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having trouble understanding

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:09 pm
by 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.

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:40 am
by 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

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:18 am
by 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

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:20 am
by cosmith71
I'll throw together a little tutorial, too. Give me a few minutes.

--Colin

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:48 am
by 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

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:50 am
by dbmet
I agree!! That tutorial is Great!!!

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:53 am
by cosmith71

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:55 am
by cosmith71
Thanks! :mrgreen:

--Colin

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:59 am
by rimai
Sorry, I think you were creating the post while I was splitting.
Can you post the 2nd part in the new thread?? :)

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:02 am
by cosmith71
rimai wrote:Sorry, I think you were creating the post while I was splitting.
Can you post the 2nd part in the new thread?? :)
Done.

--Colin

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:03 am
by cosmith71
Can we delete it out of here?

--Colin

Re: having trouble understanding

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:04 am
by rimai
Yeah, you can edit the post and change the contents