Application Notes

Application Notes

uM-FPU64 Application Notes

uM-FPU64 Code Examples

uM-FPU V3 Application Notes

uM-FPU V2 Application Notes

uM-FPU64 Application Notes

Application Note 102: uM-FPU64 - Logging GPS Data to EEPROM last update: Apr 20, 2013	772 KB	Description
Provides a complete example of logging GPS data to EEPROM.	8 KB	uM-FPU64


Application Note 101: uM-FPU64 - Reading GPS data last update: Mar 26, 2013	327 KB	Description
Provides an overview of connecting a GPS device to the uM-FPU64, and provides several examples.	8 KB	uM-FPU64


Application Note 100 - Converting uM-FPU V3.1 code to uM-FPU64 last update: Nov 25, 2011	184 KB	Description
Describes how to convert uM-FPU 3.1 code to uM-FPU64. Provides overview of different features, instruction changes, new and modified instructions, and converting 32-bit calcualtions to 64-bit calculations.

uM-FPU64 Code Examples

Code Example: uM-FPU64 - Interfacing 128x32 Chip-on-Glass Graphic LCD last update: Apr 23, 2013	973 KB	Description
Provides FPU functions for driving a Newhaven Display 128x32 Chip-on-Glass (COG) graphic LCD module.	28 KB	uM-FPU64 Arduino


Code Example: uM-FPU64 - LCD Menu last update: Apr 20, 2013	313 KB	Description
Provides an example of displaying menus on a 4x20 LCD display. Four switches configured as a 4x1 switch matrix are used for user input.	3 KB	uM-FPU64 Arduino


Code Example: uM-FPU64 - Interfacing Keypad Switches last update: Apr 20, 2013	370 KB	Description
Provides an example of interfacing keypad switches to the uM-FPU64.	3 KB	uM-FPU64 Arduino


Code Example: uM-FPU64 - BMA180 Accelerometer last update: Oct 2, 2013	247 KB	Description
Provides an example of interfacing the BMA180 3-axis accelerometer to the uM-FPU64 using a local SPI or I2C bus.	5 KB	uM-FPU64 Arduino


Code Example: uM-FPU64 - Psuedo Random Numbers last update: Sep 23, 2014	101 KB	Description
Functions to generate psuedo-random numbers using the example from Kernighan & Ritchie, "The C Programming Language".	1 KB	uM-FPU64


uM-FPU V3 Application Notes

Application Note 44 - Controlling a Lynx6 Robotic Arm last update: Sep 29, 2009	1.1 MB	Description
Describes how to control a Lynx6 robotic arm. The uM-FPU V3.1 chip performs inverse kinematic calculations for positioning the gripper at a specific x,y,z coordinates.	12 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp


Application Note 43 - Speed and Power Considerations for uM-FPU V3 last update: Sep 22, 2008	104 KB	Description
Provides information about processing speed and power consumption. Includes a graph showing the typical current draw for various operating modes.

Application Note 42 - Drawing Graphs on a Serial Graphic Display last update: May 14, 2008	696 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V3.1 chip to drive a serial graphic display. It offloads all of the graphics overhead from the microcontroller, so that virtually any microcontroller can display complex graphs on a serial graphic displays.	48 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp, PICAXE

Application Note 41 - Comparing WinAVR math and uM-FPU V3.1 math last update: Nov 13, 2007	712 KB	Description
Compares execution time and code space requirements for standard WinAVR math routines and uM-FPU V3.1 math routines on an Atmel AVR.

Application Note 40 - Frequency Analysis Using ADC and FFT last update: Oct 4, 2007	468 KB	Description
Provides a simple demonstration of frequency analysis using the ADC to sample the signal, and the FFT instruction to calcalate the frequency spectrum.	12 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp

Application Note 39 - Calculating Great Circle Distances last update: Apr 17, 2008	132 KB	Description
Shows an example of calculating great circle distances. A set of uM-FPU V3.1 user-defined functions are provided to implement the calculations and read position information from a GPS receiver.	32 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp, PICAXE, ARMbasic, PicBasic Pro, WinAVR

