MXChip Code Examples for Supporting Teaching - New to Eclipse -ThreadX

[DerekFoster1976]

I purchased around 80 of the MXChip boards aroud 5-6 years years ago to teach in a class but have not used them for some time, until now....Looking at how much has changed in terms of being able to throw something quickly on these boards has been a bit disheartening. The learning curve with Eclipse-threadx is light years ahead of it what it was previously for me and my students. I really want to use these boards again so they dont become e-waste but struggling a lot with the new approach. What would help if anyone has any simple code snippets to share, such as outputing sensors to the screen - what used to be a few lines of code for this now seems like a lot more needs done. Also struggling with the readability of the code samples. I would be immensely gratefuly if anyone could share some code snippets for simple tasks such as button events, LED switching, sensor values output to screen such as humidity temp etc. Thanks!

[fdesbiens]

Hi @DerekFoster1976.

Thank you for sharing your feedback and your interest in Eclipse ThreadX. I agree we need more materials to reduce the learning curve.

This particular repository will be archived soon. Most of the code it contains had been written during the Azure RTOS days and focuses on Azure IoT integration.

I started a new repository here: https://github.com/eclipse-threadx/iot-devkit/

Over time, my goal is to have simple and well documented examples for sensor access, event processing (buttons) and telemetry publishing over MQTT and (possibly) other protocols. Ultimately, this will provide a comprehensive tutorial of the core features. The limiting factor here is my time.

Naturally, if people submit PRs with some of the above, I will happily merge them.

[DerekFoster1976]

@fdesbiens - thank you for the candid response! I have always had a soft spot for the MXChip and with the pre-Eplice 'legacy' coding approaches we used them for engaging workshops, outreach events, and teaching/assessment as the coding practices at the time were more accessable. Everything you have mentioned around the proposed documented examples would be fantastic. At same time I totally understand your time is valuable and keeping something like this alive is no east feat. Thank you.

I have seen the MXChip go through the various phases of its use with Arduino style deployments, early RTOS, and now Eclipse ThreadX. It is amazing the little board is still getting some love :)