Information on PlotPilot V.1.00 1999.12.20

11 10 2000

Features:

Random number sequence generator
Improved shuffled sequence generator
Function generator with typical functions
Unary operations such as sort, derivative, smoothing, rectification
Binary operations such as amplitude modulation
Statistics with mean, variance, standard deviation, confidence levels, slope, intercept, correlation coefficient, chi-square
Plotter with automatic scaling, variable size points, optionally joined or unjoined or histogram style, optional linear regression line
x,y data I/O via PalmPilot MemoPad as char-separated floats
GUI based on state machine
Help and tips
Sample importable functions included: cut and paste to the MemoPad display of your PalmPilot desktop, HotSync, and load into PlotPilot with the filename given after the comment line in the first line of the sample.
Implemented for the OrbWorks PocketC runtime environment. PocketC is a C variant with a bytecode compiler and scripting language features such as lax variable typing, string handling, graphics. Check the OrbWorks site for updates, the PocketC handheld compiler and the PocketC desktop development environment. Note that PocketC uses MathLib, which is included in the package. Note also the information in the readme files.
Also check out the function plotter PilotPlot, by Rick Huebner, which has an elegant virtual screen.

Installation:

Download the PlotPilot.zip or PlotPilot.tgz file.
Unpack with WinZip, zip, tar/gzip, depending on your working environment.
The following files will be unpacked into the directory PlotPilot:
MathLib.prc (Pilot resource for the MathLib library)
MathLib.txt (MathLib readme)
PlotPilotInfo.txt (PlotPilot readme ASCII text)
PlotPilotInfo.html (PlotPilot readme HTML formatted)
PocketC.prc (Pilot resource for the PocketC applet)
Readme.txt (PocketC readme)
PlotPilot.prc (Pilot resource for the PlotPilot applet)
Install the applet files
MathLib.prc,
PocketC.prc,
PlotPilot.prc
on the PalmPilot in the usual way.
Tap the PlotPilot icon and have fun experimenting.
Tell me about any bugs you find.
Send me your suggestions for future features and handling.
Disclaimer:
If you are updating to a later version of an applet, delete the old applet first as the name may change from version to version (which may under some conditions) cause a PalmOS file system clash.
It is advisable not to transfer the applet to the PalmOS 3.n FlashROM.
The applet is known to run normally under PalmOS 2 on a PalmPilot and under PalmOS 3.0 on a PalmPilot Professional with PalmIII upgrade card, but no guarantees whatsover are expressed or implied for these or any other operating environments.

Licence:

Dafydd Gibbon, Wed Oct 11 09:41:35 MET DST 2000