This string thing that you're mentioning seems like it is some IOIO
Inventor specific feature. You'd probably have to ask the developer for
more details. From a IOIO API standpoint, the motor control API (Sequencer)
is the right way to do what you're after.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 7:45 PM, tom mazurek <[email protected]> wrote:

> IOIO Inventor is a "companion product" for MIT's APP Inventor 2 open
> source development platform....sold in the Google Play Store for $1 or $2.
> I actually thought you wrote it !....now I see it is developed and sold by
> INEX. Anyway, it provides the API building blocks to write an Android App
> using App Inventor2... and control basic functionality of the
> IOIO-OTG....with your cellphone.
>
> Instead of using the motor control library, with dual H-Bridge circuits, I
> am using " Sound, Pin#,Freq,Duration" Outputs to the  new CNC Stepper Motor
> Drivers based on the Toshiba 6600 chip (about $15 on Ebay.... This frees up
> processing power on the IOIO and Android for other things. This all works
> pretty well !!
>
> Question......is there any way to get more info on what string data the
> IOIO is looking for? Specifically is there any way to Ramp-up and Ramp-Down
> Frequencies (Sound Pins) on the IOIO for smoother operation of the Steppers?
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Ytai Ben-Tsvi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> How does IOIO Inventor work? Does it have APIs for the motor control
>> libraries? Is it specifically designed for interacting with AppInventor?
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 5:50 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, I am new to this discussion , but saw the post thought I could
>>> contribute my findings. I have been using MIT App Inventor2 with IOIO-OTG
>>> for about 3 months with pretty good results. I also am old school but have
>>> done plenty of control programming using Basic, C++ and others, I
>>> also did not want to learn yet another language. I am building a stepper
>>> motor controlled robot with off the shelf parts.
>>>
>>> He is still an infant, but I have him moving well with speed control,
>>> turning, reversing, and even running a pre-programmed pattern  over
>>> Bluetooth from my Android to the on-board IOIO-otg.
>>>
>>> I am using a windows 7 development PC, logged into MIT AI2. On the
>>> Android I have loaded MIT AI2 companion app, IOIO Inventor, and of course
>>> G-Mail for downloading and installing my latest App revisions. Since the
>>> AI2 commands are limited to basic I/O, a big breakthrough for me was using
>>> the "Sound" command to drive the Stepper controllers speed... along with 2
>>> digital Outputs 's ...1 to set direction, and 1 Enable the Stepper
>>> controller after the frequency stabilizes.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps get you started...
>>>
>>> Now, I could really use help with is understanding how to program the
>>> IOIO "sequencer" using AI2 .  I seem to be able to send a "string variable"
>>> from AI2 to the IOIO, but I need to know ...is what to put in the string to
>>> set up multiple PWM channels....and then sequence them.  Any help would be
>>> greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 8:26:17 AM UTC-4, joe el khoury wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Ytai,
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to use app inventor for IOIO? It may save a lot of time.
>>>> If yes, how?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Waiting for ur reply ASAP,
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Joe
>>>>
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