Anyone ever done any PIC programming?
I was doing some cleaning in the basement and uncovered my workbench. I pull a Basic Stamp 2 out of an old project and played with that a while, but that's boring... I can already write code for that. :)
I found a PIC16C57 mixed in with some parts. I'm checking out the reference guide on Microchip's site now... This might involve learning somethine new :
How about stepper motors? Anyone played with those? I ripped a couple out of some old printers to play with. Robotics sounds like an interesting hobby fo the next few months. :)
Anyone ever done any PIC programming?
I was doing some cleaning in the basement and uncovered my workbench. I pull a Basic Stamp 2 out of an old project and played with that a while, but that's boring... I can already write code for that. :)
I found a PIC16C57 mixed in with some parts. I'm checking out the reference guide on Microchip's site now... This might involve learning somethine new :
How about stepper motors? Anyone played with those? I ripped a couple out of some old printers to play with. Robotics sounds like an interesting hobby fo the next few months. :)
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I like robots.
I have seen a demo of the one sony is working on, it is about 18 inches tall but, the best out now has to be Sony's AIBO. they are smart little things.
Re: PIC
By: Corey to Belly on Thu Jan 20 2005 20:50:00
I like robots.
I have seen a demo of the one sony is working on, it is about 18 inches t but, the best out now has to be Sony's AIBO. they are smart little things
Didn't DM buy one of them? (He gets all sorts of cool toys!)
Re: PIC
By: Angus Mcleod to Corey on Fr
Re: PIC
By: Corey to Belly on Thu Jan 20 2005 20:50:00
I like robots.
I have seen a demo of the one sony is working on, it is about 18 inche but, the best out now has to be Sony's AIBO. they are smart little thi
Didn't DM buy one of them? (He gets all sorts of cool toys!)
I wish. No, my brother got me an I-Cybie. I left the battery in the charger too long and it ruined the batter (stupid charger!). I need to order a new battery so Emma can destroy it. :-)
digital man
Snapple "Real Fact" #59:
Brain waves can be used to power an electric train.
Didn't DM buy one of them? (He gets all sorts of cool toys!)
I wish. No, my brother got me an I-Cybie.
I left the battery in the charger too long and it ruined the batter
(stupid charger!). I need to order a new battery so Emma can destroy
it. :-)
Re: PIC
By: Digital Man to Angus Mcleod on Fri Jan 21 2005 13:52:00
Didn't DM buy one of them? (He gets all sorts of cool toys!)
I wish. No, my brother got me an I-Cybie.
Hey, they look pretty cool as well!
I left the battery in the charger too long and it ruined the batter (stupid charger!). I need to order a new battery so Emma can destroy
it. :-)
Oh yeah. Kids. They don't come equipped with hammers because somehow,
they don't need them.
Yeah, Eliza is actually the more destructive one. But probably just because she's older and capable of more dam(m)age. :-)
She *loves* to draw. Usually on paper or those magic-magnet drawing
toys, but occasionally on the walls or furniture. More recently, on the carpet. :-(
<groan> I'd give my left nut for a decent PIC programmer.
The STAMP doesn't look as interesting as (say) a 16F628 or a 18F452 or
even a 16F877.
I like robots.
I have seen a demo of the one sony is working on, it is about 18 inches tall
She *loves* to draw. Usually on paper or those magic-magnet drawing toys, bu occasionally on the walls or furniture. More recently, on the carpet. :-(
Yeah, Eliza is actually the more destructive one. But probably just becau she's older and capable of more dam(m)age. :-)
Probably. I hope neither of them have started in on the dangerous sports. Like bannister-sliding or rooftop-climbing or anything like that.
She *loves* to draw. Usually on paper or those magic-magnet drawing
toys, but occasionally on the walls or furniture. More recently, on the carpet. :-(
Ouch. You can paint out the wall, but the carpet is a little different.
Re: PIC
By: Angus Mcleod to Belly on Fri Jan 21 2005 12:37 am
<groan> I'd give my left nut for a decent PIC programmer.
I've seen some fairly inexpensive EPROM/PIC programmers on the net (around $ US) which list a wide variety of compatible devices. I almost bought my Dad for Christmas. He does a lot of work on 80's vintage Motorola and GE commerc radios.
Re: PIC
By: Digital Man to Angus Mcleod on Fri Jan 21 2005 03:54 pm
She *loves* to draw. Usually on paper or those magic-magnet drawing toys, occasionally on the walls or furniture. More recently, on the carpet. :-(
You mean you haven't received any lovely crayon-on-CRT-monitor art yet?
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" activ hour!
Re: PIC
By: Belly to Angus Mcleod on Fr
Re: PIC
By: Angus Mcleod to Belly on Fri Jan 21 2005 12:37 am
<groan> I'd give my left nut for a decent PIC programmer.
