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| raynerd:
Hi, Tim has answered the question but yes, I did loan the board. I wanted it over Christmas otherwise things come to a halt. This board is $130 dollars I think but from the UK distributor is £95 - it is the EasyPIC5. The software can be downloaded on evaluation - google "MikroC Pro download" - it is the evalutation version but does not restrict features, just the size of the code which is way big enough to get more than going. Infact I bet my final code will still fit within the limits! I`m just setting off to Maplin now, they do this board: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37192 It is a cheap development board with an onboard programmer! At this price, I`m actually going to USE this board for the actual final circuit. It is a decent size and with the programmer onboard it means that the chip can be updated in situ whenever needed without removing the chip from the controller. OK, it is serial and not USB but good enough for what I want. Infact, its great just to have the components needed at this price and adapt the circuit to suit. I`ll probably pull some of the circuit onto a custom board for anything extra needed. This does not support pic18XXX 40 pin pics but to be honest, they are overkill for anything I`ll be able to do. I`ll post later when I have it home. Tim, is this an interest of yours? - now I know who to call on when I need help !! lol |
| John Rudd:
Chris, I use that board too.... Its cheap cheerful and works...I also have a pickit2 but havent gotten round to using it yet... Too many projects and not enough toy room time... :doh: |
| spuddevans:
--- Quote from: craynerd on December 20, 2009, 04:54:16 AM --- Tim, is this an interest of yours? - now I know who to call on when I need help !! lol --- End quote --- Well it is an interest that I am looking into, I have yet to actually DO anything with PIC's yet. I am looking to get the easypic6 development board, but will just be getting by with the demo version of the mikroBasic PRO compiler. My initial interest is with learning to use PICs in decoding digital train signals on my dad's LGB layout. I am also keen to see your development of a CNC controller as I plan a full CNC conversion for my X2 mill. I have a spare PC for it, but would also like to have a simple method of controlling it without having to wait for windoze to load. So feel free to call on me, but I am only just starting on this PIC journey myself so you probably know more about it than I do. Tim |
| NickG:
Thanks Tim / Chris / John, At the Maplin price it might be worth a dabble - I've always been interested in electronics since a young age too but it was only a couple of years back I realised what was available for DIY these days. Somebody at our club had done the rotary table like Chris and he also built a flash steam boiler that I think it controlled by a pic. Monitors gas, water etc and applies more or less to gas and feed pump through solenoids etc and a car windscreen wiper motor. Amazing stuff really. Keep up the good work Chris. Nick |
| cfellows:
Very nice, informative thread. Appreciate the time and effort you're spending to document this for us. I've been playing with the PICAXE microcontroller which is a hybrid version of a PIC. It has a built in bootloader and basic interpreter which makes learning quite a bit easier, cheaper, and simpler although I suspect it is also more limited, at least in it's basic configuration. I've been working on an electronic dividing head, more as an exercise than anything else, although I do expect it to have a practical application. Chuck |
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