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I am designing a simulator(using a pic) that does a slewing fuction. It is for a class project. Here is my project. I am makeing a device that will simulate the brakeing of a car.(well sorta of). Its not real accurate since I dont take into account a lot of factors like variable weights and variable braking speeds but its a project. As a matter of fact its pretty close to a half-ass design. But once again, its all I have to do for the class. I give the pic a frequency(8 bit 255 in 1.3Hz increments, 70-400HZ) and have a jump table that does the Hz->clock cycles for me. Now i have 5 bit slew rate(other 3 bits are someting else) that represents my braking. The slew is fixed at 330 to 8.3 Hz/sec. Which translates into 255 to 8.3(?) cycles/second. Well here is my problem. If I only adjust the pulses output per second once a second it would simulate a vibrater more then a car stopping. ie once every second I would slow the car by 10.3 Hz or 330Hz.(like braking in a YUGO :) ok another flaw, brakes are not digital(I dont think) put play with me. My problem is I dont have and external clock for set time interupts so I cant decrease the Hz evenly. So i opted to do everything on a pulse by pulse basis. my problem is how do i find what 10.3 Hz(or 8.3 cycles) would add to my pulse period? I have tried the divide routines from microchip and found that they have too little acuracy and generaly dont work worth a flip. If you dont understand my question email me, i will try to explain it better. to sum it up I need to translate 8.3 cycles/sec into a period to which I can add to the Current period i am outputting. this is a problem is the person is driving at 300Hz and trys to stop at 8.3 cycles a sec(the amount i would add to each period) then if the person was moving at 200Hz. Also does anyone have any math routines that work? I could use them. Help me please John _____________________________________________________________________________ John Johnson |If it's not OS/2.|spam_OUTjohnsonjTakeThisOuTccwf.cc.utexas.edu |It's crap! |.....johnsonjKILLspam@spam@ghostwheel.bga.com OOOO SSSS /2222 2222 11 | | O O S / 2 2 1 |"We need breath- |"Bite me." Tom Servo O O SSSS / 2222 2222 1 |-ing room!" | O O S / 2 2 .. 1 | Bill Gates |"I want to decide who lives OOOO SSSS/ 2222 2222 .. 111| |and who dies" Crow T. Robot -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yea, i had one bouncd. Dont remeber where from though. It said no server responce. probable just a downed mail server if i had to guess. Fri, 3 Jun 1994, jory bell wrote: {Quote hidden}> hi, > > i manage the pic list, and i was wonderin if you had any trouble with > posting, or any odd bounces, etc. I am trying to track down a problem. > > thanks, > > jory > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ John Johnson |If it's not OS/2.|johnsonjKILLspamccwf.cc.utexas.edu |It's crap! |.....johnsonjKILLspam.....ghostwheel.bga.com OOOO SSSS /2222 2222 11 | | O O S / 2 2 1 |"We need breath- |"Bite me." Tom Servo O O SSSS / 2222 2222 1 |-ing room!" | O O S / 2 2 .. 1 | Bill Gates |"I want to decide who lives OOOO SSSS/ 2222 2222 .. 111| |and who dies" Crow T. Robot -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

John: The easiest way to generate a slope in an integer system is to use a sum-tracking algorythm (y=mx+b where m = dy/dx). Take the ratio of dy:dx and add dx while the result is negative then subtract dy while the result is positive. The sign of the result at each step indicates whether the next step is x or y (or in your case, whether or not to decrement the frequency on the next pulse). The slope can be varied related to another slope to simulate higher order or non-linear functions. If you normalize your time constants around 256 then there is no need to actually do any division or multiplication. If you still find yourself unable to solve this problem without a decimal point, may I suggest that you voluntarily check yourself into the Betty Ford center for the treatment of "float" addiction <G>. Hope that helped, Don

I have solved my problem.. I just quite thinking in terms of HZ and went to cycles. Also i got some math routines to work(not bloating but 16bit at least). Aslo i did some calculations on my frequencies and found that this car would be moving between 800mph-2500mps(thats hauling ass). Needless to say no cop would ever catch ya. later John _____________________________________________________________________________ John Johnson |If it's not OS/2.|EraseMEjohnsonjspam_OUTTakeThisOuTccwf.cc.utexas.edu |It's crap! |johnsonjspam_OUTghostwheel.bga.com OOOO SSSS /2222 2222 11 | | O O S / 2 2 1 |"We need breath- |"Bite me." Tom Servo O O SSSS / 2222 2222 1 |-ing room!" | O O S / 2 2 .. 1 | Bill Gates |"I want to decide who lives OOOO SSSS/ 2222 2222 .. 111| |and who dies" Crow T. Robot -----------------------------------------------------------------------------