30. March 2011 by admin.

Thanks for sending this one in YK!

Check out http://mchp.us/dFBf6I

Get product information on this site and  participate in two competitions online & share your opinions on the blog page!  The first phrase of this promotional campaign is ONLINE QUIZ!  By answering all 10 questions correctly, you can be enrolled to the lucky draw automatically!

- 20 lucky winners will be awarded with either one PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Kit (DM240312 + AC164127-6) or one Multimedia Expansion Board (DM320005).

- Another first 100 participants who attain full mark will be awarded with a corporate gift.

- All participants will get a 20% off discount coupon on Microchip development tool.

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18. January 2011 by admin.

Realterm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than Hyperterminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS etc - that is what hyperterminal does. Get it at http://realterm.sourceforge.net/ 

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29. October 2010 by admin.

Thanks Liam for sending this code over from ESC Boston.

Here are the terms of redeeming the free class:

Instructions for UseGo to www.microchip.com/RTCLocate the course you wish to attend.Logon and add the course to the system “Shopping Cart”.At check-out select the “MODIFY CART” button before placing the order.Enter discount coupon code and select “APPLY COUPON” (this will waive course registration fee).Proceed with checkout.Not valid for TLS2101 “Introduction to the C Programming for Embedded Engineers”.
Valid only for publicly held RTC courses in North American including courses held at third party partner facilities.
Valid only for courses held September 21st, 2010 through December 31st, 2010.
One use per person. Standard RTC discounts for tools apply. Not Valid for RTC courses conducted on customer premises.

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11. May 2010 by admin.

From http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/promotions/EventsAndSeminars/Pages/Microchip_XLP_Lunch_and_Learn.aspx 

Qualify for a FREE Explorer 16 Demo Board 

Future Electronics is committed to support Green Initiatives by introducing the world’s lowest power microcontroller. This on site, free Lunch & Learn conducted by a Future Electronics Advanced Engineer will feature Microchip Technology’s cutting edge nanoWatt XLP (Extreme Low Power) Flash microcontroller family. This new family of devices offers the industry’s lowest currents for Sleep, where extreme low power applications spend 99% of their time. The XLP family offers all of the advantages of the well recognized PIC18F High Performance MCU and caters tobroadbase markets most notably Metering, Medical, Consumer, Safety & Security Human Interface and USB. Forget Low Power….go eXtreme.

Key Take-Aways from this FREE Lunch & Learn

• Identify key parameters and how they affect power sensitive applications

• Design using best practices for low-power applications

• Evaluate and use low-power features available on PIC® MCUs 

• Select the correct PIC MCU from the nanoWatt focused families

Register Today (http://www1.futureelectronics.com/event_seminars/microchip/xlp-lunch-and-learn/order.asp)

* offered to qualified customers only

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11. April 2010 by admin.

Found on Twitter:

Follow this link to see if you qualify for free samples from Future. http://bit.ly/c5Ijgn 

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3. April 2010 by admin.

From http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2680&dDocName=en544475

The Microchip Graphics Display Designer (GDD) is an MPLAB IDE plug-in and a visual design tool that provides customers with a quick and easy way of creating graphical user interface (GUI) screens for embedded applications on Microchip MCUs. The GDD is a design tool created for use with the Microchip Graphics Library.

For customers who are familiar with MPLAB IE, PIC MCUs, Microchip Graphics Library and MPLAB C Compilers, the GDD simplifies coding for the GUI screens. Customers can draw, move, resize, and delete screen objects, create multiple static screens, assign an LCD controller, select graphics-related configurations, and generate output source files. These source files can be compiled with the Microchip Graphics Library using the Microchip C compilers for PIC24, dsPIC and PIC32 MCUs.

GDD eliminates the need to manually calculate the X/Y coordinates for on-screen object placements. Nearly all the graphical objects (widgets) from the Microchip Graphics Library are supported in GDD.

GDD provides “what you see is what you get” results by using the same rendering code from the Microchip Graphics Library to draw objects on the PC screen. This guarantees that what you see on the PC screen is what you get on the target embedded screen.

Graphical resources can be imported into GDD for application development, including custom fonts and bitmap images. Various Microchip Graphics Library configuration settings can be set in GDD, including display resolution, color depth, LCD driver, etc. Code generation feature generates ANSI C code for PIC24, dsPIC and PIC32 MCUs. The code generated by this plug-in can be compiled with source files from the Microchip Graphics Library developed for Microchip’s PIC24, dsPIC and PIC32 MCUs.

Advanced users still have the option to call APIs from the Microchip Graphics Library directly without using GDD. This provides a finer control over the flow and behavior of the application.

Released version: 2.0.0.9c – Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (dated 09/17/09)

The GDD v2.0.0.9c works with Graphics Library v1.75b only, and not with the newer Graphics Library v2.00 or later.

To download Graphics Library v1.75b, click here to download.

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23. March 2010 by admin.

 Register for your FREE exhibit pass!
Promo Code: BEM02

Free Sponsored Sessions
Take advantage of the variety of FREE SPONSORED SESSIONS presented by industry heavyweights. Open to ALL attendees, these sessions grant you in-depth, hands-on solutions to specific design challenges.

Exhibit Floor Hours:
April 27 11:30am 7:00pm
April 28 11:30am 5:30pm
April 29 10:30am 3:00pm

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18. February 2010 by admin.

From Microchip’s Twitter page:

Free passes to the World Meter Design Congress 2010 exhibition floor. Use Promo code MIC001 at http://bit.ly/cviYHx

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9. February 2010 by admin.

From: http://www.mikroe.com/en/books/digital-filter-design/

The purpose of this book is to provide you with different theorethical and practical approaches to digital filter design. The book covers design of both finite and infinite impulse response filters. In addition, it applies the most popular and most commonly used design methodes giving the best solutions. Intuitive explanations and numerous examples contained in this book will help you to devolope your understanding of these methods and test your knowledge on concrete issues.

Author: Zoran Milivojević

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29. January 2010 by admin.

From: http://www.advin.com/eprom-programmer/programmer-knife.htm

Our goal is to make products that have the same quality standards as the genuine Swiss Army Knife.Therefore, when you order an Advin programmer, you’ll receive a FREE, genuine and original, Victorinox pocket Swiss Army Knife. For you to keep. 

And to remind us that our goal has not been reached, if our products do not measure up to the same qualities as the Swiss Army Knife. Our programmers support the latest and biggest devices from leading chip manufacturers. To find out more, please check out the rest of our web site and contact us at:1-888-GO-ADVIN, (1-888-462-3846) or 1-408-243-7000. 
FAX 541-9006  Sunnyvale, CAYou’ll receive the Swiss Army Knife after you fill out a User Feedback and either mail or fax it to us. Other than this, there are no strings attached.

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