These Easy Steps are here to help you get the most from the EC1 Board.

All EasySteps

• Actually Asked Questions
  Questions about the EC1 actually asked by users (ok, maybe one or two made up ones!)
  
• Getting started with SPLat/PC
  Step by instructions for getting your EC1 working with the SPLat/PC programming environment.
  
• My first flashing LED program
  Your very first program with the EC1 flashes a LED. It may be an EasyStep, but it is a big step!.
  
• The EC1 instruction repertoire
  A complete list of all EC1 instruction in one place
  
• The EC1 I/O Map
  Before you write anything, get the I/O map. This file and pin description explains what each EC1 pin can do.
  
• Quick guide to SPLat tools and documentation
  An overview of the essentials of the documentation on the EC1 and the SPLat system.
  
• EC1 digital inputs
  Discover the characteristics of the digital inputs.
  
• EC1 digital outputs
  Discover the characteristics of the digital outputs.
  
• EC1 analog inputs
  Discover the characteristics of the analog inputs.
  
• EC1 analog outputs
  Discover the characteristics of the analog outputs.
  
• Temperature measurement with a thermistor
  Thermistors are the cheapest of all temperature sensors, and accurate for the money. Measure and display temperature on your PC with just 3 lines of code.
  
• A simple setup to control an RGB colour LED
  Breadboard a simple colour change lamp.
  
• Connecting to a JY-MCU Bluetooth to serial slave adaptor module
  The first Easy Step towards using your Android device as a remote control for your EC1-based invention.
  
• A first sample app using Bluetooth to Android
  Discover how to program your EC1 to interact with an Android device via Bluetooth.
  
• Control an RGB LED from your smartphone
  Less than 30 lines of code gives you fingertip control of a colour LED from an Android device!
  
• Changing the speed of the timers.
  The default time base interval for timing instructions is 10mS. This EasyStep shows you how to make it faster or slower.
  
• Driving RC servos
  Control up to 3 servos straight off your EC1
  
• Connect a battery for the Real Time Clock
  With a battery the Real Time Clock (RTC) in the EC1 will keep the time when the board has no power.
  
• Setting the realtime clock from your PC
  An Easy way to set the clock in your EC1 from your PC.
  
• Upgrading the firmware in your EC1
  Learn how to update the firmware in your board when we issue new versions.