Thread: EduBot and USART ports
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Unread 04-12-2003, 17:56
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EduBot and USART ports
The 2004 Edubot includes two serial ports (USART): USART1 is the programming port which has voltage conversion for interfacing with an RS-232 port, and USART2 is the TTL port on the Edubot. No dedicated handshaking line is available on the TTL port, although Innovation FIRST states that any of the digital I/O pins could be used for this purpose.

Has anyone succeeded in modifying the code to make use of the TTL USART2 port? I have a USART compatible sensor, but am just beginning to learn C and the Microchip 18F8520.

I miss the days of just hooking up a pot or analog sensor (gyro) and being able to read the value of a byte directly. Mechanical engineers get spooked around all this programming/computer science stuff.

Your help is appreciated.

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