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Yep... I'm sure. Every day... like it or not.
I was referring to Tracy's reference to 14 bit words. Using
Intel's (or AMD) PC processor architecture, a word is 16 bits, or two
contiguous eight-bit bytes. This has been the PC standard since 1982
IIRC. Tracy is may be using 14 bits to increase data
storage. Or it may be that the IC Chip Tracy is using can only process 14
bit in one clock cycle. (An unusual number, but possible).
You hear about 32 bit architechture, but it's 16 bit parrallel
threaded, so not actually 32 bit "words". This is why you can use
operating systems all the way back to Windows 3.1 on "32 bit"
machine. The new 64 chips are real 64 bit words which require
the latest Win64 based operating systems, but very little hardware and
software available. Too much info?
I volunteered when no-one stepped up to the plate. Looks like there
is no shortage of volunteers now. I'll just bow out since there are
already volunteers with hands on experience with the
hardware.
One last recommendation is to NOT use Access for data storage. If you
want a small database to store data (which would be a complete waste of speed
and space with the small amout of data here), get the free MSDE database
from Microsoft, a miniture desktop version of MS SQL Server. Any
mismanaged application connections to Access instantly corrupt the tables.
My 2 cents.
-TWP
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:42
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Possible
data-logging solution?
Nope. F9 is one byte: 11111001.
You're sure you're
working with this on a daily basis?
Finn
(really ought to volunteer
to do this since I'm near Tracy, and have been there, done that with my engine
monitor, Pocket PC and Excel)
Timothy Peters wrote:
Tracy,
...
I assume when you are talking about markers like $F9,
you are not talking about the ASCII characters but Hex... but then word
length is 16 bits.
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