Chameleon-PIC Nurve Networks, Chameleon-PIC Datasheet - Page 229

• Manufacturer Part Number: Chameleon-PIC
• Description: MCU, MPU & DSP Development Tools PIC24 & PROPELLER DEV SYSTEM (SBC)
• Manufacturer: Nurve Networks

Specifications of Chameleon-PIC

• Processor To Be Evaluated: PIC24
• Data Bus Width: 16 bit
• Interface Type: USB, VGA, PS/2, I2C, ISP, SPI
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V, 5 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

The screen shot doesn’t do the demo justice since there are sound effects and ASCII animation that occur. When you run
the demo, you might have to hit RESET on the Chameleon a couple times to really appreciate the “retro” feel of the
demo.
Compiling and Running the MPLAB/TextPad Bootloader Version
Demo Version Description:
Main Source File:
Additional Files Required:
General Requirements:
Controls Required:
The game starts by asking you if you wish to play, you can answer “yes” or “no”, each has its consequences. If you do
decide to play, then the computer selects a random number from 1 to 100 and asks you to guess it. Just play along and
see if you can guess. Each guess you type in and hit <RETURN>.
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CHAM_PIC_SYSTEM_V010.c|h
CHAM_PIC_UART_DRV_V010.c|h
CHAM_PIC_I2C_SPI_DRV_V010.c|h
CHAM_PIC_SOUND_DRV_V010.c|h
What I did was play a bit on the 1980’s classic “WarGames” starring Mathew Broderick. It’s
one of my favorite movies, and if you haven’t seen it, definitely fun to watch. The movie’s plot
was a teenage kid tried to hack into some Silicon Valley computer game company, but instead
modem’ed into the “WOPR” which stood for “War Operations Planned Response” which was
a computer running the entire USA missile system. The computer wants to play a game and the
story begins from there. The whole point of this stroll down memory lane is that computers used
to be magical devices that opened up whole worlds to people in a much more personal way
than they do today. And text based games used to be the conduit of much of this interaction
with computers. So even with a simple terminal program you can create something with the
serial port that’s kind of cool If you’re interested in the computer used in the movie, it too is very
famous – the IMSAI, only a few left in operation. Here’s a link to more information:
Serial UART demo, illustrates text output and input using a game as the platform.
CHAM_PIC_GUESS_NUMBER_01.c
Serial port connection from Chameleon PIC to PC over the USB cable, terminal
programming running, RCA sound output connected to speaker or TV audio.
None, uses PC keyboard via terminal program.
http://www.imsai.net/movies/wargames.htm
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