Hello all,
I have a Renesas M16C/26 dev board that i used in a class in college. Its been about 4 years since i've used and i've been messing w/ it a bit trying to figure it out again.
The reason for me getting it out again is that i have a "fun" project in mind. I would like to build a 'dashboard' for my car. I would like to sample some analog inputs (RPM, wheels speed, water/oil temp, etc) and display them on a LCD screen, hook them up to warning lights, etc, etc.
Here is some info on the microcontroller:**broken link removed**
Product Overview:
The M16C/26 is based on the M16C/60 CPU Core and has 1MB of memory space. Maximum operating frequency is 20MHz. A Flash Memory Version is available. Internal Flash Memory is programmable on a single power source.
Key Features:
* 16-bit Multifunction Timer (Timer A and B, incl. 3-phase inverter motor control function): 8 channels
* UART/Clock Synchronous Serial Interface: 3 channels
* 10-bit A/D Converter: 8 channels
* DMAC: 2 channels
* Watchdog Timer
* Clock Generation Circuits: Main Clock Generation Circuit, Sub Clock Generation Circuit, On-chip Oscillator
* Oscillation Stop Detection Function
* I/O Ports: 38
* Interrupts: 20 internal factors, 7 external factors, 4 software factors
* Data Flash: 2KB × 2 blocks
According to the data sheet this unit has 8 (8 or 10bit) ADC channels. so i assume i can monitor 8 analog inputs. Is this assumption correct?
Also how does driving a bigger/differetn display work? i can use the dev kit's onboard LCD, but i dont know how anything else might work. A 5x3" black/white display w/ digital readouts would be ok, but is there anyway to make things graphical?
Is this unit up to the task of monitoring 8 analog signals in real time? What limitations do you forsee? Should i buy a new controller?
Basically i want to know if this is a good idea or not. I admit my class projects were much simpler than this will probably be. Sorry for the novice questions!
I have a Renesas M16C/26 dev board that i used in a class in college. Its been about 4 years since i've used and i've been messing w/ it a bit trying to figure it out again.
The reason for me getting it out again is that i have a "fun" project in mind. I would like to build a 'dashboard' for my car. I would like to sample some analog inputs (RPM, wheels speed, water/oil temp, etc) and display them on a LCD screen, hook them up to warning lights, etc, etc.
Here is some info on the microcontroller:**broken link removed**
Product Overview:
The M16C/26 is based on the M16C/60 CPU Core and has 1MB of memory space. Maximum operating frequency is 20MHz. A Flash Memory Version is available. Internal Flash Memory is programmable on a single power source.
Key Features:
* 16-bit Multifunction Timer (Timer A and B, incl. 3-phase inverter motor control function): 8 channels
* UART/Clock Synchronous Serial Interface: 3 channels
* 10-bit A/D Converter: 8 channels
* DMAC: 2 channels
* Watchdog Timer
* Clock Generation Circuits: Main Clock Generation Circuit, Sub Clock Generation Circuit, On-chip Oscillator
* Oscillation Stop Detection Function
* I/O Ports: 38
* Interrupts: 20 internal factors, 7 external factors, 4 software factors
* Data Flash: 2KB × 2 blocks
According to the data sheet this unit has 8 (8 or 10bit) ADC channels. so i assume i can monitor 8 analog inputs. Is this assumption correct?
Also how does driving a bigger/differetn display work? i can use the dev kit's onboard LCD, but i dont know how anything else might work. A 5x3" black/white display w/ digital readouts would be ok, but is there anyway to make things graphical?
Is this unit up to the task of monitoring 8 analog signals in real time? What limitations do you forsee? Should i buy a new controller?
Basically i want to know if this is a good idea or not. I admit my class projects were much simpler than this will probably be. Sorry for the novice questions!