#include "mbed.h"
#include "dispBoB.h"

dispBoB db(p28, p27, p26);              //instantiate dispBoB object

int main() {

/****UNIX TIMESTAMP STUFF****/

    set_time(1309776930);               //set UNIX timestamp -  it's Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:55:30 GMT where I am
    
    while(1){                           //loop forever
        time_t rawtime = time(NULL);    //update to instantaneous time
        
        char buffer[32];                //create a local char array object called buffer
        strftime(buffer, 32, "%H.%M.%S\n", localtime(&rawtime)); //store string formated time, suitable for dispBoB to buffer

/****dispBoB STUFF****/

        db.locate(0);                   //position cursor to initial position
        db.printf("%s", buffer);        //print buffer to dispBoB
    }
}

#include "mbed.h"
#include "dispBoB.h"

dispBoB db(p28, p27, p26);              //instantiate a dispBoB object
InterruptIn laser(p12);                 //set up the laser as an external interrupt

int counter = 0;                        //set the counter object to zero

void count(){                           //function to call upon breaking of beam
    counter++;                          //increment counter object
    db.locate(0);
    db.printf("%06d", counter);         //send counter info to dispBoB and display
}

int main() {
    laser.mode(PullUp);                 //activate internal pull up
    db.cls();                           //clear screen
    laser.rise(&count);                 //attach count() to interrupt 
    db.printf("%06d", counter);         //display an inital count "000000"
}

#include "mbed.h"
#include "dispBoB.h"
#include "TMP102.h"

dispBoB db(p28, p27, p26);          //instantiate a dispBoB object
TMP102 temperature(p9, p10, 0x90);  //instantiate a TMP102 object

int main() {                        
    db.cls();                       //clear screen
    while(1){
        db.locate(0);               //position to start
        db.printf("%f", temperature.read());  //print temperature
        wait(1);                    //wait 1 second before looping
    }
}

PHP

    <?php
     
    $url = "http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^FTSE";    //assign url to variable
     
    $data = file_get_contents($url);                   //load url into variable
    $ftse100_id_start = '<span id="yfs_l10_^ftse">';   //assign start position tag
    $ftse100_id_end = '</span>';                       //assign end position tag
    $comma = ',';                                      //assign a variable equal to an ASCII comma
                                                       //dispBoB doesn't like commas so I'll strip them out too
    $start = strpos($data,$ftse100_id_start);          //return position of first html tag
    $end = strpos($data,$ftse100_id_end,$start) + 7;   //return position of second html tag
    $ripped_data = substr($data,$start,$end-$start);   //copy data in between tags into variable $ripped_data
     
    $ripped_data = substr_replace($ripped_data, "", 0, 25);          //blank out first tag data
    $comma_pos = strpos($ripped_data, $comma);                       //blank out any annoying commas
    $ripped_data = substr_replace($ripped_data, "", $comma_pos, 1);  //blank out second tag data
     
    print $ripped_data;                                //print resulting FTSE100 data to web
     
    ?>

Server generated source code

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Declares section of FTSE100.cpp

#include "mbed.h"
#include "EthernetNetIf.h"
#include "HTTPClient.h"
#include "dispBoB.h"            //add this

EthernetNetIf eth; 
HTTPClient http;
Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
dispBoB db(p28, p27, p26);      //add this

The rest of FTSE100.cpp

int main() {
 
    EthernetErr ethErr = eth.setup();                    //Setup ethernet connexion
    if(ethErr) { 
        printf("Error %d in setup.\n\r", ethErr);
        return -1;
    }
    
    HTTPText txt;                                        //instantiate HTTPStream object
    while(1){
        HTTPResult r = http.get("http://www.mbed.webatu.com/dispBoBApp.php", &txt);   //load page into buffer
        if(r==HTTP_OK){
            string str = txt.gets();                     //fetch string and store in str
             
            size_t length;                               //make some variables
            char buffer[20];
             
            size_t found=str.find("</span>");            //tell me where </span> first appears
            if(found!=string::npos){   
                length=str.copy(buffer,int(found),0);    //number into buffer minus all the other gumpf
                buffer[length]='\0';                     //null terminate my array
                string dispString = buffer;              //convert char array -> string
                db.locate(0);                            //locate to beginning of dispBoB
                db.printf("%s", dispString);             //print the FTSE100 - this is very satisfying!
            }   
        } else {                                         //just in case
            pc.printf("Error\n\r");
        }
        wait(2);                                         //wait 2 seconds to give the server a bit a break
    }
}