10. April 2009 by admin.

from http://techtrain.microchip.com/usmasters/general.aspx

·  Early Bird Discount: If you register by May 8th, 2009 you will receive a 12% discount off the MASTERs pricing of $1295.00. Payment is due by within 30 days of registration.

·  Design Partner Discount: Authorized Design Partners within Microchip’s Design Partner Program as of December 31, 2008 are entitled to a minimum discount of 20% off the above fees. Discount is not valid for Pre-Conference.

·  Group Discount: Groups of 6-10 people from the same company will receive 20% off the MASTERs pricing of $1295.00. Groups of 11 or more people from the same company will receive 25% off the MASTERs pricing of $1295.00. NOTE: You must contact mary.stone@microchip.com for details PRIOR to registering online to obtain special registration codes.

·  Academia Discount: Professors in the Microchip Academia Program will receive 30% off the MASTERs pricing of $1295.00.

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9. April 2009 by admin.

“MICROCONTROL’N APPS”   (formerally “Pic n Up the Pace”) is an intermediate level applications guide covering Microchip Technology’s PIC ® Microcontrollers. Serial communication as a means of transferring data between PIC microcontrollers and peripheral chips and also between two or more PIC microcontrollers is described. Use of the 93C46 serial EEPROM is detailed as an example. Since we live in an analog world, A/D and D/A are discussed with several methods illustrated for each. Conditioning signals from sensors with an analog voltage output is described. Interfacing PIC microcontroller-controlled systems with humans requires some math, binary to decimal conversion and vice versa, alphanumeric LCD interfacing and scanning keypads. Single wire serial communication with a PIC-controlled LCD module which can be built by the reader is included. A digital thermometer project brings these topics together as an example. The book also explains how to establish serial communication between a PIC microcontroller and a PC via a RS-232 conversion circuit and a terminal program. These techniques are used in a digital voltmeter/data logger experiment for uploading data to a PC for display plus graphing using a spreadsheet program. Moving up or down from the now familiar PIC16F84 to other devices is covered in detail so that you will easily be able to work with the new devices being introduced by Microchip. Finally, use of the Microchip in-circuit debugger (ICD2) is described. “Microcontrol’n Apps” gives the reader the tools to design, build, and debug intermediate level microcontroller-based instrumentation and systems. By David Benson (8-1/2 x 11 format, 437 pages, $44.95). 

Download the code from http://www.sq-1.com/srccode.html

Posted in Source Code, RS-232, SQUARE 1 ELECTRONICS, LCD, Debugger, Serial Communications, Books, PIC, 8-bit, MPLAB | Print | 2 Comments »

8. April 2009 by admin.

Reposted from http://embeddedsystemnews.com/microchip-technology-announces-no-cost-and-royalty-free-high-performance-dsp-library-which-added-to-mplab®-c-compiler-for-pic32-mcus.html 

Embedded designers can now combinedigital signal processing and MCU control code with the 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller family, using its no-cost, royalty-free High Performance DSP Library. This new library, which was added to the MPLAB® C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs at no additional cost, can execute a 256-point, 16-bit RADIX-2Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in 283 microseconds, which is approximately 22% faster than Microchip’s previous PIC32 DSP Library. The free DSP Library in the Microchip C Compiler, combined with the industry’s highest-performing 32-bit MCU core, gives designers a single, low-cost and highly efficient platform for both control and signal-processing code…

Microchip Technology Enables Digital Signal Processing on the 32-bit PIC32 MCU Family Via Free High-Performance DSP Library

Optimized DSP Library Added to MPLAB® C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs; Enables 22% Increase in Fast Fourier Transform Speeds

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced that embedded designers can now combine digital signal processing and MCU control code with the 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller family, using its no-cost, royalty-free High Performance DSP Library. This new library, which was added to the MPLAB® C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs at no additional cost, can execute a 256-point, 16-bit RADIX-2 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in 283 microseconds, which is approximately 22% faster than Microchip’s previous PIC32 DSP Library. A free evaluation version of this C Compiler, with included DSP Library, can be downloaded at http://www.microchip.com/c32.

