Re: xPL apps + projects

[Frank Mc Alinden]

Hi Ian


Well im using the 16F876 at the moment so that should be ok...Is the 16F628
not
suitable for xPL stuff...??


>I have had a major setback, in that my PIC programmer >didn't like
an 18F
>chip: so much so that the thing burned :

Thats no good ...


>I'm saving up to get a half decent programmer just now, so development
>on
>that side is kinda on hold :(

What programmer did you have in mind ?? I use a Warp13a and just recently
purchased a Flashlab 877.... not used it as yet ..Keith may be able to
comment
on the Flashlab 877 as he uses it...If your going to be without a
programmer
for a while i can load you a Dontonics parallel port programmer to get you
out
of trouble...let me know...


>specifically, I'm looking at three things:

1) A four zone central heating controller
2) A "universal" IR receiver
3) A SP-DIF router*

My thoughts are that as a group we should debate which hardware stuff is
needed.
Obviously we all have different wants and needs but if we make a list of
devices
and prioritise them each hardware person can be given a project to work on
and
hopefully we all get what we need...I just think we need to somehow
coorinate
the whole thing and maybe we can have some finished xpl hardware ....
Im interested in the "Universal receiver" how far have you got
with that ?? I
didnt notice any schema,s for ir this is one project i would be interested
in...Have toyed with it using PBP and was able to decode Sony 12 bit and
Nec
Format.....
Thanks
Frank








----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Lowe
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Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] xPL apps + projects


>Also my pic code for this is in assembler and at this stage i
> will continue with asm unless someone has got some PICBASIC code they
would
> like to share to start me off...

As for PICs, I suspect that the smallest of the PICs cannot support the
proper xPL environment, if you include group, filter and configuration
support... thing is, in practice, these things have proven to be very, very
useful, and I guess will be even more important for small devices.

I have had a major setback, in that my PIC programmer didn't like an 18F
chip: so much so that the thing burned :

I'm saving up to get a half decent programmer just now, so development on
that side is kinda on hold :(

> Projects ??? What hardware is being developed at the moment..???

I reckon the 16F648 and upwards will handle the complete protocol across
serial quite easily: The 18F devices look rather sexy though, and raise the
possibility of native ethernet ;)

in project terms, I have a few gizmos at the breadboard stage, but I'm
kinda crippled at the moment with no way to program PICs...

specifically, I'm looking at three things:

1) A four zone central heating controller
2) A "universal" IR receiver
3) A SP-DIF router*

* once I get my head around the maths, yeck.