27297 Parallax Inc, 27297 Datasheet - Page 81

• Manufacturer Part Number: 27297
• Description: KIT STAMPWORKS WITH BS2-IC
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 27297

• Lead Free Status: Contains lead
• Product: Microcontroller Accessories
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

The clock display is created by moving the minutes value (secs / 60) into the
thousands and hundreds columns of the variable time. The remaining seconds
(secs // 60) are added to time, placing them in the tens and ones columns.
Here’s how the conversion math works:
Example: 754 seconds
Now that the time display value is ready, the segments are cleared for the next
update. Clearing the current segments value keeps the display sharp. If this isn’t
done, the old segments value will cause “ghosting” in the display. Once the display
is clear the current digit is selected and the segments get updated.
Pay special attention to the DIG operator; it is quite handy. DIG returns the single
digit value from the specified position of a number. For example:
Remember, the right-most digit is digit 0. By updating the variable, theDig, we use
it as a column pointer for both the cathode control as well as pulling the digit offset
from time for use in reading the segments.
The PDB display does not have the colon (:) normally found on a digital clock, so
we’ll enable the decimal point behind digit 2 (ones digit of hours). When theDig is
not pointing to this digit the decimal point illumination is skipped. The final step is to
update theDig for the next calling of the subroutine.
Take it Further
Update the program to use a 10 Hz input from the Signal Generator and blink the
decimal point on every other transition (see SW21-EX10-Clock-DP_Blink.BS2 for full
listing).
754 / 60 = 12
12 x 100 = 1200
754 // 60 = 34
1200 + 34 = 1234
725 DIG 1 = 2
(
(
time
time
= 1200)
= 1234; 12 minutes and 34 seconds)