netduino Helpers

The netduino.Helpers documentation is just my blog right now :)

Samples

Check the \netduino.helpers\Samples folder for the samples.

Sample descriptions

\netduino.helpers\Samples\ASSM: is a simple class used to illustrate dynamic assembly loading of little-endian PE files on the netduino.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\BeyondHelloWorld: is a large sample making use of:

• an SD card driver 
  • Be sure to place the content of the \BeyondHelloWorld\SD Card Resources folder at the root of the SD card before running the sample
• loads bitmaps, strings and assemblies dynamically
• drives an 8x8 LED matrix using Persistence Of Vision
• uses an analog joystick for input

\netduino.helpers\Samples\DS1307: tests all the functions of the Maxim DS1307 real-time clock.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\AdaFruitSSD1306: sample driving an AdaFruit SSD1306 monochrome OLED display

\netduino.helpers\Samples\AdaFruitST7735: sample driving an AdaFruit ST7735 TFT display

\netduino.helpers\Samples\WaterHeaterController: water heater controller designed to save energy. Makes use of the Serial Interface Builder, the Hitec HS6635HB servo and the DS1307 clock. This project is documented here.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\ImagingSamples: show how to build multi-layered bitmap compositions. This project has not yet been documented with a blog post.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\HiTecServoTest: simple unit test for the HiTec servo driver moving the arm back and forth from 0 to 180 degrees.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\Max72197221Test: unit tests exercising all the functions of the Maxim 7219 / 7221 LED driver. This driver is documented here.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\RingToneTest: unit tests for the RTTL sound support. This driver has not yet been documented.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\PIPBoy3000: Geiger counter and Twitter client sample. This project is documented here.

\netduino.helpers\Samples\JSONParserTest: JSON parser unit test samples. This project is not yet documented.

Dependencies

Be sure to check out the netduino Beta forum for the latest flash version required to support SD card I/Os.

Tools

\netduino.helpers\Tools\1BitBmpToHex: is a simple .bmp conversion program. It expects 1-bit depth bitmaps and spits out the corresponding hex codes and raw binary content of the bitmap. The raw binary files are used by the Bitmap and CharSet classes. Note: the bitmaps are in reverse video by default.