Application Note 38 - Calculating Sunrise and Sunset Times last update: Jul 26, 2007	144 KB	Description
Describes how to calculate sunrise and sunset times. A set of uM-FPU V3.1 user-defined functions are provided to implement the calculations and read date, time and position information from a GPS receiver.	28 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp, PICAXE

Application Note 37 - Working with Dates and Times last update: Jul 26, 2007	108 KB	Description
Describes an implementation of the Unix Time functions and using TIMESET, TIMELONG and TICKLONG instructions for elapsed time and time delays.	16 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp, PICAXE

Application Note 36 - Reading GPS Data last update: Jul 18, 2011	286 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V3.1 NMEA input mode to read GPS data.	24 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp, PICAXE, ARMbasic, PicBasic Pro, WinAVR

Application Note 35 - Fast Fourier Transforms using the FFT Instruction last update: Dec 13, 2006	236 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V3 floating point coprocessor's FFT instruction to calculate Fast Fourier Transforms.	8 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp

Application Note 34 - Measuring Water Level with the MPXM2010GS Pressure Sensor last update: Dec 17, 2006	1.1 MB	Description
Shows an example of using the A/D input on the uM-FPU V3 floating point coprocessor to measure water levels using an MPXM2010GS pressure sensor.	8 KB	uM-FPU V3.1 Basic Stamp

Application Note 33 - Sensirion SHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor last update: Sep 20, 2006	132 KB	Description
Shows how to use the uM-FPU V3 chip with the Sensirion SHT11 humidity and temperature sensor to calculate temperature, relative humidity and the dewpoint.

Application Note 32 - uM-FPU V3 Long Integer Calculations last update: Sep 21, 2006	156 KB	Description
Shows examples of how to perform long integer calculations using the uM-FPU V3 chip.

Application Note 31 - uM-FPU V3 Floating Point Calculations last update: Sep 21, 2006	160 KB	Description
Shows examples of how to perform floating point calculations using the uM-FPU V3 chip.

Application Note 30 - Converting uM-FPU V2 code to uM-FPU V3 last update: Sep 21, 2006	128 KB	Description
Describes the procedure for converting uM-FPU V2 code to uM-FPU V3.

uM-FPU V2 Application Notes

Application Note 9 - Adding a Serial Connection to uM-FPU V2 last update: Jul 5, 2005	1.2 MB	Description
Describes various methods of adding a serial connection to the uM-FPU V2 chip to provide support for debugging uM-FPU code and programming user-defined functions.

Application Note 8 - Developing an I²C Interface last update: May 5, 2005	188 KB	Description
Describes a suggested method of developing support software for connecting a microcontroller to the uM-FPU V2 chip using an I2C interface.

Application Note 7 - Developing a SPI Interface last update: May 5, 2005	172 KB	Description
Describes a suggested method of developing support software for connecting a microcontroller to the uM-FPU V2 chip using a SPI interface.

Application Note 6 - Measuring Temperature using Thermocouples last update: Mar 31, 2005	156 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V2 chip to calculate temperature using a thermocouple.	8 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp

Application Note 5 - Calculating Polynomials last update: Apr 7, 2005	240 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V2 chip to calculate polynomials.	4 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp

Application Note 4 - Measuring Distance with the Sharp GP2D12 and GP2D120 last update: Apr 7, 2005	148 KB	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V2 chip to calculate distances based on the voltage output from Sharp GP2D12 and GP2D120 distance measuring sensors.	8 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp

Application Note 3 - Calculating Trend Lines last update: Mar 25, 2005	152 KB	Description
Describes a method of calculating a trend line for a set of data points. A least-squares line fitting algorith is implemented using the uM-FPU V2 chip.	8 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp

Application Note 2 - uM-FPU V2 Long Integer Calculations last update: Apr 21, 2005	120 KB	Description
Shows examples of how to perform long integer calculations using the uM-FPU V2 chip.	8 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp, PICAXE

Application Note 1 - uM-FPU V2 Floating Point Calculations last update: Apr 21, 2005	120 KB	Description
Shows examples of how to perform floating point calculations using the uM-FPU V2 chip.	8 KB	uM-FPU V2 Basic Stamp, PICAXE

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