28029 Parallax Inc, 28029 Datasheet - Page 24

• Manufacturer Part Number: 28029
• Description: KIT PARTS SMART SENSORS W/TEXT
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 28029

• Accessory Type: Parts Kit
• Product: Microcontroller Accessories
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: BASIC Stamp® or Javelin Modules
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Other names: 28029PAR

Page 12 · Smart Sensors and Applications
Display Numbers with Formatters
Most of the formatters that worked for displaying numbers with the Debug Terminal can
also be used with the Parallax Serial LCD. The
useful, but you can also use
example, if you want to display the decimal value of a variable named
use commands like this:
Example Program - LcdTestNumbers.bs2
Aside from demonstrating that you can display variable values on the serial LCD, this
program also shows what happens if the program sends more than 16 printable characters
to Line 0. It wraps to Line 1. Also, after printing sixteen more characters and filling
Line 1, the text will wrap again, to Line 0.
' Smart Sensors and Applications - LcdTestNumbers.bs2
' Display number values with the Parallax Serial LCD.
' {$STAMP BS2}
' {$PBASIC 2.5}
counter
SEROUT 14, 84, [22, 12]
PAUSE 5
FOR counter = 0 TO 12
NEXT
END
SEROUT 14, 84, [DEC counter, " "]
PAUSE 500
√
√
SEROUT 14, 84, [DEC counter]
Enter, save, and run LcdTestNumbers.bs2
Verify that the display resembles Figure 1-11.
VAR
Byte
DIG
,
REP
,
ASC
,
BIN
,
HEX, SDEC
' Target device = BASIC Stamp 2
' Language
' FOR...NEXT loop index
' Initialize LCD
' 5 ms delay for clearing display
' Count to 12; increment at 1/2 s
' Program end
DEC
formatter is probably the most
, and most of the others. For
= PBASIC 2.5
counter
, you can