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- | ====== Velleman K8055 and K8055N | + | ====== Velleman K8055 ====== |
This article describes remote control for the Velleman K8055 family of USB experiment boards. | This article describes remote control for the Velleman K8055 family of USB experiment boards. | ||
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Supported Velleman products are: | Supported Velleman products are: | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[https:// |
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[https:// |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | mAirList supports the five digital inputs for the triggering of remote commands. | + | as well as their (now obsolete) predecessors |
- | The digital outputs can be used from a script. | + | * [[https:// |
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | (To keep the editing effort as low as possible, all these units are referred to as //K8055// throughout the software and this documentation.) | ||
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+ | mAirList supports the five digital inputs for triggering of [[reference: | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
===== Configuration ===== | ===== Configuration ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Digital Inputs === | ||
Open the standalone config app, or the Control Panel, go to the //Remote Control// section, and add a new //Vellemann K8055(N)// remote. | Open the standalone config app, or the Control Panel, go to the //Remote Control// section, and add a new //Vellemann K8055(N)// remote. | ||
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First, you can set up the **device address** (corresponds to the jumpers on the board) and the **update interval** for polling. | First, you can set up the **device address** (corresponds to the jumpers on the board) and the **update interval** for polling. | ||
- | Then you can assign a command for each input 1-5, and for the event that the pin goes ON or OFF, respectively. | + | Then you can assign a [[reference: |
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Scripting ===== | ===== Scripting ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Digital Outputs === | ||
To access a K8055 remote from a script, use the following function: | To access a K8055 remote from a script, use the following function: | ||
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function K8055Remote(iIndex: | function K8055Remote(iIndex: | ||
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- | '' | + | '' |
The function will return a reference to a '' | The function will return a reference to a '' | ||
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procedure ClearDigitalChannel(Channel: | procedure ClearDigitalChannel(Channel: | ||
procedure ClearAllDigital; | procedure ClearAllDigital; | ||
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+ | '' | ||
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A complete call for switching on (setting) digital channel 3 on the first Velleman unit then should look like this: | A complete call for switching on (setting) digital channel 3 on the first Velleman unit then should look like this: | ||
K8055Remote(0).SetDigitalChannel(3); | K8055Remote(0).SetDigitalChannel(3); | ||
+ | | ||
+ | === Digital Inputs === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The status of the digital inputs can be read by the fucntions | ||
+ | |||
+ | function ReadDigitalChannel(Channel: | ||
+ | function ReadAllDigital: | ||
+ | | ||
+ | The former reads the status for each input individually, | ||
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+ | K8055Remote(0).ReadDigitalChannel(2); | ||
+ | | ||
+ | whereas the latter gives a complete survey of all five inputs via the five least significant bits. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Example: | ||
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+ | A value of 25 corresponds to inputs 1, 4 and 5 being set („on“) and inputs 2 and 3 being cleared „off“). | ||
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+ | 1 ⋅ 2⁰ + 0 ⋅ 2¹ + 0 ⋅ 2² + 1 ⋅ 2³ + 1 ⋅ 2⁴ = 1 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 16 = 25 | ||
+ | ^ ^ | ||
+ | Bit 1 | Bit 3 | Bit 5 | ||
+ | Inp 1 Bit 2 Inp 3 Bit 4 Inp 5 | ||
+ | Inp 2 Inp 4 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | === Analogue Outputs === | ||
+ | The analogue outputs can be actuated with the following method: | ||
+ | |||
+ | procedure OutputAnalogChannel(Channel, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | … where '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The effect of values lying in between these extremes can be characterised by: | ||
+ | * ''< | ||
+ | * ''< | ||
+ | Notably the PWM output can be taken advantage of driving an ON-AIR lamp directly, as long as it meets the voltage and current limits of the transistor used in the circuit (BC337 that is, as of fall 2019). | ||
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