Many embedded designers want to add base DSP capabilities—such as speech processing—to their 32-bit MCU applications, without incurring the cost of a DSP component. Microchip’s new DSP Library enables these capabilities by taking advantage of the highly optimized hardware features inside the PIC32 MCU, including its multiply-accumulate, math unit with parallel execution, and two full sets of CPU registers. Additionally, this DSP Library’s use of a RADIX-2 based FFT provides more options for sample size than the RADIX-4 designs used by competitors; the PIC32 DSP Library allows users to select from the common 64-, 128-, 256-, 512- and 1024-point FFTs, as well as other sizes. Microchip’s DSP Library also includes support for 32-bit FFTs, a feature not well supported by other MCU vendors.

“The free DSP Library in the Microchip C Compiler, combined with the industry’s highest-performing 32-bit MCU core, gives designers a single, low-cost and highly efficient platform for both control and signal-processing code,” said Derek Carlson, Microchip’s vice president of Development Tools.

The PIC32 DSP Library’s functions are C callable, so no Assembly coding is required. Users of Microchip’s dsPIC® digital signal controller families can easily migrate code to any PIC32 MCU, using a set of APIs that are compatible with the MPLAB C Compiler for dsPIC DSCs. Other key functions of the new PIC32 DSP Library include:

• 16- and 32-bit Vector Math
• Finite Impulse Response (FIR), Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) and east Mean Squares (LMS) Filters
• 16- and 32-bit Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs)

Pricing and Availability
The free evaluation version of the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs, with the new PIC32 DSP Library, can be downloaded today at http://www.microchip.com/c32. To purchase the $895, Full version of this C Complier, which retains all optimization levels after the 60-day evaluation period, please visit http://www.microchipdirect.com and search for part number SW006015.

For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip’s Web site at http://www.microchip.com/pic32.

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7. April 2009 by admin.

The DSPnano Operating System builds on the capabilities of open standards like POSIX to provide a complete embedded operating system development environment. The open source, standards based nature of the product and its tiny tiny footprint make it ideal for your DSP and Digital Signal Controller (DSC) projects. As its name would imply, the DSPnano Operating System is very very small and optimized for digital signal processing and digital signal processors. Its FREE development and royalty free nature coupled with its very complete and integrated environment ensure technical and business success for DSP projects. Get it at http://rowebots.com/products/dspnano 

Posted in Linux, RoweBots, DSP, RTOS, GNU General Public License (GPL), 16-bit, PIC, Permanent Offer | Print | 1 Comment »

5. April 2009 by admin.

Get it at http://www.ic-prog.com/

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3. April 2009 by admin.

Did Toal Phase have any coupons at ESC? If so, leave a comment and let us know. Inquiring minds want to know!

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1. April 2009 by admin.

This is a port of PICAXE-28X BASIC software written by Jim Tregellas VK5JST for his Antenna Analyser project to C for PIC16F873A. The project can be compiled using a free edition of B Knudsen Data CC5X C compiler and MPLAB IDE assembler/linker.

Posted in SourceForge, GNU General Public License (GPL), Complier, C Programming, 8-bit, MPLAB | Print | 1 Comment »

1. April 2009 by admin.

You have to be a fan to post a comment with your caption. Check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microchip-Technology-Inc/20320981741 Good Luck! 

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1. April 2009 by admin.

The games have begun!  Check out this contest Microchip is running on Twitter.

http://twitpic.com/2nj6e 

The winner will get a t-shirt. All you have to do is come up with a caption for the picture. 

This is a photo from ESC of the posters on our booth that show Microchip’s superiority over Atmel. What could Atmel possibly be telling this customer when the facts are right in front of him and  onfirmed with Industry Benchmarks? The most clever caption wins!

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