Parallax is OUT : DrJoe is IN

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Posted by Joe Johnson at 12/18/2000 10:08 PM EST


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.


In Reply to: Parallax is OUT : DrJoe is IN
Posted by Joe Johnson on 12/18/2000 9:53 PM EST:



The presentation I am giving is still a work in progress, but below is my working agenda. I would appreciate any ideas for stuff that I should cover that seems to be missing from the agenda.

Thanks in advance.

Joe J.

. The BIG PICTURE
. Non-Programming steps that make your programming life easier
. 101 useful PBASIC functions that are of no use at all to you!
. HEX is your friend
. the consequences of 16 bit unsigned math
. tips to conserve RAM and ROM space
. the dangers and delights of Debug statements
. scaling potentiometer values
. scaling PWM output values
. 'MIN 0' and other statements that should work but don't
. timing issues -- ways to tell if you are close to the edge
. pot calibration and adjustment
. Zen and the Art of limiting ()'s
. feedback loops as means of obtaining smooth robot arm motion
. The Dashboard -- your friend in need
. practical magic
. etc.