Errata

The pic code generated by the new program scales a 16 bit hex value to a 16 
bit hex value.  It divides by multiplying by a constant less than 1.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Newtons Massmind" <jamesnewton@massmind.org>
To: "'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'" <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:28 PM
Subject: [OT] New features at piclist.com archive


> Now the archive will make a "fake" picon (google for picon) for domains 
> that
> do not have one already. This allows you to instantly get to the web site 
> of
> any poster who subscribes from a email at their own domain. E.g. Peter 
> Todds
> email is ...@petertodd.ca so now his posts have a link to www.petertodd.ca
> and that cool meter clock...
>
> I've also added some nice icons for our more regular members 
> (ampertronics,
> ncsradio) and a few that were very nice graphics. (e.g. Padu)
>
> I've also added a few faces to the archive (Vasile, Nate)... Actually now, 
> a
> lot of our regular posters have a face that shows up in the archive. If 
> you
> want yours added, send me a head shot and given sufficient time and
> motivation, I'll put it up.
>
> It's cool to be able to put a face to the post. If anyone is too 
> embarrassed
> or hiding from the FBI, let me know and I'll take your face off. Err.. 
> Your
> picon face, that is...
>
> In case anyone wondered why I'm working as much as I have been on the site
> and archive, it's because I've been given some donations of late
> http://www.piclist.com/support (see the very bottom left)
>
> And these nice people have made me feel A) guilty and B) like I can work 
> on
> this a little more and on other consulting / food on the table sorts of
> things.
>
> So I have been.
>
> Let me know what else you would like to see in the archive browser
> http://www.piclist.com/techref/postbot.asp
>
> Or on the site itself and I'll try to figure out a way to make it happen.
>
> Oh, I almost forgot! It isn't just me working on the site:
>
> "Bill & Pookie" have added to the A2D Code Generator
> http://www.piclist.com/techref/A2DCodeGenerator.asp with a new script that
> scales any 16 bit BCD number without converting it from BCD to binary,
> scaling, and converting back:
> http://www.piclist.com/techref/ScaleCodeGenerator.asp This is actually
> pretty handy if you have a decimal input (like from a GPS or RTC or like
> that) and you want to do some scaling on the value before you display it.
>
> Thanks Bill!
>
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