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I was referring to the Proton Development Suite Section. If its no longer required.

Les, you have full admin rights to the files Files area - Proton Development Suite - I just checked, its all working correctly. You need to click on the Edit option and upload the file.
The log...

I really liked Dreamweaver, sadly old and long in the tooth now. However I'm liking googles desktop design environment , well worth a look if you liked Dreamweaver. ...

John, you can try this on your page
http://www.seowebpageanalyzer.com/

Currently Proton is the keyword, I think its probably better to be more concentric around 'ProtonBasic' Proton is too...

Amicus24 boards were bundled with packages that were put together when people ordered stock that we were clearing.

Amicus bare boards used to be listed on the crownhill web site, the Amicus24...

Yes we have bare boards, But no fully built boards.

Hi,
All Proton-Net ethernet boards are gone, AFAIK , maybe i'll find a few , in some dark corner, but its unlikely.

I have some of the ER22 boards left. (Ver 221). All documentation , source...

You're OK, I've been busy , I only uploaded it this morning.
There is much, more to make available. In the new year I hope to make everything available on a new server.

here are a couple of links that might help you understand how Google will index your site, How to limit what gogle indexes and how to see what google already knows about your site.


...

RGV250 , Mellbreak

please take a look at http://amicus.protonbasic.co.uk/

This will probably be very hard for some to believe. Based upon our logs of traffic visiting this web site and forum. The most popular search term that people have used when using Google and Bing as...

I think the 12th might be the day, gotta get them out, check them over and re install.
:-)

I'm not complaining :-)
If users block the source of revenue that is helping to subsidise this resource, be it on their heads.

http://www.protonbasic.co.uk/content.php/4541-Installing-USB-Key-drivers


http://www.protonbasic.co.uk/content.php/4665-How-to-Remove-Hidden-Duplicate-Copies-of-USB-Device-Drivers-in-Windows

Firmware that emulates a FTDI2232, it gives you two virtual com ports.

Lester has just uploaded firmware that emulates a FTDI2232!

firmware that emulates a FTDI2232, it gives you two virtual com ports. I'll try to attach a demo project for a 4550.

Origin: ...

Personally I prefer the PL2303. I use them A LOT. No issues. But each to their own :)

You might find this thread interesting

If they are fake. Check your installed drivers

:-) did you google "ftdi drivers fake chipset windows"

FTDI and Microsoft, did some bad things.

In Summary


...

FTDR MProg Utility ???

Greta will be so happy.
This item has found a new home.

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Users have reported that if RememberMe is not checked at login, they are constantly logged out

Your login status relies on cookies stored by the browser on your device.
Logins will not be...

Thank you for the offer Tim. BUt no need right now

At this time, the advertising revenue covers basic costs. Other resources are covered by Crownhill.

At some point in the future, there maybe...

Sorry, I really hate them too.

To continue to provide this service - Free of charge to the users. We need to raise revenue , enough to pay for the costs associated with the service provision. The...

Not milliseconds :) :) :)

as I wrote in my post the Time in Seconds.

1800,

This is the time in seconds that a user must remain inactive before their login session expires.

This setting also controls how long a user will remain on Who's Online after their...

OK, its possible that during housekeeping, i reset that parameter back to the default setting for all users. Sorry.

Also, now, when you click on whats new, your browser page will refresh every 15 seconds.

Only issue with that is that it will show dropouts in the link to the local server....I may increase the...

OK, if you did not check REMEMBER ME at log in , your session will time out. Your browser will flush your session cache and cookies .

Users have control of the order and format that messages are shown
Go to settings - MySettings - General Settings to change your personal profile

The loading graphic is for me. I'm testing load speeds form difernt international locations.

The server is now running via local chache proxies in different locations around the world, so loading...

I believe that this issue is now resolved.
This site is now running via Cloudflare DNS services, blocking T1 and CN originated IP's. Cloudlfare is also providing security against DDoS and other ...

The Forum is currnetly under an attack. IP addreses originating from China are at the root of an attack on the Server and Database.
Please ensure that your forum password is not used for any other...

