A while ago, when i proposed this site, i put up a link on the Arduino playground to the Area 51 proposal of Arduino:
Now that we're public, should i change it to link to he actual site? Should i delete it entirely?
AskUbuntu was launched by Stack Exchange and Canonical and is now linked to prominently from the top bar of Ubuntu.com
Ask Ubuntu is also linked to from the installation GUI. This is beneficial for the site as it generates a lot of traffic.
I think we should also aim for more visibility with...
Welcome to Arduino! Could you tell us what you were trying, where you got stuck, what is it that is not clear, and what is the error message you are getting? Stack Exchange works best for Q&A, and not tutorials. See How to Ask. — AsheeshR3 mins ago
Ahhh! Now you tell us the main problem! Thats what I wanted to know all along. Add that into the question, and lets see if it can be reopened. — AsheeshR42 secs ago
When you save a file using the Save As button from the Arduino IDE, it saves the current file as a sketch i.e. as an .ino file.
To create a .cpp and .h files for working on a new library, you need to create the files alongside a sketch. For this, you can use the Tab button on the top right.
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Well, basically, take a large task, break it into smaller parts, post each sepoarate part as a Q&A and link both ways (back and forward) from within each question to essentially provide a sequence of Q&A to follow to complete the main task.
The only thing that requires a bit of care is that each sub-task has to be posed in the form of a question while highlighting a real problem that may actually be faced i.e. something that users may google for. Otherwise your answers will never turn up at for the right queries.
For the library case, we could broadly cover: > How do i create the files? (done) > How do convert a sketch into a C library? > How do I convert a sketch into a C++ library? > How do I package a library and share it with others?
The second question could further be broken down to:
> How do variables interact amongst a .cpp and .h file?
> How do function definitions in a .cpp and .h file work? or How do I hide local functions in my cpp file?
We had a discussion in the Pin 13 chat room after this question was posted about starting a Q&A series.
This question is asking a very broad question that can't (and shouldn't) be covered in one answer. AsheeshR suggested the following:
For the library case, we could broadly cover:
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"I have done some code, it doesn't work". No code, no idea of the project, no hint as to what doesn't work. Sometimes it's not even uploading, sometimes not compiling, sometimes not working. Hard to tell.
What is making the upload process pause?
Well, given all the comments made under your question, this is definitely a tricky one. You might want to try to add a decoupling capacitor as suggested by @jfpoilpret, though your schematics look alright to me… (maybe ask a review of it on EE SE).
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though, my feeling is that he did setup the Atmega328 with the UNO's parameters for fuses, and the UNO's bootloader, whereas he should have used something more specific to his setup
@AsheeR @zmo I know it isn't necessary under normal circumstances, but some other mods recommended doing that. I locked it because people were visiting it and bringing it to the top by comments, I just wanted to stop it from being at the top of the page and gaining attention. It's a weird situation, just ignore it. I just don't want it that a new user messes around with it.
@zmo You do realise that AsheeR isn't a mod on this site?
@sachleen Cool do you have any pictures of the device???
I am working on a UAV and we are currently exploring inertial measurement units or IMUs. The two options that we have come across are:
Using an Arduino Uno and a 9 DOF IMU like this one
Using an ArduIMU chip like this one
Ignoring the cost aspect, what would be the pros and cons of either of ...
pros and cons in what respect? the two boards use different ICs for some of their features so you're gonna have to read datasheets to see if one has something you want vs another.
or are you asking is it better to have an all-in-one board vs an add-on board and separate arduino?
A while ago, when i proposed this site, i put up a link on the Arduino playground to the Area 51 proposal of Arduino:
Now that we're public, should i change it to link to he actual site? Should i delete it entirely?
AskUbuntu was launched by Stack Exchange and Canonical and is now linked to prominently from the top bar of Ubuntu.com
Ask Ubuntu is also linked to from the installation GUI. This is beneficial for the site as it generates a lot of traffic.
I think we should also aim for more visibility with...
We had a discussion in the Pin 13 chat room after this question was posted about starting a Q&A series.
This question is asking a very broad question that can't (and shouldn't) be covered in one answer. AsheeshR suggested the following:
For the library case, we could broadly cover:
...
What is making the upload process pause?
Well, given all the comments made under your question, this is definitely a tricky one. You might want to try to add a decoupling capacitor as suggested by @jfpoilpret, though your schematics look alright to me… (maybe ask a review of it on EE SE).
I...
