22. May 2009 by admin.

at http://www.ccsinfo.com/content.php?page=education2 

C What Happens is a series of explanations and examples for those who want to learn to program PIC^® microcontrollers using the C programming language. It is assumed that the reader has no knowledge of PIC^® microcontrollers or programming, but does have a rudimentary understanding of electronics. The reader will learn to create programs by making selections from a large variety of built-in functions provided in the CCS C Compiler, writing his/her own functions as needed, and writing executable statements. The reader will “C what happens” by programming a PIC^® microcontroller with the newly created code and exercising it using a simple circuit described in the book. The subject matter is laid out in a logical progression from simple to not-so-simple and is illustrated with lots of examples.

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15. May 2009 by admin.

From: http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/specially-priced-pickit-3-extreme-low-power-bundle-evaluate-microchip-technology039s-new-nanowatt-xl 

Specially priced PICkit 3 extreme low power bundle to evaluate Microchip Technology’s new nanoWatt XLP MCUs offered exclusively.

Committed to bringing engineers the newest technologies first, leading multi-channel electronics distributorNewark, part of the global Premier Farnell Group, announces that it has partnered with Microchip Technology to offer a specially pricedPICkit 3™ nanoWatt XLP™ Technology bundlewith all the hardware, software and MCU samples needed to start designing products using the new nanoWatt XLP™ microcontrollers, which set a new low for power consumption in the industry.

Microchip’s  nanoWatt XLP portfolio consists of three new 8- and 16-bit PIC® MCU families and three other recent 8-bit families, providing designers with a rich and compatible low-power migration path that includes on-chip peripherals for USB and mTouch™ sensing solutions. This technology enables products to have longer operating lives using less power, or to require fewer battery changes.

Newark’s PICkit 3 nanoWatt XLP Technology bundle (07R8155) is priced at $99.99, and available for same day shipping, while supplies last, at www.newark.com.
It includes:

1. PICkit 3 Debug Express In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
2. PIC18F46J50 FS USB Demo Board
3. MPLAB® IDE and C-compiler software CD
4. CD containing white papers, application notes and data sheets
5. 1 sample each
   PIC18F14K50-I/SO
   PIC18F14K50-I/SS
   PIC16F722-I/SS
   PIC18F45K20-I/PT
   PIC18F46J11-I/PT
   PIC18F46J50-I/PT
6. USB cables

If purchased separately, these same items would cost over $115.00.

“We are pleased to partner with Newark to meet the needs of embedded designers with the lowest possible power consumption for today’s demanding battery-powered and power-constrained applications,” said Malcolm Campbell, Microchip’s Global Channel Sales director. “Through significant investment in our new nanoWatt XLP Technology, which combines enhanced design techniques and new features, Microchip has driven power consumption to new lows, surpassing the industry and becoming the new leader in low-power microcontrollers.”

“This is the latest example of how Newark and Microchip partner together to bring the newest technology to market,” comments Paul Buckley, Senior VP, Sales & Supplier Management, Newark. “We are proud to offer design engineers both innovation and value.”

Complete details about Newark’s exclusive development bundle can be found atwww.newark.com.

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30. April 2009 by admin.

Play the Fllying Chips Game at http://www.microchip.com.hk/quickneasy/ and win a variety of dev tool prizes!   

Posted in Programmer, Complier, Debugger, Just for Fun, Graphics, IDE, HI-Tech, Touch Sensing, Microchip, Development Tool, Limited-time Offer, Sweepstakes, USB, 8-bit, MPLAB | Print | 1 Comment »

16. April 2009 by admin.

Check out http://www.microchip.com/free

Posted in Free Trial, C Programming, Freeware, Complier, Free Shipping, Evaluation Version, Demo Software, 8-bit, Microchip, Development Tool, 32-bit, 16-bit, Free Stuff, MPLAB | Print | 1 Comment »

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 »

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.

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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.

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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. 

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10. March 2009 by admin.

From now until September 30, 2009, Microchip is offering a 20% discount on Microchip development tools for HI-TECH customers through http://www.microchipdirect.com, and a 50% exchange discount to owners of HI-TECH compilers for non-Microchip products.  Please contact HI-TECH for details.

HI-TECH’s customers should continue to contact HI-TECH through the normal sales and support channels that existed prior to this acquisition.  In order to provide the best possible products for Microchip microcontrollers and digital signal controllers, the HI-TECH team will now focus its energies exclusively on Microchip-related products.  Existing support agreements for other products will be honored for the duration of those agreements.  For more information, please visit HI-TECH’s Web site at http://www.htsoft.com or contact HI-TECH at support@htsoft.com.

In addition to purchasing through the HI-TECH Web site, all HI-TECH compilers for Microchip’s PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs are also available from http://www.microchipdirect.com.  Additionally, Microchip customers can now contact Microchip Technical Support at http://support.microchip.com for any of their HI-TECH compiler support needs.

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6. March 2009 by admin.

MPC supports the Microchip PIC 12/14/16/17 families, including 8K and flash parts.The MPC Code Development System includes:
·         an optimizing C Cross-compiler
·         the BCLink linker
·         an Integrated Development Environment and editor
·         a built-in macro cross-assembler.

MPC includes enhanced memory management such as LOCAL and SPECIAL memory directives. The LOCAL address space directive allows the user to maximize the use of RAM, direct the placement of local variables, re-use RAM locations and pass multiple arguments to functions. The SPECIAL memory directive adds support for variables in all types of memory, external or internal.

Download the demo version at http://www.bytecraft.com/depot/depot.php

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