Please Note: NOTHING will be shipped NEXT week.
Shipping will resume on 11th November.

Hi, yes you are correct, I just checked.

I think the issue is now resolved.

You can Now order shipping at £8.50 without hitting the 10 minimum order value.

Thaks for mentioning it.

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Don't forget to post a message to show what you did with those freebies !
I hope they didn't go into the bin !!!

To be clear:

If you go to the website and order specific boards etc, we have to pick them pack them and process them through the order system, so there is a £10 minimum order

If you go to the...

Proton-Net Ethernet Development boards







Documentation here

Place your order or pay for shipping and PM me and i'll put a board aside for you.

I'm pretty sure you are OK for bare PCB's and Built GPS shields, but the Built Amicus18 Boards are pretty low. I'm not able to guarantee that you'll get one now. Its first come first served.
...

Nothing will be shipped next week.


We have a few built Amicus18 boards - nearly all gone. These are FREE, just pay postage via the Crownhill website or order some shields and PM me for a Free...

Archi,

if you want to include your BASIC program code in the forum post, please read the message above the editor and use BBCODE code wrappers around your code.

Archi

I logged into the system using your account. To test the upload facility.

You will see I uploaded a .PDF

You may upload to the USER Files area or the Forum Files area

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No Shipping between 2-10 Nov 2019

Dave, great that it arrived safely. I do hope that you do something useful with the items you received.

Regarding the clearance of stock, yes we are getting there. Unfortunately we will be sending...

If there is a probelm, i'll fix it. Please report it via the Website / Forum Issues area , with detail of what you tried and how it failed.

Make Greta Happy
Don't make us send this stock to landfill




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As per my previous posts in this thread, We still have Amicus and Proton Development Boards in stock.

Rick, great to hear that the package arrived safely.

Hopefully we will see you post something about your use of the items?

When uploading files to the Files area , please compress in the ZIP format.
.exe uploading is no longer permitted.

I'm pleased to hear the box arrived and you are happy with it.

It would be good to see a project or two posted using some of those parts.

have fun :)

$1.46 !!!!

so happy to be leaving this market and moving into something that will pay the bills. How they make money on that board I have no idea.

https://testequipment.center/Product_Logos/Fluke-Manufacturer-Logos-579E0.jpg3796




10 kVolt / 10 mAmp / 100 W High Voltage DC Power Supply

Download the User Guide

Yes there are planty of boards available,

the cheapest service we can use to Ireland will be £22.50

OK, I'll check and get a package sorted for you

Here is a Tutorial that explains how-to-gain-full-permissions-to-edit-protected-registry-keys

HID devices use the generic Windows driver. As such they dont by default use FreindlyNames, so when viewed in DeviceManager, its quite difficult to differentiate between HID devices, unless you...

We no longer stock the Old USB License keys that used the very old unsigned and the newer Windows signed drivers.

The Current USB License key is a HID device and will enumerate as a HID compliant...

Gary,
The recently delivered USB licence key is a HID device.
You should not associate the sparkey drivers with it.

John. Please PMme and explain exactly how I reproduce the issue, I will look into it.

And

And

And

And

I would not worry too much, its transient, you must have cought the site as it was being updated.

I really should have worked off line and then updated, but im short of time and it was a small...

It is possible that as the site updated some pages did not render correctly

Adverts have been moved from the side bar to below the first post in each thread. You can collapse the side bar block to...

If you dont want to see the side bar forum blocks, - hide them.

Adverts pay for the forum - so some advertising will always be present unless there is some other solution ot cover the forum costs....

The Siemens MC35i Terminal Board is a robust unit with integrated GPRS and Dual-Band GSM functionality.
It allows your project to utilise the full benefits of GPRS technology, such as permanent...

I do hope that we can continue to ship these boards and components, it would be a shame to dump them. I would like to see more Proton users benefit from this giveaway. Rather than multiple...

We have been shipping boxes upto 1Kg in weight and we were charging £8.50 , however the carrier has now billed us MORE than the previously agreed rate, so we are loosing money on the overseas...

