Application Notes

Application Notes

uM-FPU V3 Application Notes

uM-FPU V2 Application Notes

uM-FPU V3 Application Notes

Application Note 44 - Controlling a Lynx6 Robotic Arm last update: September 29, 2009	1.1 MB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp


Application Note 43 - Speed and Power Considerations for uM-FPU V3 last update: Sep 22, 2008	104 KB	PDF	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	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp, PICAXE

Application Note 41 - Comparing WinAVR math and uM-FPU V3.1 math last update: Nov 13, 2007	712 KB	PDF	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	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp

Application Note 39 - Calculating Great Circle Distances last update: Apr 17, 2008	132 KB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp, PICAXE, ARMbasic, PicBasic Pro, WinAVR

Application Note 38 - Calculating Sunrise and Sunset Times last update: Jul 26, 2007	144 KB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp, PICAXE

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

Application Note 36 - Reading GPS Data last update: Nov 13, 2007	264 KB	PDF	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V3.1 NMEA input mode to read GPS data.	24 KB	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp, PICAXE, ARMbasic, PicBasic Pro, WinAVR

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

Application Note 34 - Measuring Water Level with the MPXM2010GS Pressure Sensor last update: Dec 17, 2006	1.1 MB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp

Application Note 33 - Sensirion SHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor last update: Sep 20, 2006	132 KB	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	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	PDF	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V2 chip to calculate temperature using a thermocouple.	8 KB	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp

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

Application Note 4 - Measuring Distance with the Sharp GP2D12 and GP2D120 last update: Apr 7, 2005	148 KB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp

Application Note 3 - Calculating Trend Lines last update: Mar 25, 2005	152 KB	PDF	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	ZIP	Sample code Basic Stamp

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

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

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