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Category Archives: Processor Expert
McuOnEclipse Components: 03-Feb-2015 Release
It has been a while since the last version, but finally there is a new release available on SourceForge, with the following highlights:
- FreeRTOS V8.2.0 with task notification
- New VS1053 component to play MP3 and MIDI data/files
- Shell with command history support
- Percepio Trace V2.7.0 for FreeRTOS
Components Release
Updated Percepio Tracealyzer and Trace Library to Version V2.7.0
Percepio has recently released the v2.7 version of Tracealyzer. This is a major upgrade from the v2.6 version which I have used so far: time to upgrade my Trace component for FreeRTOS to the latest and greatest v2.7!
FreeRTOS+Trace View (V2.7)
Shell Component with History Function
Thanks to the contribution from [francescoaru], the Shell component has now a history function:
Shell with History
McuOnEclipse Components: 27-Dec-2014 Release
This post is overdue, as it is about the McuOnEclipse components which have been released already a few days ago. The highlights are (beside smaller updates and bug fixes):
- Nordic Semiconductor nRF24L01+ component extended for shared SPI bus usage
- SD_Card component can use AsynchroSerial component for Kinetis
- FatFS has added v0.10c patches
- FSL_USB_Stack: Host support for Kinetis K20D72 and support for FRDM-K22F (K22FN512)
- FreeRTOS has added Timer API support
SourceForge 2014-12-27 Release
USB with the Freescale FRDM-K22F Board
The FRDM-K22F is one of the latest members of the Freedom board families: 512 KByte Flash, 128 KB RAM and the usual Freedom board components on it. Unfortunately, Freescale decided not to populate the micro-SD card connector on the board, so from this perspective the FRDM-K64F is more value for the money. But the board has USB, so this makes it still interesting. And this is what this post is about: Adding USB to the FRDM-K22F board in a few minutes…
Freescale FRDM-K22F Board
Tutorial: IoT Datalogger with ESP8266 WiFi Module and FRDM-KL25Z
In my earlier post “Tutorial: Web Server with the ESP8266 WiFi Module” I used the ESP8266 WiFi module to run a local web server. This is a cool way to control devices inside my network. But to use that web page from the internet, I would need to open up my router which I don’t want to do for obvious reasons. Why not going the other way: host the web page in the internet, and have my board communicating with that internet page? This is exactly what this hype around IoT (Internet of Things) is all about :-).
ThingSpeak Channel for ESP8266
McuOnEclipse Components: 07-Dec-2014 Release
Over the last weeks, several contributions, extensions and fixes have been added to the McuOnEclipse components, so a new release is available on SourceForge.
- Bug fix for RingBuffer.
- Better FreeRTOS task debugging with gdb.
- Better watchdog support with Shell component.
- Additional properties for PercepipTrace.
- New Utility function ScanDoubleQuotedString() to scan a double quoted string.
- LCDHTA with additional cursor functions.
- New devices supported in FSL_USB_Stack: K22FN1M (FRDM-K22F), KL24Z48M, USB host support for K22F120/K22FX512).
- RNet with nRF24L01+ to deal better with overflow situations.
- A new component FreeRTOS_Tasks to create FreeRTOS tasks.
FreeRTOS Tasks Component
McGyver Way: Power over USB
Travel is a hassle these days: airline on strike in Europe, long security lines at the airport, bumpy flight and long transfer to the hotel which is so tiny that the taxi driver missed it twice! Anyway, at least this time the reservation of the room *did* work. Arrived completely tired and with notebook batteries drained and empty. Unpacked the power adapter, ready to charge it up. Only to realize that the notebook power supply cable does not match the travel adapter plug! :-(:
Travel Power Adapter Mismatch
So I have packed the 3-pin notebook power supply instead my usual travel 2-pin one 😦
Tutorial: Web Server with the ESP8266 WiFi Module
It has been a while since my first post about the ESP8266 (see “Cheap and Simple WiFi with ESP8266 for the FRDM Board“). The ESP8266 is a new inexpensive ($4.50) WiFi module which makes it easy to connect to the network or internet. Finally this week-end I have found the time to write up a tutorial:
how to implement a WiFi web server for the ESP8266 WiFi module and the Freescale FRDM-KL25Z board:
WSP8266 Web Server
FRDM-KL25Z with ESP8266 WiFi Module
MCU on Eclipse 