HARDWARE ACCESSORIES

WHAT hardware CAN YOU USE with GCBASIC?

GCBASIC (as with most other microcontroller programming languages) supports add-on hardware by the use of libraries.

You can use one of the existing libraries or you can create you own device specific library, you are not limited to those shown below. If you create a new device specific library - please submit for inclusion in the next release via the GCBASIC forum.

Maintenance of these libraries is completed by the GCBASIC development team. If you wish to adapt these libraries you should create a local copy, edit and save within your development file structure. The development team may update these libraries as part of a release and we do not want you to lose your local changes.

To use a library, simple include the following in your user code

#include <3PI.H> 'this will include the 3PI capabilities within your program

To use a local copy of a library, simple include the following in your user code

#include "C:\mydev\library\3pi.h" 'this will include a local copy of the 3PI capabilities within your program

Important Hints: Comming-from-another-programming-environment?

GCBASIC Includes supports the following hardware add-ons.

These libraries are not automatically included in your user program therefore you need to use '#include' to access the libraries capabilities.

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Library	Class	Usage
3PI	Polulu 3pi robot	A library that interfaces the switch and the motors.
47XXX_EERAM	I2C EERAM memory	A device specific library for the Microchip EERAM device classs
ALPS-EC11	Rotary Encoder	A device specific library for a rotary encoder.
ADS7843	Touch Shield	A library that interfaces with the ADS7843 touch screen.
CHIPINO	Shield	A library that interfaces the Chipino board with Arduino like port addresses.
DHT	Temperature and Humidity	A library that supports the DHT22 and the DHT11 Temperature and Humidity sensors.
DS1307	Clock	A library that supports the timer clock and NVRAM functions.
DS1672	Clock	A library that supports the timer clock and NVRAM functions.
DS18B20	Temperature	A library that supports the temperature functions.
DS18S20	Temperature	A library that supports the temperature functions.
DS2482	Clock	A library that supports the I2C to Dallas OneWire functions.
DS3231	Clock	A library that supports the timer clock and NVRAM functions.
DUEMILANOVE	Shield	A library that interfaces the Duemilanove board with Arduino like port addresses.
EMC1001	Temperature	A library that supports the temperature functions and the other device capabilities.
FRAM	I2C Eeprom	A library that supports memory functions.
GETUSERID	Microchip read ID	A library that supports the identification of Microchip microcontrollers.
GLCD	Graphical LCD	A core library for Graphical LCD support.
GLCD_ILI9340	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_ILI9341	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_ILI9486L	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_IMAGESANDFONTS_ADDIN3	Graphical LCD	A library to increase the capabilities of the Graphical LCDs.
GLCD_KS0108	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_PCD8544	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_SH1106	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_SSD1289	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_SSD1306	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_SSD1331	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_ST7735	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
GLCD_ST7920	Graphical LCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
HEFLASH	HEF Memory Driver	A library that supports the HEF memory functions.
HMC5883L	Triple-axis Magnetometer	A library that supports the magnetometer functions.
HWI2C_ISR_HANDLER	I2C Slave Driver	A library that supports the use of a Microchip microcontroller as an I2C slave.
HWI2C_MESSAGEINTERFACE	I2C Slave	A support library that supports the use of a Microchip microcontroller as an I2C slave.
I2CEEPROM	I2C EEProm memory	A library that supports memory functions.
LCD2SERIALREDIRECT	LCD to Serial Handler	A library that supports the use of a serial and PC terminal as a psuedo LCD.
LEGO-PF	Lego Mindstorms shield	A library that supports the Lego Mindstorms robot. it allows the control of a Lego Power Functions motor by generating the same codes as the official IR remote.
MATHS	Maths routines	A library that supports maths functions such as logs, power and atan.
MAX6675	Temperature	A library that supports the temperature functions.
MCP23008	i2C to serial	A library that supports the I2C to serial functions.
MCP23017	i2C to serial	A library that supports the I2C to serial functions.
MCP4XXXDIGITALPOT	Digital Pot	A library that supports the MCPxxxx range of digital potentiometers.
MCP7940N	Clock	A library that supports the timer clock and NVRAM functions.
NUNCHUCK	Game controller	A library that supports the NunChuck game controller.
PCF8574	GLCD	A device specific library for an Graphical LCD.
SD	SD Card	A device specific library for an SD Card.
SMT_Timers	Signal Measurment Timer	A library for Signal Measurment Timer for specific Microchip microcontrollers.
SOFTSERIAL	Serial	A library for software serial.
SOFTSERIALCH1	Serial	A library for software serial.
SOFTSERIALCH2	Serial	A library for software serial.
SOFTSERIALCH3	Serial	A library for software serial.
SONGLAY	Music	A library for play music. Supports QBASIC and RTTTL format.
SONYREMOTE	Infrared	A library that supports the functions of a Sony remote control.
SRF02	Distance Sensor	A library that supports the SRF02 ultrasonic sensor.
SRF04	Distance Sensor	A library that supports the SRF04 ultrasonic sensor.
TEA5767	I2C Radio	A library that supports the TEA5767 radio.
TRIG2PLACES	Maths functions	A maths library that supports trignometry to two places.
TRIG3PLACES	Maths functions	A maths library that supports trignometry to three places
TRIG4PLACES	Maths functions	A maths library that supports trignometry to four places
UNO_MEGA328P	Shield	A library that interfaces the shield with Arduino like port addresses.

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GCBASIC supports the following core libraries

These libraries are automatically included in your user program therefore you do not need to use '#include' to access the libraries capabilities.

Library	Class	Usage
7SEGMENT	7 Segment LED display	A library that interfaces to a 7 SEGMENT LED device.
A-D	Analog to Digital	A library that supports the ADC functionality.
EEPROM	EEProm	A library that supports I2C eeprom devices.
HWI2C	I2C	A library that supports the MSSP and TWI hardware modules of I2C
HWI2C2	I2C	A library that supports the MSSP and TWI hardware modules of I2C on channel two
HWSPI	SPI	A library that supports the MSSP and TWI hardware modules of SPI
I2C	I2C	A library that supports software I2C
KEYPAD	KeyPad	A library that supports a keypad.
PS2	I2C	A library that supports keyboard functionality
LCD	LCD	A library that supports LCD functionality, library supports many different communications methods.
PWM	Pulse Width Modulation	A library supports PWM functionality.
RANDOM	Random Numbers	A library supports random number functionality.
REMOTE	Infrared	A library that supports the functions of a NEC remote control.
RS232	Serial	A library for serial communications.
SOUND	Tones	A library for sound and tone generation
STDBASIC	Utility Functions	The library that contains many of the utility methods.
STRING	String	The library that contains the string methods.
SYSTEM	System	This library contains routines that the compiler cannot handle such as microcontroller specific arithmetic, comparisons, and initialisation routines. Essentially, if the generated code is the same for all microcontroller (within a class of microcontrollers) the compiler handles the code generation, if the code to be generated is varying then system.h will handle the code generation. Therefore, code generation is a combination of compiler and system.h.
TIMER	Timers	The library that contains the timer methods.
USART	Serial	The library that contains the hardware serial methods that use the MSSP or AVR equivalent hardware module.

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