I am sorry, I must have missed your request.

Yes we have boards available. We can assemble a package for you containing the dev board and other random boards and items to the maximum weight...

Or, remember to correct the binary notation before committing the post.

We do not have GSM shields, for sure.

We do have several - (probably over 100) SIEMENS GSM/GPRS develeopment boards, based on the MC35i. These are essentially MC35i without the case. They are very...

NOTE:

IF you are going to post with a large amount of text and code, its good practice to compose off line and paste into the editor.

IF you preview your post the BInary notation WILL be...

I have looked into this many times, I see no issue when i make the entry.

??? it just does!
%0011100

%00110011


test message

Please feel free to upload anything to the Files area, or send it to me and i'll put it in dev.protonbasic.co.uk

I'm not bothered about Copyright for any of the Crownhill development boards / kits...

John, if you need info, PM me and if i can find the info and the time i'll upload to dev.protonbasic.co.uk

Lester has just uploaded ProgrammingGuidefor the DRV10983!

This guideassiststhe userin programmingthe DRV10983 whether through the TI programming socket or a custom solution.

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I will not be renewing the above DOMAINS or contesting the aquisition of the above DOMAINS, if they are of interest to you , let me know and i'll facilitate a smooth transfer.

For the vast majority, account deletion is not an issue to be concerned about. If you are or have posted on the forum, your account will not be deleted as part of the routine maintenance that I...

Boards are still available.
--- FREE ---

Gary, Glad we could help out. :-)
I'll PM you soon with a list of stuff that maybe of interest to you.

George, maybe this conversation should be broken into two parts. I'm very interested in understanding why you say the Wiki is largely inaccessible. I can assure you that code posted within the forum,...

Hi, yes you can download all files at once, I didn't check which browser you favour, but most browsers have extensions that will download multiple(s) files. They will allow you to choose which files...

Great, I hope the parts are useful and inspire you to do something interesting with them. It would be great if you could post an update with what you do.

You will find info for some of the parts...

Another 12 Boards are available.
NEW Build , NO PIC Micro, NO LCD Display
These boards are offered as is, no warranty offered, NO SUPPORT is offered.

Documentation is available on line HERE

Code Examples along with design files and Source code for the Commercial products are located HERE

The QuickBlue website remains the official resource complete with licensing. Its easier to...

OK, I've PM'd you with payment detials for shipping

I'm looking forward to seeing your posts of what you develop using these old legacy boards, I'm sure there is plenty of life in them yet !

Crownhill Development Boards

Why cant I give this away??????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPoEgpRa580

What No takers????

This is fully working as new condition

https://www.cnet.com/reviews/archos-9-pc-tablet-review/

Shipping is £8.50 UK and...

OK Joe, you are sorted , check your PM

We have more boards, if anyone is interested. Silly prices, once they are gone, they are gone. !

Beryl is shipping you a working development board and some other bits. I hope that helps you. No charge:-)

You might consider posting the solution to the Forum.

The Only consolidated location that documentation currently available for Amicus products can be found in is the Amicus file section

The Amicus Board is well documented in that section.

For...

I'll look into it for you on Monday. But to be honest, at the prices, I'm not surprised if they have all been sold by now. I may locate one or two , if I do, i'll PM you.

Please take advantage of the offer once current stock is gone at these prices, its gone for good.

I thought it might be worth mentioning this article, on Programming Amicus Under Windows10

I have PM'd everyone with shipping costs. I will add to the package , to make it a little more interesting and cost effective. So if you go ahead and pay the shipping costs, expect to get some...

Note the new option to view new posts in real time

Joseph, its really quite broken, i'm not sure i'll have it up and running again any time soon., But I am definately looking at it. The probelm is complex, it interracts with many other areas of the...

Scrolling new posts is proving to be a bigger issue than I ever expected. Don't hold your breath.
I'll try some more tomorrow.

OK, just send me a PM with your Postal address

OK, these boards will go first come first reserved. PM me with your Postal address and I will give you the cost of shipping.
The declared value will be 10GBP for customs purposes.
You will be...