I've seen some fairly inexpensive EPROM/PIC programmers on the net (aroun US) which list a wide variety of compatible devices. I almost bought my D for Christmas. He does a lot of work on 80's vintage Motorola and GE comm radios.
And here I thought you guys were talking about the PIC operating system (or that "PICK"?).
digital man
Snapple "Real Fact" #7:
A queen bee can lay 800-1500 eggs per day.
You mean you haven't received any lovely crayon-on-CRT-monitor art yet?
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" activ hour!
<groan> I'd give my left nut for a decent PIC programmer.
I've seen some fairly inexpensive EPROM/PIC programmers on the net (aroun US) which list a wide variety of compatible devices. I almost bought my D for Christmas. He does a lot of work on 80's vintage Motorola and GE comm radios.
And here I thought you guys were talking about the PIC operating system (or that "PICK"?).
Re: PIC
By: Digital Man to Belly on Fri
<groan> I'd give my left nut for a decent PIC programmer.
I've seen some fairly inexpensive EPROM/PIC programmers on the net (ar US) which list a wide variety of compatible devices. I almost bought m for Christmas. He does a lot of work on 80's vintage Motorola and GE c radios.
And here I thought you guys were talking about the PIC operating system ( that "PICK"?).
PICK is an OS.
PIC is a microcontroller/computer-on-a-chip family. Very popular. A
large range of devices, low cost, and lots of 3rd-party support for compilers, boot-loaders, etc.
And here I thought you guys were talking about the PIC operating system (or that "PICK"?).
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" ac hour!
<shrieks in horror at the thought>
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" ac hour!
Ghaaaak!
How about stepper motors? Anyone played with those? I ripped a couple out of some old printers to play with. Robotics sounds like an interesting hobby fo the next few months. :)i personally haven't but a friend of mine built a large CNC machien with steppers..
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Re: PIC
By: Angus Mcleod to Belly on Sat Jan 22 2005 12:25 am
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" hour!
Ghaaaak!
My oldest son wasn't that bad... When he was younger, I had an old Sony front-projection unit... You've probably seen one. Big, slightly concave reflective screen on top, and a mirror that pulls out of the front. It was h to break.
One thing that I don't miss about it is lying on the floor in front of it adjusting convergence with a tuning tool while someone else in the room guid me.... "left... no more... too much.... wait... I thought we were doing blue now?"
argh. Every 2 or 3 months.
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Re: PIC
By: Digital Man to Belly on Fri Jan 21 2005 06:18 pm
And here I thought you guys were talking about the PIC operating system ( that "PICK"?).
Not familiar with it. What's it?
One thing that I don't miss about it is lying on the floor in front of it adjusting convergence with a tuning tool while someone else in the room guid me.... "left... no more... too much.... wait... I thought we were doing blue now?"
Even better is the "It's fun to beat the 52" projection TV with a bat" hour!
<shrieks in horror at the thought>
Uh huh. If you unfocus your eyes a little, the crack's not visible anymore.
One thing that I don't miss about it is lying on the floor in front of it adjusting convergence with a tuning tool while someone else in the room guid me.... "left... no more... too much.... wait... I thought we were doing blue now?"
How about stepper motors? Anyone played with those? I ripped a couple out some old printers to play with. Robotics sounds like an interesting hobby the next few months. :)
i personally haven't but a friend of mine built a large CNC machien with steppers..
Of course, they used Unix systems to develop and build the code. :-)
some old printers to play with. Robotics sounds like an interesting ho the next few months. :)
i personally haven't but a friend of mine built a large CNC machien with steppers..
Modelers build CNC wing-cutting machines and there are a few sites on the net that are of interest.
http://www.hobbycnc.com/ http://www.8linx.com/cnc/
My oldest son wasn't that bad... When he was younger, I had an old Sony front-projection unit... You've probably seen one. Big, slightly concave reflective screen on top, and a mirror that pulls out of the front. It wa to break.Ah come on you cant say you dont miss it. That was about the time of car-in-dick and bed or leaves. ah good stuff.
I have a 65" Mitsubishi CRT rear-projection. It looks great (at night when there's no glare), but has the same hassles of convergence drift.
Uh huh. If you unfocus your eyes a little, the crack's not visible anymor
See, *my* son would never! He might have *peed* on it, but he's past that stage now, thankfully!
I have a 65" Mitsubishi CRT rear-projection. It looks great (at night whe there's no glare), but has the same hassles of convergence drift.
That old Sony was made in '79... If you stomped on the floor near it, it nee to be realigned :)
My Toshiba is about 4 years old now, and I haven't had a minute's trouble ou of it. Knock on wood.
