28029 Parallax Inc, 28029 Datasheet - Page 284

• 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

Figure 7-1: Horizontal Bar Graph Custom Characters
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The next example program uses both of the custom character display rules discussed in
the previous activity's Your Turn section. Depending on the value that is displayed, the
program stores one of five different character definitions in Custom Character 2.
However, unlike CustomEepromCharacters.bs2, this next program does not store custom
character definitions in the BASIC Stamp EEPROM. Instead, the definitions are derived
during program execution, based on the value of the variable being expressed by the bar
graph.
Figure 7-2 shows how definitions range from blank (
columns (
to redefine character 2, since only one of them is needed at any given time. But the
Windowpane
Windowpane
Char4
Transmit
Receive
). These definitions will be stored in EEPROM, and used one at a time
Bar Displays
LCD
Char0
) to four black vertical