Ed Anderson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: PIC Microchip was RE: Re: Electronic Dead Reckoning Distance |
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Hi Joe,
I started programming PIC microcontrollers at the age of 65 - yes, it hurt
the head a lot to begin with, but the payoff was worth it (at least to me it
was). It is not easy (well, it wasn't for me), but there is plenty of help
out there. I had done a small amount of work with analog components but
finally realized that the flexibility and future of the digital chip was
worth the agony of learning it {:>)
There are a number of PIC (microchip)forums and hundreds of products and
more chips types than you can count. Just about every one comes with all
sorts of peripheral modules imbedded in the chip (such as an Analog -
Digital converter, Pulse detectors, Rs232, USB comm. Modules, etc,) along
with up to around 128K of memory running at up to 40 MHz. Well there are
simply too mean features and capabilities to enumerate.
While the PIC is a tremendously capable series of chips and it is well
supported with high level languages (primarily C, but some Basic and
Pascal), there are also other equally capable chips - basic stamp, ... well
dozens which might be simpler to start with - particularly if you needs are
minimal.
The PIC is know as a "bit banging" chips because it has a number of special
registers of 8 bits (larger ones in later chips) in which each bit of the 8
bit byte must be set correctly or it simply will not work properly. If you
find this kind of detail tedious - a different chip might be a better
choice.
The internet is the place to start.
Good luck
Ed Anderson
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