Proton MK2 Development Board



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At least 25 units available...

Archos 9 PC Tablet
Tablet Information:



8.9" touch screen
32GB Solid State Hard Drive
Windows 7 Starter Edition
WiFi and...

Rackable Systems Servers
4 Systems available, all working (currently in use) Will be de commissioned in the next 4 days
All documentation is available in PDF format

Currently used for...

Lester has just uploaded IFR 2935!

IFR 2935
The IFR 2935/PhoneTest GSM test set includes an in-channel spectrum analyzer and an I/Q adjustment display. Designed for applications such as Go/Nogo...

IFR Systems (Aeroflex) 2935 GSM 900/1800/1900 Radio Test Solution


Features PC controlled test system for GSM 900/1800/1900 mobiles
PC Control through a familiar windows interface with...

This Brand New Unused Evaluation Kit comprises of a Develeopment breakout board, with Plug In Modem. Complete with documentation antennas, Cables and ancillairy items.
This is a current item,...

Lester has just uploaded TK C50E!

Page 58

Joseph, your question was posed by John
See here

TK_C50E Video Effector




View two sources on one monitor
Video splitter adopting a full genlock system

Two image signals are sent out separately (top/bottom,left/right, each corner) 

...

OK John, i understand now.

The scrolling new posts banner was removed because there is a bug that causes a heavy load on the server due to too many sql queries. I do intend to bring it back...

The Usual URL?

is the example I gave, what you'd like? or do you require something different?

John, can you try this URL and let me know if it gives you the desired response. You need to use it when there are new posts to view.
...

I have added a new feature to the forum, hopefully this will assist those that want to prepare a post ahead of publication.

DRAFT POSTS

When composing a new message, you may now post direct to...

Regarding CAPTCHA and ReCAPTCHA, we used both, ReCAPTCHA presents a plethora of fals positives and really aggravates legitimate users:

Up until a few years ago, the accepted anti-spam device was...

Yes we used the CAPTCHA system, but the bots go straight past. Its a complex and difficult problem that All current forum systems suffer.

The method used at present on this forum, is brutal, but...

I changed it

Or I could change the response to whats new, to show new posts made in the last day, if there are no NEW posts since your last visit.

Example:

last days posts

or last week

last weeks...

Incidentally, in the OLD version of the forum, when there were no new posts to view, instead of a message, you were directed to the advanced search page.

Example:...

The message you see when there are no new posts to view is customisable. I'd be happy to receive some suggestions as to revised wording.

many of you will know that I also run the PICBASIC forum,...

For the vast majority, account deletion is not an issue to be concerned about. If you are or have posted on the forum, your account will not be deleted as part of the routine maintenance that I carry...

The email was a notification, there was no requirement to reply.

There are around 290 registered users of the forum, of which approx 120 are regular visitors.
There are (based on anonymous tracking data) around 300 unregistered visitors that appear to search and...

I don't think that many Mobile or portable devices will supply 100W, its mainly Power packs and power supplies that will provide the 100W capability. So in a wall plug power supply, 100W out of more...

The 100W capability was exactly why I was researching USB-C. I'm using that to deliver enough power to fast charge a system @ 20V/5A Max. Then using the same cable and USB port to power a device @...

OK, that is correct then.

Google is very strict and very clever. They don't reward unless the click-throughs are generating income for the advertisers. The adverts are very targetted unless you...

Q: when is a standard not a standard ?

A: when its USB

I thought this might be useful. It helped me
https://youtu.be/mdwqZAkYWzQ

OK, thanks for the screen shot

You should not see that type of inclusion on every post.

I'll take a look, but if you are seeing that on every post sometghing is wrong.

Regarding misleading advertising.

If googleare supplying advcerts that are misleading, please refer to the following link to Goglespolicy on misrepresentation. The advertising material is fed by...

Hi, thanks for your question. I think I explained early on. This web resource costs both time and money to run. Advertising was introduced as a means to cover some of the costs. I did this...

