16. June 2009 by admin.

The RTOS that runs in tiny places.™Salvo’s modest ROM and miniscule RAM requirements mean that you can have event-driven, priority-based, multitasking applications in nearly any single-chip microcontroller, with plenty of room left for your application.Salvo Lite contains demo, example and tutorial programs, and freeware libraries. It has all of the basic Salvo functionality, but is limited to a small number of tasks and events, etc. (typically 3 tasks and 5 events). See the supported targets and compilers list for the platforms supported by Salvo Lite.Click on the links here to download the Salvo Lite installer and try Salvo Lite. Salvo Lite is freeware — you can create, distribute and even sell Salvo Lite applications, royalty-free.The Salvo installer works on Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista systems. If you are running Linux or another operating system that does not provide Windows emulation to run the installer, download the User Manual first and see the relevant section in the Installation chapter.

Posted in Salvo, Tutorials, Evaluation Version, RTOS, Freeware, Demo Software | No Comments »

1. June 2009 by admin.

Check out this PDF: http://techtrain.microchip.com/usmasters/DevToolPriceListMASTERs2009.pdf

If you haven’t been to MASTERs, it’s a 3-day conference that Microchip holds every year. They have a bunch of technical classes. I think last year, there was about 100 offered. I like it because you can spent time learning about new technology, but you can meet the designers in person and ask them questions, like “Why haven’tyou thought of this?”  Ha ha.

 Back to the discounts… MASTERs registration isn’t cheap, but the tools you can buy there are.  They usually offer tools up to 50% off. So if you need to stock your lab with new boards or software, it’s worth the trip to Phoenix. Even it’s 150 degrees in July.

Posted in HI-Tech, Demo Software, Prototyping, Debugger, MASTERs Conference, 8-bit, PIC, Microchip, Development Tool, Limited-time Offer, 32-bit, 16-bit, MPLAB | 1 Comment »

4. May 2009 by admin.

Download the Mini RTOS kernel for small embedded systems. Preconfigured demo programs are included for lots of microcontroller architectures - PIC32, PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC, and others.

Posted in FreeRTOS, RTOS, GNU General Public License (GPL), Demo Software, 16-bit, 8-bit, 32-bit | 2 Comments »

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 | 1 Comment »

6. March 2009 by admin.

No “deal” but I like it. 

Posted in LCD, Graphics, Touch Sense, Video, Demo Software, Microchip, 8-bit, Development Tool | No Comments »

13. January 2009 by admin.

Microchip just released new software: MCHPFSUSB v2.3.1 USB Framework. According to their web site: MCHPFSUSB is a distribution package containing a variety of USB related PIC18 and PIC24F firmware projects, along with other USB related drivers and resources intended for use on the PC. The USB embedded host stack is API compatible with the USB Device and Embedded Host Stack for PIC32. All release notes are included in the .zip file bundle.Demos include Device CDC demo, CDC serial emulator, device composite HID and mass storage, generic driver demo, HID mouse demo, HID keyboard demo, SD card reader, SD data logger, thumb drive data logger (host) and much more.

Posted in Demo Software, Software Stack, Drivers, USB, 8-bit, Permanent Offer, 32-bit, 16-bit, Microchip | 1 Comment »

17. December 2008 by admin.

The demo is a limited PCWHD compiler for Microchip PIC® mcu’s: 14-bit PIC16F877, 14-bit PIC16C554, 16-bit PIC18F458, and all 24-bit dsPIC30/dsPIC33/PIC24 DSCs. The demo compiler is licensed for 30 days and has a 2k program size limit.

You will be forwarded to the demo download page upon submission of this survey.

Posted in Demo Software, 8-bit, CCS, Free Stuff, 16-bit | 1 Comment »