Doh!

Kabooom! Ian's great idea crashes and burns

How do I find out what version I have installed on my R Pi ?

Oh, it says so right there in the boot up script, it says:

Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 raspberrypi tty1

and then a little further down it says:

Linux raspberrypi 3.2.27+ #250 PREEMPT Thu Oct 18 19:03:02 BST 2012 armv61

So I hadn't actually gotten to the point of writing anything in C#, copying it across to the Pi and then trying to Mono Run it.

Oh well.... Python it is then

Haha for me I just go with what works. I feel I am capable of writing anything that should be asked of me in B4a so if someone wants an application right now, before they get old then they'll just have to look past the fact that it has 'basic' in the name

I like C# too.  Did you know you can install the Mono runtime on the Raspberry Pi and run C# programs on it?

This of course means that you can develop in the fabulous Visual Studio IDE !!!! For the Pi !!!! 

Excitin' times are upon us

Hi emg. I did start to get into Android like everyone else via Java & Eclipse but I found it to be slow and cumbersome.

I had a look around and found this guy called Erel who is creating something called basic for android or B4a as we call it.

This is the only language that I know of specifically created for Android and its starting to show.

It keeps getting better & better as Erel continues development on it.

Think Visual Basic for Android.

www.basic4ppc.com

I've uploaded a new version of BTInterface.

I've taken user remarks to heart.

Firstly I've added the ability to choose the annoying sound effects that you wish to play on connection and disconnection of the Bluetooth module.
You can also choose '0' (zero) to have no sound effects and as these (16) sound effects are the same ones that you get by sending the sfx commands (sfx1 sfx2 sfx16) then this doubles up as a good place to try out the sound effects (press the little speaker icons to play the sounds).

Secondly I have added the ability for the micro controller programmer to determine what string is sent when the user presses a button.
This can, like the sound effects, be chosen in the settings (menu - settings) or it can also be done in code if the micro controller sends the string b1send b2send b3send or b4send so for example if when I press b1 I want the string 'activate' to be sent (instead of the string 'b1') then I'd program the b1 button by either doing it in the settings or sending the command over the serial connection:
b1send activate

Then each time I press the b1 button it will send that word 'activate' which you can see if you press it a few times then look at the log in the terminal screen.

Please note that I've only done this for the four user buttons at the moment as the game pad buttons are, well, game pad buttons so remain as up, down, left, right & fire

I also did a considerable bit of work on the help system which is like a complete website inside the app

Please let me know what you think and keep the suggestions coming.... and please join my forum no-one's joined my forum yet ... well, only one has ...

Wait till I show it controlling my jet engine Jetduino .... that'll be scary

Hi everyone,

I've just released my Android software BTinterface on the Google Play Store here:

https://play.google....face.trial.beta

While its not specifically for the netduino and aimed at microcontrollers in general with just a small cheap and very easy to use bluetooth module you get some pretty powerful functionality for controlling your doohickeys

Here's a really short video:

and please have a look at my website:

http://www.BTInterface.com

Thanks!

ian

Ah, right, will do!

Thanks emg!

Hi, I don't wish to offend anyone, would it be ok to inform everyone about my app in here?

I would actually class BTinterface as a tool but the only options available under the Programming Languages and Tools forum are Visual Basic Support, Visual Studio or Mono and this has nothing to do with any of those.

I'm rather proud of it so please let me know if I can tell people about it in here and thanks for reading.

ian