Application Notes

Application Notes

uM-FPU64 Application Notes

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	Sample code


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	Sample code


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	Sample code


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	Sample code


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	Sample code


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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	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	Description
Describes how to use the uM-FPU V3 floating point coprocessor's FFT instruction to calculate Fast Fourier Transforms.	8 KB	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code 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	Sample code Basic Stamp, PICAXE

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