WinTer has arrived...
- Posted by JesusC - Jesus Consuegra <jconsuegra at REDESTB.ES> Jun 03, 1998
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Hi everybody: I've sent Robert my new (alpha) "WinTer" Windows Termomether device. I was trying to update the DOS one (at the Euphoria) archive. It turned to be *easier* to write it from scratch under windows, with Win32Lib... The device uses a very simple circuit based on a single chip from Dallas Semiconductor. Really easy to implement. There is an schematic diagram in .BMP format. Even if you don't plan to build it, you can try the program. It shows a small window simulating a three digit L.E.D. display. At the beginning shows "Err" until the first reading. Without the device plugged at the parallel port, the reading should be -00.5.Precision is half degree (enough to accurately track your computers room temperature). It uses a timer to trigger the capture every minute (or so). It's an alpha, so .BMP management is not optimized (i.e. they are fetched from disk every time), and there are other improvements to do. It's centigrade at this time. If there is enough demand, I would consider to add a button to set it to farenheit... Special thanks to David Cuny and Peter Eberlain for their help. Regards, Jesus-- (