pfodDesigner V3 for pfodApp

by Forward Computing and Control Pty.Ltd


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Custom menus on your mobile for Arduino. No mobile programming required.

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pfodDesigner V3 for pfodApp (www.pfod.com.au)pfod™ (Protocol For Operations Discovery)Rev 3911 fixes the Android 11 and higher file save permission issue and allows you to save the generated code to the directory of your choice, including Google DriveCheckout a users YouTube series on using pfodDesigner and pfodApp https://youtu.be/g2zPxNtNc6gLatest release lets you create charts and log Arduino data on your mobile.Create custom menus on your mobile to turn Arduino outputs on and off, quickly and easily via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth V2, Wifi/Ethernet or SMSNo Arduino Programming required and no mobile programming required.Generates Sketches for Adafruit Bluefruit Feather52, Ardunio 101 (Genuino 101), RedBear BLE NanoV2 and V1.5, RFduino BLE, Itead BLE Shield (HM_10 modules), Adafruit Bluefruit BLE Friends, ESP8266, FioV3, LinkIt ONE, WildfireV3, SIM900 GPRS, Arduino Ethernet, and WiFi and Bluetooth V2 shields, etcThis free application lets you interactively design and view pfodApp menus and generates all the required Arduino code to turn Arduino outputs on and off from your mobile, via pfodApp.See the step by step tutorial on building a menu and generating the Arduino code athttp://www.forward.com.au/pfod/pfodDesigner/index.htmlpfod menus consist of a scrollable list of buttons and some (possible blank) prompt text. pfodDesigner lets you create a menu, customise the prompt, add buttons, set the background colour, set the font colour, font size and font style. All with interactive preview. In app help is also availableWhen you are happy with how your menu looks the pfodDesigner will generate Arduino code that will display this menu on your mobile using pfodApp. You can specify the serial connection and baud rate to suit your hardware. No Android programming required. No mobile programming required.pfodDesigner saves the code to a file on your mobile -- /pfodAppRawData/pfodDesignerV3.txtThe generated code also handles the commands returned when the user clicks the buttonsCopy this file to your computer and paste the code into the Arduino IDE.(http://www.forward.com.au/pfod/Android_pfodApp/pfodAppForAndroidGettingStarted.pdf covers copying pfodApp Raw Data files to your computer.)If you choose On/Off toggle buttons then the pfodDesigner generates ALL the Arduino code need to turn your chosen output on and off. If you choose simple buttons for you menu then the pfodDesigner generates the Arduino code need to send the menu and parser the commands.All you need to do then is replace the place holder comments with your own Arduino action code for each button commande.g. } else if(A==cmd) { // user pressed -- ON // << add your action code here for this buttonThe pfodDesigner stores your designs so you can easily go back modify them as needed.Email support if you need assistance.Note about pfodDesignerV3 app code:-----------------------------------------------All pfodDesignerV3 screens are just standard pfod screens. The pfodDesignerV3 is actually just a copy of pfodApp with a back end added to save your data and serve up the various screens using standard pfod messages. Open the mobiles menu in the app and choose Debug View to see the pfod messages that are generating the pfodDesigner screens.Rev 3931 -- swapped Save/Delete buttons

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This is a wonderful product for creating a BLE connection between embedded devices and Andoid smartphones. Works particularly well with nRF52 devices. Also, support goes above and beyond the line of duty to help with debugging issues.

Craig Hoffman

This app does not save the generated code anywhere on my phone or sdcard, it's completely useless.

Steven Hancock

pointless

Casey Collins

excellent for high speed data recording

Anubha Kalra

In using this app, I have found that constructing a very user friendly and professional UI to be relatively easy. I have built a UI (to date), consisting of 59 items of a combination of sliders/buttons/and data displays, without using the app's advanced drawing/graphics capabilities. I have also built a UI using only the drawing/graphics features, which uses 23 buttons to control various aspects of the UI and associated Arduino Mega. Based on my experience, although many features of the app require a certain amount of work to learn, it is a very powerful app, with very impressive abilities.

Brian Vick

A very sophisticated mature application with great functionality. It is a novel approach to GUI development and you truly can produce arduinio code with ease. Very well documented. Good support. Very professional all round.

Rae West