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by rhubarbdog
Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:19 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Re: Why is my timer erratic?

Here's the coresponding receiver # file data_logger.py import pyb import time import array import ustruct # These 2 are for performace and consistency. use of # .enable_irq() and disable.irq() take longer but improve # consistency import gc import machine import micropython micropython.alloc_emergen...
by rhubarbdog
Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:36 pm
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Re: Why is my timer erratic?

Yes i've tried your code @pythoncoder and can't get the problem to occour. Even with a run time of 5 minutes. As you'll see my initial code is a myth but represents the problem. What i'm doing is measuring analog pins and transmitting them over UART to a second pyboard. The second pyboard writes thi...
by rhubarbdog
Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:48 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Re: Why is my timer erratic?

Yes I've seen that where 2 adjacent times are + - delta. And then times go back in sync.

But in this case there is many with period 1111 and just an occasional singleton with period of 111
by rhubarbdog
Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:11 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Speed of uart
Replies: 8
Views: 6406

Re: Speed of uart

I'm using 2 pyboards with headers. Connected with 'arduino ' wires. I can only run for 6minutes before i get some data corruption
Will i be better of buying some more pyboards, but soldering wires to them?
by rhubarbdog
Sun Mar 24, 2019 2:24 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Re: Why is my timer erratic?

It seems ok at 1.6 kHz
by rhubarbdog
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:29 pm
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Re: Why is my timer erratic?

I know 99.7% results are at 900Hz, where as the 0.22% are at 9kHz
by rhubarbdog
Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Why is my timer erratic?
Replies: 10
Views: 5872

Why is my timer erratic?

I have the following code import pyb import time timer = pyb.Timer(12, freq = 900) start = time.ticks_us() def timer_cb(t): global start diff = time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_us(), start) # buffer diff timer.callback(timer_cb) time.sleep(5) timer.callback(None) # print buffer Most of my differences are ...
by rhubarbdog
Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: micro:bit boards
Topic: Can a microbit detect a host computer
Replies: 3
Views: 4830

Can a microbit detect a host computer

Is there a way to detetmine if a microbit is connected to a laptop via usb. Is there a micropython function the microbit can run to detect a usb host
by rhubarbdog
Sat Mar 23, 2019 4:47 am
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Pyboard <UART> Nextion
Replies: 8
Views: 5303

Re: Pyboard <UART> Nextion

You have got a good ground connection between the pyboard and nextion?
by rhubarbdog
Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: MicroPython pyboard
Topic: Speed of uart
Replies: 8
Views: 6406

Re: Speed of uart

So i use one of these line drivers between Rx and Tx on my 2 devices and this microchip allows for a higher data throughput