Re: Getting Started with PICs

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Dean, if you have BASIC already, have a look at www.picbasic.org

There are two main products: PBP (pic basic pro) and Proton (a rebranding
of
"Picbasic plus" to avoid the confusingly similar name).

Either can compile basic code to run on PIC processors, from the tiny
12C508
(with some limitations, it has to be said) through to the super powerful
40Mhz 18F series.

There's a dedicated mailing list for picbasic at www.melabs.com, and you
can
find lots of example code (as well as programmers etc) over at
www.rentron.com

I learned this stuff fairly recently myself, so feel free to ask any
questions you may have!

Ian.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Smith" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ukha_D@Yahoogroups. Com" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:58 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Getting Started with PICs


> I've seen numerous posts since joining this and other groups that
suggests
> all manner of smart things are possible if only you can programme your
own
> PICs!.
>
> Now I have a project in mind - I would like to control a LCD, a few
LEDs
> (say up to 4) and recieve input from up to 8 buttons. (possibly a
DS1820
> aswell) And control the whole lot with a single Cat5 via RS232. I'm
guessing
> my requirements are therefore: a UART and Enough I/O for LCD(8?) +
LEDs +
> Buttons. The LCD would have a basic menu structure which I'm hoping
would
be
> in the PIC rather than the Host Computer.
>
> I can programme the basics(!) in Basic (and have dabbled in C in the
past)
> but assembler (despite 1 project on a BBC-B upwards of 15 years ago)
remains
> a mystery. I assume LCDs are well supported by libraries for the
common
PIC
> so I wont have to reinvent the wheel ?
>
> Despite much googling I still remain a little baffled by the myriad of
> possibilities. I've no doubt there is no "correct" answer
but what would
> peoples opinions be on a suitable way to get started and what are the
likely
> costs ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dean
>
>
>
>
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