.		I still use some deprecated techniques. Not a high priority to fix, and I still want to run with old versions of Java.
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		+	Normally exceptions that can be expected should be managed by the application, eating them sometimes ( bad user input ) logging them other times ( hardware problems ). Normally the console should not show exceptions thrown all the back to main.

	== Example Property File ==		== Example Property File ==

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	Basically a peak detecting charger for NiCad and Nickle metal hydride batteries. After fast charge drops back to trickle charging. Charging logic is all on the PC, so can be very smart with a nice GUI. Will require an add-on board. I have an old version of this based on different hardware which may be used as a starting place for the project.		Basically a peak detecting charger for NiCad and Nickle metal hydride batteries. After fast charge drops back to trickle charging. Charging logic is all on the PC, so can be very smart with a nice GUI. Will require an add-on board. I have an old version of this based on different hardware which may be used as a starting place for the project.

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		+	=== Your Application: Whatever you want ===
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		+	Use the source code of the above applications to build your own to control whatever you want. [[Making Your Own Microcontroller Serial Communications Application]]

	== More Information: ==		== More Information: ==

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 * Configure Java JDK or Java Runtime Environment as it suits you.  I am using version 1_4 to stay compatible with older machines.  You can find it round about [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html Download Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4.2 (J2SE)]
-* Download and install the java comm API for your platform. Sun is no longer support this ( I will change to some other support soon ) I found it at [[ where]] This can be a problem because a bad installation often fails without any messages.
+* Download and install the JavaComm API for your platform. Sun no longer supports this for windows; ( I will change to some other support soon ) I found it at [ http://wind.lcs.mit.edu/download/ Software Download and Install] Install can be a problem because a bad installation often fails without any messages.  Here are installation directions: [http://www.xpl4java.org/xPL4Java/javacomm.html Javacomm -- Serial and Parallel port access for Java and xPL]
-* Download RS232Etc.zip. I will provide a location soon, for testers email me [[russ_hensel]] Unzip to an installation directory ( c:\RS232Etc for example but in any case avoid directory names with embedded blanks )  Do not un-jar the jar file(s) ( unless you just want to mess around )  Source code will be provided in RS232Etc.jar when it it a bit more stable.  Note that renaming the .jar file to .zip will allow you to extract the files with most zip utilities that do not directly support jar files.
+* Download zip file.  [http://home.comcast.net/~russ_hensel/OC/MCSerialComm/bin08-06-04/MCSerialCommDist.zip] Unzip to an installation directory ( c:\RS232Etc for example but in any case avoid directory names with embedded blanks and if you stick to c:\RS232Etc fewer modifications will be required to the bat file. )  Do not un-jar the jar file(s) ( unless you just want to mess around )  Source code will be provided in RS232Etc.jar when it it a bit more stable.  Note that renaming the .jar file to .zip will allow you to extract the files with most zip utilities that do not directly support jar files.
-The next few steps are just for the BitWacker GUI, similiar files are included for the other applications.
+* There is a file called RS32Probe.properties ( for the RS232Probe application or BitWacker.properties for the BitWacker applicaiont etc ).  ( we do it Edit RS32Probe.properties ( or the BitWacker.properties ... ) for your configuration, directions are in the file.
-*Edit BitWacker.properties for your configuration. ( see section below on BitWacker.properties and directions in the file )
+* There is a file named OriginalRunRS32Probe.bat ( and similar files for the other applications )  ( in c:\RS232Etc if you followed my suggestion for installation ), make a copy and name it RunRS32Probe.bat. Edit the  RunRS32Probe.bat file for your configuration ( see directions in bat file ).  We do the rename procedure to protect your version of the bat file against future updates. ( in the future we may just have you save the files in a safe place, this would be easier for me )
-*Edit the  BitWacker.bat file for your configuration ( see directions in bat file ).  You may want to do this in a copy of the file so that you always have the original bat file ( or maybe we will give you two copies).
+* See Start Up section for each application to continue and start the application.  If you have problems I will help you, email me with some details of the problem, include screen shots or detailed discription of error messages.
-*Double click the bat file to run the program, begin debugging the installation.
 == Coding Standards ==

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:47, 6 June 2008
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 Lots of comments, tell intent, do no repeat what can be read from the code.
-Limit scope but you need not be a fanitic.
+Limit scope but you need not be a fanatic.
-Meaningfull variable, method, and class names, no hungarian notation, but prefix for scope may be useful.
+Meaningful variable, method, and class names, no Hungarian notation, but prefix for scope may be useful.
 Access instance variables through getters and setters.  Exception: GUI elements.
 == Example Property File ==