Modelers build CNC wing-cutting machines and there are a few sites on the net that are of interest.
http://www.hobbycnc.com/
http://www.8linx.com/cnc/
Of course, Belly will want Client/Server stepper motors, that become non-steppers if driven linearly.....
I threw the necessary parts onto a breadboard along with a stamp2, and wrote some basic code for driving one of the Apple steppers. It works great. Seems pretty torquey as long as you don't run it too fast. Took me some trial and error to find the right coil sequences :)
Re: PIC
By: Fro to Belly on Sat Jan 22 2005 01:26 am
My oldest son wasn't that bad... When he was younger, I had an old Son front-projection unit... You've probably seen one. Big, slightly conca reflective screen on top, and a mirror that pulls out of the front. It to break.Ah come on you cant say you dont miss it. That was about the time of car-in-dick and bed or leaves. ah good stuff.
And don't forget watching pr0n on C-band satellite with no sound because the modified descrambler wouldn't do audio :)
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Re: PIC
By: Belly to Digital Man on Sat Jan 22 2005 02:11 pm
I have a 65" Mitsubishi CRT rear-projection. It looks great (at night there's no glare), but has the same hassles of convergence drift.
That old Sony was made in '79... If you stomped on the floor near it, it to be realigned :)
My Toshiba is about 4 years old now, and I haven't had a minute's trouble of it. Knock on wood.
My Mitsu is a bit of 2 years old. It didn't really have issues until we move it last year (to our new house). It really does look great though. Blows awa the 42" Akai Plasma flat panel we just bought at Costo last week (traded-up from a 30" Sceptre LCD that really looked/sounded poor).
digital man
Snapple "Real Fact" #13:
Cats have over 100 vocal sounds.
I threw the necessary parts onto a breadboard along with a stamp2, and wr some basic code for driving one of the Apple steppers. It works great. Se pretty torquey as long as you don't run it too fast. Took me some trial a error to find the right coil sequences :)
How much power does it use?
With my hobby (aero-modelling) any fancy hardware has to be light in
weight and has to carry it's own light-weight power supply.
--- SomeoneAngus Mcleod wrote ---
You mean you haven't received any lovely crayon-on-CRT-monitor art yet?
--- SomeoneAngus Mcleod wrote ---
You mean you haven't received any lovely crayon-on-CRT-monitor art yet?
My kids are outgrowing that a bit, but I got them this dog... and it eats everything. I just paid out œ150 to repair two leather couches that it tried to eat... while the kids were watching it. (Literally, watching it chew on the thing)...
It's eaten chairs, doors...
My Toshiba is about 4 years old now, and I haven't had a minute's trou of it. Knock on wood.
My Mitsu is a bit of 2 years old. It didn't really have issues until we m it last year (to our new house). It really does look great though. Blows the 42" Akai Plasma flat panel we just bought at Costo last week (traded- from a 30" Sceptre LCD that really looked/sounded poor).
Sounded poor? Eh?
Re: PIC
By: Fro to Digital Man on Sun Jan 23 2005 08:43 am
My Toshiba is about 4 years old now, and I haven't had a minute's t of it. Knock on wood.
My Mitsu is a bit of 2 years old. It didn't really have issues until w it last year (to our new house). It really does look great though. Blo the 42" Akai Plasma flat panel we just bought at Costo last week (trad from a 30" Sceptre LCD that really looked/sounded poor).
Sounded poor? Eh?
We use the attached speakers for that set, yeah. The sound quality of the Ak speakers is *much* better.
digital man
Snapple "Real Fact" #110:
Frogs never drink.
My Toshiba is about 4 years old now, and I haven't had a minute' of it. Knock on wood.
My Mitsu is a bit of 2 years old. It didn't really have issues unti it last year (to our new house). It really does look great though. the 42" Akai Plasma flat panel we just bought at Costo last week (t from a 30" Sceptre LCD that really looked/sounded poor).
Sounded poor? Eh?
We use the attached speakers for that set, yeah. The sound quality of the speakers is *much* better.
Oof. If I coughed up the money for an LCD, I sure would be using seperates f my audio. :)
--- Corey wrote ---
the nextdoor german shepherd ate one of my cats last year.
--- Corey wrote ---
the nextdoor german shepherd ate one of my cats last year.
That's no good. I used to lose lots of cats but that was because there
was this crazy lady that used to put anti-freeze out for them. We
couldn't do much about it because in Arizona, it is legal to kill other people's cats if they are on your properity.
If she had done in a dog, she might have gone to jail.
That's no good. I used to lose lots of cats but that was because there
was this crazy lady that used to put anti-freeze out for them.
If she had done in a dog, she might have gone to jail.
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