31. March 2009 by admin.

I love Twitter. Microchip is tweeting about ESC. Here’s what we’ve got so far.

• There’s free technical classes being offered at booth 416 
• They are giving away free compilers. 
• Oh… the best part! ESC SPECIAL! Save 20% off any dev tool thru 4/15/09!!! Use code ESCSJ09 at checkout on www.microchipdirect.com If you’re at ESC and have a tip for me. PLEASE!!!! Drop me a line.

Posted in Twitter, Complier, Tradeshows, Training & Education, Free Stuff, microchipdirect, Contact me, Microchip | 1 Comment »

29. March 2009 by admin.

Looks like the analog guys at Microchip have a new blog. Check it out. They talk about a new PICDEM Lab kit here. Seems like a nice kit if you’re just starting out.

Posted in 8-bit, analog, Permanent Offer, Microchip, Development Tool, Blogroll | No Comments »

27. March 2009 by admin.

from http://techtrain.microchip.com/esc/Main.aspx

Visit Microchip Technology at ESC Silicon Valley 2009 Microchip Technology is offering a selection of FREE 30-40 minute technical training sessions in Booth 416 at ESC Silicon Valley 2009. Seating is limited, so sign up today for the sessions that interest you. This registration site is for Microchip’s Technical Training Classes ONLY. In order to attend one of these classes you must ALSO register for ESC Silicon Valley 2009 as an attendee or as an exhibitor. To register for ESC Silicon Valley 2009, go to: http://esc-sv09.techinsightsevents.com/ To register for one of these classes click here.

In-Booth Training Classes - Booth416  Digital Power Solutions   (Level: Intermediate) From simple monitor circuits to complex digital control loops, power supplies are becoming increasingly more digital. Digital control helps improve efficiency, reduce cost and increase flexibility. This class will highlight the various levels of digital control and solutions available from Microchip. We will also present the support available to help you make the switch from analog to digital.  Ethernet Solutions   (Level: Intermediate) Ethernet’s capabilities and ubiquitous deployment make it unrivaled among communications standards. Embedded designers wishing to add this capability to their systems are often faced with challenges not found in the networking world. This class presents Microchip’s solutions to these challenges. Learn about Microchip’s cost-effective and easy-to-use wired ethernet and WiFi solutions. Products, software and development tools for implementations using our stand-alone Ethernet controller, our family of microcontrollers with on-chip Ethernet controller and WiFi solutions will be discussed.  Human Interface Solutions (Touch Sense and Graphics)   (Level: Introductory) Whether to reduce cost and improve reliability through the elimination of buttons or provide a reconfigurable interface through the use of a graphical display, touch sensitive user interfaces are showing up everywhere. In this session attendees will learn about the hardware and software solutions from Microchip that can help them easily integrate a touch solution into their next design.  Innovations in 8-bit Microcontrollers   (Level: Introductory) Innovation is still taking place in the world of 8-bit microcontrollers. From architectural enhancements to low power designs to enhanced peripherals, 8-bit microcontrollers are being upgraded in many ways that can increase the performance and lower the cost of your designs. This session will highlight some of the recent advances in Microchip’s PIC® families of 8-bit microcontrollers and the benefits and advantages you can reap from them.  RF – ZigBee® and MiWi™ Solutions   (Level: Intermediate) Embedded engineers are increasingly being asked to add short-range, low cost point to point or networked wireless communication to their systems. This session will present two alternatives from Microchip to solve this problem: the interoperable ZigBee® protocol and the proprietary MiWi™ protocol. Attendees will understand the differences between these two protocols and be show the products and tools used to implement solutions.  USB Solutions   (Level: Introductory) Serial Communications protocols like RS-232 are fast becoming obsolete for faster and more efficient protocols like USB. Embedded USB connectivity has its own challenges. This session helps embedded designers understand the challenges of using USB in their applications Attendees will learn about Microchip’s USB solutions for end point devices as well as Embedded Host applications. A demo will show the ease and simplicity of using Microchip’s USB solutions.

Posted in Graphics, RF, Touch Sense, Tradeshows, Digital Power, Seminars & Confrences, Ethernet, Human Interface, PIC, Free Stuff, ZigBee, 8-bit, Training & Education, USB, Microchip | 1 Comment »

26. March 2009 by admin.

BokiCs picprog

A 5-wire programmer for pic16f87x. Works as mplab plugin. Get it here.

Posted in GNU General Public License (GPL), SourceForge, Programmer, 8-bit | No Comments »

23. March 2009 by admin.

I really hate site like this… http://jasonmillerracing.com/buy-discount-MPLAB_IDE_7.20-download.html 

Who would pay $49.95 when MPLAB IDE is free? Oh… and they’re selling an old version of it.  They even mention that it’s free in their product description.

