Guides

Guides to assist users in getting started and using BrainStem modules.

Getting started with a BrainStem using C++

An introduction to the BrainStem C++ API and how to configure projects for deployment.

Reading a Photoresistor Asynchronously

OVERVIEW Photoresistors are used in many applications because they either increase or decrease in resistance depending on the amount of light.  A common a…

Scratchpad

OVERVIEW Scratchpad is where the BrainStem stores variable information that can be used for multiple reflexes.  Information stored here can be used for ma…

Reading a Potentiometer using Reflex

OVERVIEW Potentiometers are commonly used in applications where accurate manual adjustment of a setting is required.  The potentiometer changes its resi…

Reading a Photoresistor using Reflex

OVERVIEW Photoresistors are used in many applications because they either increase or decrease in resistance depending on the amount of light.  A common…

Reading a Button State

OVERVIEW Buttons are an ideal basic example because they are easy to implement and are used in many applications that the user needs to interact with the sys…

Flash an External LED

OVERVIEW LED's serve many purposes and can range in color from ultraviolet to infrared.  They can be used to detect light similar to the light they emit, …