V1.8.10 - Updates

- Permanent display of tracking state in top-right corner of display.
- Shortened menu display
- Full GPS module (GT-U7) support for LST and location
- Separated HA menu into two files (one for GPS support, one for non-GPS)
- Added display of current location to INFO menu

Author: ClutchplateDude

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/Configuration.hpp

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   =======================================================================================================================================
 */
 
-String version = "V1.8.06";
+String version = "V1.8.10";
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Also use Configuration_adv for further adjustments!

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/Configuration_adv.hpp

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
 //
 // Set this to 1 if you are using a NEO6m GPS module for HA/LST and location automatic determination.
-// 
+// GPS uses Serial1 by default, which is pins 18/19 on Mega. Change in configuration_adv.hpp
 #define USE_GPS 0
 // If supported, download the library https://github.com/mikalhart/TinyGPSPlus/releases and extract it to C:\Users\*you*\Documents\Arduino\libraries
 
@@ -273,15 +273,6 @@
 
 
 
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 ////////////////////////////
 // ERRORS
 

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/EPROMStore.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void EPROMStore::initialize()
   }
 }
 
-// Get the instance of the EEPROM storage 
+// Get the instance of the EEPROM storage
 EPROMStore *EPROMStore::Storage()
 {
   return _eepromStore;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void EPROMStore::update(int location, uint8_t value)
   EEPROM.commit();
 }
 
-// Read the value at the given location 
+// Read the value at the given location
 uint8_t EPROMStore::read(int location)
 {
   uint8_t value;
@@ -60,16 +60,33 @@ EPROMStore::EPROMStore()
 // Update the given location with the given value
 void EPROMStore::update(int location, uint8_t value)
 {
-  LOGV3(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM[UNO]: Writing %x to %d", value, location);
+  LOGV3(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM[UNO]: Writing8 %x to %d", value, location);
   EEPROM.write(location, value);
 }
 
-// Read the value at the given location 
+// Read the value at the given location
 uint8_t EPROMStore::read(int location)
 {
   uint8_t value = EEPROM.read(location);
-  LOGV3(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM[UNO]: Read %x from %d", value, location);
+  LOGV3(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM[UNO]: Read8 %x from %d", value, location);
   return value;
 }
 
 #endif
+
+void EPROMStore::updateInt16(int loByteAddr, int hiByteAddr, int16_t value)
+{
+  LOGV4(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM: Writing16 %d to %d, %d", value, loByteAddr, hiByteAddr);
+  update(loByteAddr, value & 0x00FF);
+  update(hiByteAddr, (value >> 8) & 0x00FF);
+}
+
+int16_t EPROMStore::readInt16(int loByteAddr, int hiByteAddr)
+{
+  uint8_t valLo=EPROMStore::Storage()->read(loByteAddr);
+  uint8_t valHi=EPROMStore::Storage()->read(hiByteAddr);
+  uint16_t uValue = (uint16_t)valLo + (uint16_t)valHi * 256;
+  int16_t value = static_cast<int16_t>(uValue);
+  LOGV4(DEBUG_VERBOSE, "EEPROM: Read16 %d from %d, %d", value, loByteAddr, hiByteAddr);
+  return value;
+}

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/EPROMStore.hpp

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class EPROMStore {
 
   void update(int location, uint8_t value);
   uint8_t read(int location);
+
+  void updateInt16(int loByteAddr, int hiByteAddr, int16_t value);
+  int16_t readInt16(int loByteAddr, int hiByteAddr);
+
   static EPROMStore* Storage();
 };
 

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/LcdMenu.cpp

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // You add a string and an id item and this class handles the display and navigation
 // Create a new menu, using the given number of LCD display columns and rows
 LcdMenu::LcdMenu(byte cols, byte rows, int maxItems) : _lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7) {
-  //_lcd = new LiquidCrystal(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);
   _lcd.begin(cols, rows);
   _numMenuItems = 0;
   _activeMenuIndex = 0;
@@ -140,9 +139,10 @@ void LcdMenu::updateDisplay() {
   _lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
   _activeRow = 0;
   _activeCol = 0;
+  int usableColumns = _columns - 4; // Leave off last four to have distance to tracking indicator
 
   // Determine where to place the active menu item. (empty space around longest item divided by two).
-  int margin = (_columns - (_longestDisplay)) / 2;
+  int margin = (usableColumns - (_longestDisplay)) / 2;
   int offsetIntoString = offsetToActive - margin;
 
   // Pad the front if we don't have enough to offset the string to the arrow locations (happens on first item(s))
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void LcdMenu::updateDisplay() {
   }
 
   // Display the actual menu string
-  while ((pBufMenu < bufMenu + _columns) && (offsetIntoString < (int)menuString.length())) {
+  while ((pBufMenu < bufMenu + usableColumns) && (offsetIntoString < (int)menuString.length())) {
     *(pBufMenu++) = menuString[offsetIntoString++];
   }
 
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ void LcdMenu::updateDisplay() {
   setCursor(0, 1);
 }
 
+// Print the given character to the LCD, converting some special ones to our bitmaps
 void LcdMenu::printChar(char ch) {
   if (ch == '>') {
     _lcd.write(_rightArrow);
@@ -191,6 +192,12 @@ void LcdMenu::printChar(char ch) {
   }
 }
 
+// Print a character at a specific position
+void LcdMenu::printAt(int col, int row, char ch) {
+  _lcd.setCursor(col, row);
+  printChar(ch);
+}
+
 // Print a string to the LCD at the current cursor position, substituting the special arrows and padding with spaces to the end
 void LcdMenu::printMenu(String line) {
   if ((_lastDisplay[_activeRow] != line) || (_activeCol != 0)) {

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/LcdMenu.hpp

@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ class LcdMenu {
   // Print a string to the LCD at the current cursor position, substituting the special arrows and padding with spaces to the end
   void printMenu(String line);
 
+  // Print a character at a specific position
+  void printAt(int col, int row, char ch);
+
 private:
+  // Print a single character at the current cursor location and advance cursor by one. Substitutes special chars.
   void printChar(char ch);
 
 private: