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Nov 18 ’11
AggreGate is steadily gaining new ground! We’ve recently posted a new case study showing how it is being used by the world’s 5th largest sugar producer, Shree Renuka Sugars Limited. Above you can see a power generation steam turbine, a part of the complex hardware being controlled by AggreGate in this project. The company who implemented AggreGate for this complex project is SIVARA Automation and Controls Pvt Ltd. Congratulations!
Nov 17 ’11
We recently had a customer write us with an interesting problem: He wanted to use our SSI object to drive a MAX7219 IC — an LCD segment display. However, he could not seem to be able to make it work. Our resident support guru, Andrew, is not one to turn down such a challenge. He first started with a simple test using IO banging. Once that worked, the next step was implementing SSI; that was actually very simple, and the code runs about 270 times (!) faster. Finally, Andrew wrapped it all up in a ZIP, and now you can just download the demo project and try it out yourself. Enjoy!
Nov 16 ’11
Oct 28 ’11
We recently had the pleasure of hosting two great guys from Akiyama, our distributors in Brazil. In the photo you can see our own Sales & Marketing Manager, Ms. Jennifer Kuo, along with Akiyama’s Danny R. Efrom (Engineering Coordinator) and Toni Dresh (Automation Business Director). It was a pleasure having you, Danny and Toni!
Oct 24 ’11
romfile Object Now Allows Accessing Files of Any Size
It used to be that the .romfile object would only let you access files up to 64KB in size. With TiOS 3.29.01, this limitation has been lifted. You can now use the .romfile object to create and access files of any size, limited only by your Flash IC’s capacity!
Oct 21 ’11
Tibbo BASIC Projects Can Now Include Flash Files
Ever wanted to present a Flash-based user-interface when someone uses a browser to connect to your Tibbo device? Well, now you can! TiOS 3.29.01 and TIDE 2.50.17 let you include SWF files as part of a project’s resource files, and you can then serve them within your Web pages, just like with any other Web server. Now, go create that cool Web interface you’ve always wanted to make!
Aug 26 ’11
Back from China! We just had an expo in Kunshan, China, with our local distributor, CH Control. Here are three images for a quick taste of what it was like.
Aug 24 ’11
Downloadable Code Samples! Get’em here
With a tub of popcorn and a light beer, our manuals make for some fine late-night reading. And nobody can say it’s all theoretical, because we provide lots and lots of detailed code examples. But half the fun is trying those examples out on your own, and who likes to copy/paste, really? So we’ve neatly zipped up all of the examples, and you can just grab them as ready-to-run Tibbo BASIC projects, corresponding with our latest and greatest libraries. Click them now… you know you want to! DHCP, PPPOE, STG (settings), WLN.
Aug 22 ’11
Roam Free!
Many wireless networks now have multiple access points to extend the network’s reach. Oftentimes, all access points have the same SSID (name). So how do you switch between access points as you walk (drive, fly) around with a Tibbo-enabled gadget in your pocket? This code example for our brand new WLN library shows the way! On the wln. object level, we’ve made two key improvements: our wln.scan and wln.activescan now correctly handle the “many APs with the same name” situation. Say you have several access points with the “tibbo-net” SSID. Scanning with wln.scan(“tibbo-net”) or wln.activescan(“tibbo-net”) will now return the parameters for the AP with the strongest signal. The second key improvement is that wln.scan and wln.activescan can now be launched while the Wi-Fi interface is already associated with an access point! [Image: Tambako]
Aug 19 ’11
Work With Hidden SSIDsMuch has been said about the futility of hiding one’s wireless network (disabling SSID broadcasting). Yet, many networks still “protect” themselves in this way. “Hidden” access point can’t be found through passive scanning (wln.scan), so we added a new method — wln.activescan. This one will sniff out your hidden network (but, of course, you need to know its SSID in advance).
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