"Witchy" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:15:16 GMT, "BigWallop"
wrote:


"John Rumm" wrote in message
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BigWallop wrote:

He needs to know how the DIP switches are configured in each detector
to
give them a unique number on the control panel. But I'm now tearing
my
hair
out trying to get it through to him. HELP !!!

I would go for either printing up a little booklet of numbers 0 to 1023
and the associated switch positions, or finding something programmable
(like an old Psion series 3, or even one of those nice new Java
compatible mobile phones) and knocking up a little program to do the
conversion for him on the fly with a pictorial output.

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Cheers,

John.


But that's the rub John. He has a calculator that converts decimal to
binary for him, and he knows how to work it, but he can't grasp that the
number showing on the screen is the positions the switches should be in.
It's is something that is getting to him, that doesn't want, or can't,
see
the translation. Weird ! :-))

He's obviously being confused by you saying he's working in base 2.
I'd knock up a quick PHP script that does numbers from 1 to summat
like 1023 and creates DIP switch images based on the binary equivalent
- the web counter on my museum site works in the same way.

In fact I might do that later on just for the hell of it.

Show him this: "there are 10 types of people in the world that
understand binary. Those who do and those who don't"

If his brain melts he's never going to get it

cheers

witchy/binarydinosaurs

ROFL !!!

Now you've got me confused !! :-)) My brain hurts. LOL


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