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Digital oscilloscope project/kit
raynerd:
--- Quote from: RobWilson on December 25, 2015, 07:35:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: raynerd on December 24, 2015, 03:06:37 PM ---. Rob, have you looked at the Mikroelectronica stuff? - their easyPic 6 board got me flying with some proper pic coding in C. Well worth a look at if you have some spare cash and admittedly it isn't the cheapest.
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Hi Chris
I was just looking at that very board last week ,I was thinking I may order one in the new year , so you reckon they are good value ? what are the training manuals like ?
All the best ,Rob
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Hi Rob, slow reply it's been a busy few days. My house is fine but we have had flooding today so been out helping and taking random videos. The local old vacant pub collapsed into the river and I took a video of that that made the BBC news. Then got a call to say grandparents house was flooding so ran to there.... None stop.
Anyway, I posted this video in 2010.'im sure there is a new board now but I expect the principle to be the same. Board and manual are fantastic but hardcore... It isn't for the faint hearted but basically it is real programming and the board has everything you want on it. I used to for a lot of fun projects but I also built a power feed stepper motor controlled for my old milling machine with it.
I'm absolutely no expert and I'm sure others will chime in and correct me but to me, the biggest thing is that it is a true development board. It has EVERYTHING on it you can think of, already wired up, you just select it and code it. It is expensive in that I also used their compiler and programming suit, MikroC : http://www.mikroe.com/mikroc/pic/. I THINK you have no option but to use their software as well but I could be wrong. There are hundreds of demo code and I often copied a demo code and worked my own code from this, it May be worth taking a look around see if you can get the software at a reasonable price before you buy the board. Again, it's coding in C and you have to setup the Pic where as that has been done for you with arduino. It is harder to use but I enjoyed it. Another thing I found is that arduino is so cheap that you'd code it, and then I'd literally use the arduino inside the project itself. So like the penny pusher I made my daughter had two arduino in there, as part of the machine. Of course with the easyPic Deb board, you practice and develop on the board and then programme the PIC and then have to make your own circuit for the chip from scratch for your device. Again, more to it but I found it rewarding. It's all a lot more involved than the arduino stuff.
This is the review/video of did of the easyPic 6 back 5 years ago in 2010:
RussellT:
The software is quite expensive if you want the full version, but the free version gives you quite a lot of scope - it has a limit on the size of the program. It's also available in different flavours, C, basic and pascal.
Russell
RobWilson:
--- Quote from: wheeltapper on December 25, 2015, 02:55:36 PM ---Hi again.
I just ordered one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SMT-SMD-Component-Welding-Practice-PCB-Board-Soldering-DIY-Kits-I1-/181941791530?hash=item2a5c936b2a:g:ZQcAAOSwcBhWVSo3
I thought I should get some practice in before I attempt the kits.
you can't go wrong at this price.
I love the way all these places call it "welding", think I should get the welder out, what do you reckon 80 amps? :zap: :zap: :zap:
cheers
Roy.
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Hi Roy
Wize move getting a wee bit of practice in before moving onto the real project , I noticed Banggood do those practice SMD boards , I may send off for some practice boards to .
Are you going to get an SMD rework station ? those cheap ones seam popular .
What so I dont TIG the components to the board :lol: :lol:
Cheers Rob
RobWilson:
--- Quote from: raynerd on December 26, 2015, 07:26:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: RobWilson on December 25, 2015, 07:35:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: raynerd on December 24, 2015, 03:06:37 PM ---. Rob, have you looked at the Mikroelectronica stuff? - their easyPic 6 board got me flying with some proper pic coding in C. Well worth a look at if you have some spare cash and admittedly it isn't the cheapest.
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Hi Chris
I was just looking at that very board last week ,I was thinking I may order one in the new year , so you reckon they are good value ? what are the training manuals like ?
All the best ,Rob
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Hi Rob, slow reply it's been a busy few days. My house is fine but we have had flooding today so been out helping and taking random videos. The local old vacant pub collapsed into the river and I took a video of that that made the BBC news. Then got a call to say grandparents house was flooding so ran to there.... None stop.
Anyway, I posted this video in 2010.'im sure there is a new board now but I expect the principle to be the same. Board and manual are fantastic but hardcore... It isn't for the faint hearted but basically it is real programming and the board has everything you want on it. I used to for a lot of fun projects but I also built a power feed stepper motor controlled for my old milling machine with it.
I'm absolutely no expert and I'm sure others will chime in and correct me but to me, the biggest thing is that it is a true development board. It has EVERYTHING on it you can think of, already wired up, you just select it and code it. It is expensive in that I also used their compiler and programming suit, MikroC : http://www.mikroe.com/mikroc/pic/. I THINK you have no option but to use their software as well but I could be wrong. There are hundreds of demo code and I often copied a demo code and worked my own code from this, it May be worth taking a look around see if you can get the software at a reasonable price before you buy the board. Again, it's coding in C and you have to setup the Pic where as that has been done for you with arduino. It is harder to use but I enjoyed it. Another thing I found is that arduino is so cheap that you'd code it, and then I'd literally use the arduino inside the project itself. So like the penny pusher I made my daughter had two arduino in there, as part of the machine. Of course with the easyPic Deb board, you practice and develop on the board and then programme the PIC and then have to make your own circuit for the chip from scratch for your device. Again, more to it but I found it rewarding. It's all a lot more involved than the arduino stuff.
This is the review/video of did of the easyPic 6 back 5 years ago in 2010:
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Hi Chris
So pleased to hear your safe from the flooding , York is a real mess .
Yes the new board is the EasyPIVv7 , looks a bit different to your board . As you say they cover most bases with whats on the board and the plugin modules .
There are just so many options to go at nowadays ,Arduino, Raspberry Pi , PIC etc and everything seams to use a different language . :palm:
Cheers Rob
RobWilson:
--- Quote from: RussellT on December 27, 2015, 05:53:50 AM --- The software is quite expensive if you want the full version, but the free version gives you quite a lot of scope - it has a limit on the size of the program. It's also available in different flavours, C, basic and pascal.
Russell
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Hi Russell
Cheers for the input , more to think about . decisions decisions .
Rob
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