Cow PI

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WARNING be aware that the new version .95 has bugs in it at least with the pulseout command, it you have compiled something in .95 and it did not work recompile in version .94 and try it.

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There is a newer release of GCB its v.0.95.005.

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In the latest release .005 there is data missing from the chip file for a 18f14K22 (recycled picaxe chip)
to make it work on int osc @ 32 or 64 Mhz you need to modify data file with this line
IntOsc=64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2
and save it, just my luck I'm useing a chip with faulty data file.
This missing data is what was causing the problem with the pulseout command.

[Dutchie]

I've been fine tuning the software. I am trying to do some "Bit Blasting" to make the menu's fast.
I'm still trying to figure out which mode the SPI should run in. I think mode 0 or 3.

I disassembled 4 old cell phones today to see if I could salvage a display or keyboard for this
project but it doesn't look too promising. The connectors are tiny and the keyboards don't even
have a visible connector...

The display has a SD card reader built in so I thought we might be able to use it for bit map data
and possibly fonts. I don't want to write a complete file system handler but might try some sort of
raw data storage. Not much info out there on implementing that. Most people go straight to C and
a huge library. There has got to be a way to write the raw data as if you were formatting the card...

Hi Silver Dollar,

I know I replay to a 3 year old post so it may not be relevant anymore for this project.
why not using the cellphones (or small size tablets) as they are : adressing them through USB, bluetooth or WIFI. Using them as nice color screen, touch screen and data storage, use GPS and sound from the phone
Many early versions of the android phone are discarded nowadays and can be bought for low price if one has no discarded phone oneself.

These devices have very powerful processors. But I do not know if they can be directly adressed without physically hacking into the phone.
Most of these devices can be rooted to get more access than usual.

I am thinking like Galaxy S2. It may be possible to create an app to use the old phone as controller.

One could even think of using ones present day phone with the app - not having to buy anything new...

Dutchie