 SO annoying!

Posted in IDE, Beware!, MPLAB, Uncategorized | No Comments »

23. March 2009 by admin.

Your coupon code for a 20% discount on a microchipDIRECT purchase of the full version of the  compiler is: ­­­­SWRAMD22

Go to our microchipDIRECT web site and type in the coupon code above during check out to receive the 20% discount.

MPLAB C Compiler for PIC18 MCUs: http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=SW006011

MPLAB C Compiler for dSPIC DSCs: http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=SW006013

MPLAB C Compiler for PIC24 MCUs: http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=SW006014

MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs: http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=SW006015

For your convenience, we extend the same discount to all Microchip compilers listed above with the same coupon code. Should your project use one of these other Microchip microcontroller families, please consider taking this offer to purchase any of the compilers.

This offer is good for 15 days, so order today to take advantage of this great deal on a product that is sure to simplify your projects and increase your productivity.

Posted in Complier, Limited-time Offer, Microchip, MPLAB | 2 Comments »

22. March 2009 by admin.

The Lite edition of the Proton Development Suite is a special version of our fully-fledged Proton Development Suite. As a standalone product, the Lite Edition is a free and fully functional, non-expiring download which includes the Compiler, the IDE and the ISIS Simulator. Of course, because it’s a Lite Edition, there are some limitations over the Full Edition — The Lite Edition supports the following devices:

·         PIC12C508: The 8-pin, 12-bit 12C508 device is arguably the best-selling microcontroller of all-time, but has now been superceded by the 14-bit 12Fxxx range.

·         PIC12F675: The 8-pin, 14-bit 12F675 is one of the new breed of PICmicros® that incorporates advantages such as ADC, comparators, on-chip EEPROM and of course Flash re-programmability.

·         PIC16F628A: The 18-pin, 14-bit 16F628A is the sucessor to the ever popular, but now very outdated, 16F84 device. The 16F628A offers 2KBytes of code space, 128Bytes of RAM, on-chipEEPROM, comparators, USART and hardware PWM.

·         PIC16F877: The 40-pin, 14-bit 16F877 is the Rolls-Royce of the 14-bit core devices and contains 8KBytes of code space, 368Bytes of RAM, 256Bytes of on-chip EEPROM and more on-chip features than you can shake a stick at - such a USART, HPWM, etc, and is the obvious choice for any new design.

The Lite Edition also has a restriction of 50 lines of valid BASIC code. This does not include; comments, lines containing only a label, or empty lines. This, we hope, should be enough to give you a feel of just how powerful the Development Suite really is!Because of the 50 line limit, the INCLUDE directive has also been disabled.The choice of crystal frequencies is also limited to 4MHz and 20MHz, as opposed to 3.58MHz, 4MHz, 8MHz, 10MHz, 12MHz, 14.32MHz, 16MHz, 20MHz, 24MHz, 32MHz and 40MHz available with the Full Retail version of the Proton Development Suite.The Lite Edition download also contains the full Proton Development Suite’s manual in PDFformat. 

Posted in IDE, Simulator, Crownhill Associates, Complier, Development Tool | 1 Comment »

22. March 2009 by admin.

Faster development time with Segmented LCD Designer GUI

19. March 2009 by admin.

Forest Electronic Developments’ in-circuit programmer for PICs operates on the PC USB port, requires no additional power supply and the programmer application runs under Windows XP and Vista. Operates on a simple 6 pin SIL connector and includes the FED In Circuit Debugger.Available with USB lead and plug, or with a USB socket so you can use your own lead.

PIC Key 2 is up to 10 times faster than the original PIC Key (but is fully compatible with it), uses an active debugging interface (which is much more reliable for In Circuit Debugging) and is 40% cheaper than the original PIC Key.

Posted in Forest Electronic Developments, Debugger, USB | No Comments »

18. March 2009 by admin.

D-XPV86-MPLAB-X-kernel-dsPIC33-Dev - DSPnano RTOS Development LIcense for dsPIC33

Ultra Tiny Linux Compatible DSPnano RTOS version 2.0 Development Software and License for MPLAB 8.0 dsPIC33 including: documentation, binary libraries, source code, demonstration programs, file system, TCP and serial I/O servers. It offers a complete off the shelf development solution for any application on dsPIC33 processors. Complete I/O solutions are included with examples. All currently shipping I/O modules are included. Additional testing modules are available.

Regularly: 

$14,995.00

On Sale: 

$0.01

Posted in RoweBots, RTOS, 16-bit, dsPIC | 3 Comments »