Like all mobile devics the emergency call number is fixed in the associated SIM card. In the case of SIMless devices -like the apple watch 4 - its fixed in the device firmware and the number is...

I dont want to hijack this thread, so lets not discuss here. However your 4 ThumbsUp are no longer. The users were spammers, trying to attract attention to their taglines....they succeeded, so they...

Device = 18F25K20
Declare Xtal = 64

Declare Hserial_Baud = 9600
Declare Hserout_Pin = PORTC.6
Declare Hserin_Pin = PORTC.7

Dim Bytein As Byte
Dim...

My plan - long term - is to implement CodeMirror for code publishing within the forum posts and wiki

not really fixed

just hacked together to get it working again

i will try to tidy up later, but you should not notice any difference, i'd like to leave it tidy - never know who might have to...

WYSIWYG - working?

WYSIWYG is now broken

bbCode is enabled

I tried to improve the code window view, in doing so I broke the WYSIWYG editor.

Reversing the changes is very complex, i'm looking at it.

The code...

I just need to correct something here:

Moderation of new registrations is semi-automated, sorry John, I did not advsie you about that. - The moderation queue is regularly cleansed , new users are...

Some examples of bbCode syntax are shown below. when using the editor, switching between WYSIWYG view and code view , will help you see what formatting tags are used and the associated syntax.


...

bbCode is a set of tags based on the HTML language. bbCode allows you to add formatting to your forum posts in the same way as HTML does, but bbCode has a simpler syntax and will never break the...

Choose a Font For Your Forum Post - bbCode Basics


Note: If this is a little unclear to you, you may want to research bbCode ( its used on most - if not all - community forums ) Wiki and CMS...

Les, I've PM'd you. Please respond.

New article by Craig
a Quick Introduction to using the U-Blox LEON G100 GSM Module to Send and Receive SMS'S and Open a Motor Gate.


...

John,

adverts are served directly bu Google based upon our site content and individual user browsing habittys.

1) you can block and report any inappropriate advert served to you, by clicking on...

I dont think its limited to 30Chrs

are you sure?

Its probably worth noting that is the section 'My Settings' there is a very useful entry 'attachments' which will show you a list of all attachments you have made to prior posts and provides a link...

Change signature

1 - ensure you are logged in
2 - select 'settings' (top right of page) to enter the user control panel
3 - from the user control panel select Edit Signature (left hand menu, in...

How large was the image that would not uplaod?
file size?
image size?

I guess you mean you tries to post an inline image within a thread on the forum? Or was this in the wiki area?


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I'm quite busy right now, so I have discabled the PCBsupplies advert within the post.
I will look into the reported issue later, at present its not showing up in Firefox or Chrome. When i view.

Now you just need to click on those google ads to help support the forum costs :-)

I am now displaying a message under the first post in any thread, to browsers running ad-blocking.

What is to answer.

Just visit the website and order a new license key

its really not that difficult.

Both license keys should work without issues.

Proton should operate correctly with either version of the license key. BOTH keys are supported.

The latest (currently shipping) USB key requires NO DRIVER and operates with all current version...

OK, great that you identified and fixed the issue. Yes, if the blocker, simply tries to identify the unwanted code and removes it, it is higly likely to ause an issue. The better solution would be to...

Stephen, thats a strange issue.
I wonder if others are seeing the same as you. I tested under Firefox and Chrome amd I dont see the issue

the advanced editor should look like the image here:...

Maybe you should re read my post of 24th January 2018, 10:09 in which I attempted to clarify the situation.

At the moment there is little or no revenue from Proton sales. What revenue there is is...

If you check the remember me box when you log in, we place a session cookie on your machine, so that when you return, we automatically allow access .

If you log out we forget you and when you come...

Thanks to all those that have posted a comment - even though it is pretty much the usual crowd.

I too dislike the advertisements, I never wanted them, it was something I thought i'd try to see...

As afr as i know nothing has changed with the login process.

The adverts certainly dont affect log in

does anyone else have this issue,

i'll look into it

OK, I have turned off that "feature"

It costs the user nothing to search and buy via the Amazon search, but we would receive a small commission if the search is used to initiate a purchase.
...

