I recently gave a talk at my local .Net user group, Dot Net Notts, on Dot Net IoT Core. I ended my talk by demonstrating the 4tronix Pi2Go Robot, which I had modified for Dot Net IoT Core. I’ll go over the basics of Dot Net IoT Core, and explain what I needed to do [...]
In a couple of previous Blog’s I’ve described the FAT16 and FAT32 File Systems, and how to calculate the various elements. I’ve created a small Windows application to help you with finding the various elements. Feel free to download it here… https://pjgcreations.co.uk/FAT_Calculator_v1.zip It will calculate all the elements I’ve discussed in my previous blogs, as [...]
In a previous blog I discussed moving from a FAT16 based SD card to a FAT32 based SDHC card. In that blog I went through the differences in Initialisation procedures between the different SD Specification. In this blog I’ll detail the differences in Addressing schemes between the devices and the two File Systems. FAT32 Addressing [...]
Technology moves fast, only 18 months ago, the 1GB SD card was very easy and affordable to purchase. Today, they’re like hen’s teeth, where the 2GB SD card has taken over this position in the market, of course a doubling of which “Mr Moore” would be happy with. Thus, It’s only natural to project that, [...]
I have been working on a project where the client requires their device to have it’s firmware updated from a Secure Digital (SD) Card. The standard way to store and access data on SD cards is to use the MS FAT File System. There are several libraries available dotted around the Internet which allow developers [...]