having trouble understanding

[jjdezek]

im new to the RA system and have little to no idea on the coding. is there a forum or something that breaks down how the coding works? i see all kinds of different codes that sould cool to have but i really have no idea how to use them or what parts to use. all i see in the codes is a bunch of symbols numbers mixed in with words.

[cosmith71]

It can be overwhelming.

It's all based on the Arduino platform. Here's a link that may help a little. You won't be able to run this stuff on your RA, but it's a good starting point for programming (and it's free).

http://www.introtoarduino.com/downloads ... noBook.pdf

Radio Shack also sells some books and kits. Once you understand the basics, then the rest is just add-on.

Also feel free to ask specific questions about things you don't understand.

--Colin

[jjdezek]

wow thats a good read. it really makes it a little easier to understand whats going on in the codes. thanks for the link

[cosmith71]

I'll throw together a little tutorial, too. Give me a few minutes.

--Colin

[rimai]

I split the thread and put the tutorial into another thread
It was too good to be buried
http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3353

[dbmet]

I agree!! That tutorial is Great!!!

[cosmith71]

Post moved to http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3353

--Colin

[cosmith71]

Thanks!

--Colin

[rimai]

Sorry, I think you were creating the post while I was splitting.
Can you post the 2nd part in the new thread??

[cosmith71]

Sorry, I think you were creating the post while I was splitting.
Can you post the 2nd part in the new thread??

Done.

--Colin

[cosmith71]

Can we delete it out of here?

--Colin

[rimai]

Yeah, you can edit the post and change the contents