NUScope 2011 - Revision history

NickMarchuk at 16:37, 5 October 2012

2012-10-05T16:37:48Z

NickMarchuk at 16:37, 5 October 2012

2012-10-05T16:37:25Z

NickMarchuk at 16:37, 5 October 2012

2012-10-05T16:37:10Z

NickMarchuk: moved NUScope to NUScope 2011

2012-09-28T02:33:18Z

moved NUScope to NUScope 2011

NickMarchuk at 20:25, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T20:25:44Z

NickMarchuk at 20:25, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T20:25:00Z

NickMarchuk: /* NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) */

2012-03-16T15:44:35Z

NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333)

NickMarchuk: /* NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) */

2012-03-16T15:43:57Z

NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333)

NickMarchuk: /* NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) */

2012-03-15T16:09:17Z

NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333)

NickMarchuk: /* NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) */

2012-01-17T23:53:00Z

NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333)

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 == Installing the app ==
+'''This page describes the NUScope for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please see [[NUScope]] for the 2012-2013 NUScope'''
 *For Mac, Windows, and Linux, you first need USB serial drivers by FTDI.   Download and install [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm the FTDI Virtual Com Port VCP drivers].  (Note 1: use the VCP drivers; don't change pages to the D2XX Direct drivers.  Note 2: these are the same drivers the ME333 NU32 board uses, if you have installed them already you do not need to install them again.)
 *Next you need the nuScope app for your platform.  Download and install the NUScope ap [[Media:NuScope2-0.zip | (v2-0)]] [[Media:NuScope2-1.zip | (v2-1)]] [[Media:NuScope2-2.zip | (v2-2)]]. (Also a [[Media:NuScope2-0netbook.zip | for a netbook-sized screen v2-0.]]) For older versions of the NUScope, see [[NUScope#Older_Versions_of_the_nuScope]]

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 [[Image:NUScope2011b.jpg|thumb|500px|The nuScope software.|right]]
-'''This page describes the NUScope for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please see [[[NUScope]]] for the 2012-2013 NUScope'''
+'''This page describes the NUScope for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please see [[NUScope]] for the 2012-2013 NUScope'''
 The nuScope is a PIC32 based oscilloscope and function generator.

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 [[Image:NUScope2011b.jpg|thumb|500px|The nuScope software.|right]]
+'''This page describes the NUScope for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please see [[[NUScope]]] for the 2012-2013 NUScope'''
 The nuScope is a PIC32 based oscilloscope and function generator.

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 It has the following abilities:
 *bipolar power supply, providing +5v and -5v at up to 100mA
-*2-channel 10-bit analog and 4-channel digital oscilloscope
+*2-channel analog oscilloscope with 10-bit resolution
+*4-channel digital oscilloscope
 *function generator and digital output
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 It has the following abilities:
 *bipolar power supply, providing +5v and -5v at up to 100mA
-*2-channel analog and 5-channel digital oscilloscope
+*2-channel 10-bit analog and 4-channel digital oscilloscope
-*function generator
+*function generator and digital output
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 == NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) ==

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 == NUScope with Bootloader (For BME306 and ME333) ==
-Download and unzip [[Media:NUScope_Bootloader.zip | NUScope_Bootloader.zip]].
+Download and unzip [[Media:NUScope_Bootloader_20120315.zip | NUScope_Bootloader.zip]].
 The NUScope from 2011-2012 ME233 and BME305 has been reprogrammed with a '''Bootloader''', a small program that allows you to install other firmware on the NUScope, making it a more flexible tool.

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 's [sample_rate] [number_of_samples] [sensitivity of A] [sensitivity of B];'  -> don't forget to to end with a ''';''' !
-For example, 's 100 100 5 5;' will return 100 analog samples from A and B taken at 100Hz, or 1 second worth of data, with a +5v to -5v range of inputs on A and B.
+For example, 's 100 250 1000 500;' will return 250 analog samples from A and B taken at 100Hz, or 2.5 seconds worth of data, with a +5v to -5v range on A and +2.5v to -2.5v on B.
-Right now, valid sample rates are 100Hz, 1kHz, 10kHz, and 100kHz. Number of samples must be between 1 and 10000.
+Valid sample rates are 100Hz, 1kHz, 10kHz, and 100kHz.
+The number of samples must be between 1 and 10000.
+Valid sensitivities at 1000 for +5V to -5v, 500 for +2.5v to -2.5v, 200 for +1v to -1v, 100 for +0.5v to -0.5v, and 50 for +0.25v to -0.25v.
+The waveform generator can be enabled by sending a string in the form:
+'w [wave on] [wave type] [wave frequency];'
+Where [wave on] is 1 to output the wave, and 0 for no output.
+Valid waveforms are 1 for a +2.5v to -2.5v sine wave, 2 for a +2.5v to -2.5v square wave, 3 for an EKG signal, 4 for a noisy EKG signal, and 5 for a very noisy EKG signal.
+Valid frequencies are (in Hz): 1,5,10,25,50,60,100,250,500,1000,2500,5000,7500,10000
 == How to Use the nuScope ==

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 You can now run the nuScope2_2 application in NUScope_Bootloader. This is an updated version of the oscilloscope program you used in ME233 and BME305.
-In ME333, this is all you have to do. In BME306, you can make the NUScope be more like a data acquisition board for taking more data by repeating the process:
+In ME333, this is all you have to do. In BME306 and BME307, you can make the NUScope be more like a '''data acquisition board (DAQ)''' for taking more data by repeating the process:
-Run NUScope_boot again, but this time choose NUScope_DAQ.hex. Program this onto your board, but do not exit after clicking 'RUN'.
+Run NUScope_boot again, but this time choose NUScope_DAQ_20120315.hex. Program this onto your board, click 'RUN', but do not exit the program.
 On the right side of the screen, select the smaller of the two ports that install when you plug your board in under 'Select a debug port'. Above 'SEND_TO_NU32', you can send commands to the NUScope in the form:
-'s [sample_rate] [number_of_samples];'  -> don't forget to to end with a ';'!
+'s [sample_rate] [number_of_samples] [sensitivity of A] [sensitivity of B];'  -> don't forget to to end with a ''';''' !
-For example, 's 100 100;' will return 100 analog samples from A and B taken at 100Hz, or 1 second worth of data.
+For example, 's 100 100 5 5;' will return 100 analog samples from A and B taken at 100Hz, or 1 second worth of data, with a +5v to -5v range of inputs on A and B.
 Right now, valid sample rates are 100Hz, 1kHz, 10kHz, and 100kHz. Number of samples must be between 1 and 10000.

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 Download and unzip [[Media:NUScope_Bootloader.zip | NUScope_Bootloader.zip]].
-The NUScope from 2010-2011 ME233 and BME305 has been reprogrammed with a '''Bootloader''', a small program that allows you to install other firmware on the NUScope, making it a more flexible tool.
+The NUScope from 2011-2012 ME233 and BME305 has been reprogrammed with a '''Bootloader''', a small program that allows you to install other firmware on the NUScope, making it a more flexible tool.
 To get the NUScope into '''bootloader mode''', press and hold the push button on the NUScope while plugging it into your USB port. In bootloader mode, the green LED on the left side of the board will blink.