Noted.
I am working on something.

Is there a specific advert location / type that is particularly slow for you

Google, Ebay, Amazon, Proton, PICKItPlus?

hmmm, the usual crowd! Thank you for your support. :-)

It would be great to hear from some other users. I know that there are many that regularly visit the forum, browsing pages and following...

Currently, the forum is open for anyone to read and download files.

Everyone gets to see the adverts.

$1 per month is approx £10 per year.

I'd be very happy to set uop a system whereby users...

With a further 25% discount and Free world wide shipping Proton has never been cheaper.
Potential users can download and use the compiler, they need only purchase the full license if they want to...

Sadly sales in the USA were slow and the reseller we had lost interest. Several potential resellers have been approached, but we currently have no way to hold stock and ship from within the USA.
I...

There is no distributor in the USA.
its not for the want of trying !
I'm happy to work with anyone that wants to resell

Evan, maybe you can expand on this feature, cand the CLI be used from within our IDE ?

subscription to Amazon Prime Trial and then Cancellation before month 1 trial expires costs nothing.

But really helps towards the forum running costs

ok thanks i'll see if i can improve it.

A US based reseller would be great, i'm all ears !

If all current users signed up for the Amazon Prime trial via the link, the commission would fund the forum server costs for 2 months !

maybe i should make signing up for the Amazon prime trial a...

With the exception of advertisements for products on the Crownhill web site, advertising in now enabled on this forum.

I hope that the level of advertising is not too intrusive, feedback is...

Yes, agreed.

With google, i can filter the advertising to a certain extent, so eventually after the machine learning settles, you should see electronics adverts plus adverts related to your...

Bad day here. But what ive said is true, just could have worded it better.

Hi,

i'm the cause of your "issues"

If you want to enjoy this forum, i have to keep it clear of the thousands of accounts that are opened and never used. You have to trust me on this. If you...

none at all?

i'm trying to tweak the settings to remove some of the garbage. May i broke it

Note that in googles activity center, you can delete all activity and remove the profile that google has built based upon your browsing activity.

Its not a good idea, because oogle will then...

I hate this advertising malarky, but its probably better than asking users for payment to access the forum !

I've been looking into this, you should be seeing adverts related to your previous browsing activity mixed with adverts related to subjects on this web site.

I cannot tailor adverts to an...

Well, i'm still in the learnin phase, but as far as I can see google look at the site and select relavant adverts and they also look at your browsing history to present adverts relavent to you.

I...

Google ads are now enabled in three locations near the header, footer and in the sidebar

ads are relavant to pages YOU most recently visited.

OK, I dont really have time to look at it. It looks OK to me rioght now.

Next time in doing routine maintenance oin the server i'll check the time server refresh and the forum time.

is it important?

yes, its something that ive been thinking about. It might be a way to pay for some resource to keep this forum up and runing and update the forum system. The forum is well out of date, if it breaks...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/13/dragons_den_badass_jones_buys_fallen_maplins_ip/

Note that many people browse the forums looking for information. They do not log in and do not post. Without a log in the people that visit do not show up as members or active users.

From the...

The number of active users is very low.

<dt>Members</dt> <dd>406</dd> <dt>Active Members</dt> ...

Users that have not logged in for many years, and any users that have never posted and not loggged in for many years, are notified of account closure via email.

If they do not respond, the...

I removed the report form when looking for scripts that google treated as malicious. i have yet to recreate te form.

Having looked into it, the issue was related to one single article.

The problem was that the article was published in a section that is not published

That is to say that there are sections in...

Are you sure.

I just used your account to test and its working !

and can you confirm that its now fixed?

Can you confirm, that this issue is ONLY affecting one article. As I see it, other articles in the widget on the right of the forumm page seem to be linking correctly. but the article...

OK, I see the issue, i'm looking into it

Hi, can you log out and try it

is this issue ONLY when logged in or does it affect every one

for myself as admin i don't see the isue

if i log out and browse as an unregistered user i don't...

Nothings wrong and nothings changing.