19. August 2011 by admin.

You can get a 26% discount from Microchip’s Academic program:
Contact them at Academic@microchip.com or visit: http://www.microchip.com/academic.

Academic Discounts 25% or more on Microchip Development Systems

• Orders placed on microchipDIRECT for email addresses with an “.edu”, “.k12”, “.ac”, etc in the domain name will receive an automatic discount of 25% off of list price on Microchip development tools.

• You can contact academic@microchip.com and request a discount coupon to be used on microchipDIRECT.

• You can contact academic.cn@microchip.com (for response in Chinese) and request a discount coupon to be used on microchipDIRECT.

• Use a Microchip Authorized Distributor and request your academic discount. To find a local distributor, visit www.microchip.com, or contact your local Microchip Sales Office.

To facilitate a lab or for other large orders you may contact academic@microchip.com for a quote on volume discount. Provide the details of your requirement, including contact and school or university information, development tools and quantities, and Microchip will evaluate your request and contact you.

Click here for help finding your tool.

Discounts on Microchip Training!
Sign up for a Microchip class or workshop to assist with your curriculum development or research project. For information about our Academic discount at Microchip’s Regional Training Centers, please contact your local RTC for more information. Free / discounted seats for educators are based on availability.

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12. May 2011 by admin.

Check out the archives of the live training from the Embedded Systems Conference in Santa Jose May 3-5.

http://www.microchip.com/en_us/events/ESCSV2011/live.html

• Designing for Smart Energy and Low Power Applications
• Connectivity Solutions featuring USB and Ethernet
• Touch Sense and Graphics Solutions

• Wireless Solutions for Embedded Design
• Development Tools Featuring MPLAB® X IDE
• Smart Energy Monitoring Metering and Control

Posted in Wireless, WiFi, Ethernet, MPASM, Seminars & Confrences, Digital Power, Smart Energy, Embedded Systems Design, Tips & Tricks, Product Review, Programmer, Touch Sensing, 16-bit, dsPIC, Motor Control, 32-bit, PIC, ZigBee, Training & Education, USB, 8-bit, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

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.

Posted in Human Interface, Survey, Graphics, Touch Sensing, Free Stuff, Microchip, Sweepstakes, Development Tool | Print | 1 Comment »

5. March 2011 by admin.

Thanks to Joe L for sumitting this one.

To win a FREE Microstick, simply complete and submit this form!

This is an exclusive invitation for attendees of Microchip’s Embedded Designers Forum, MASTERs Conference and regional training classes in Asia Pacific from December 2010 to June 2011. Winners will be personally presented with the Microstick by our sales representatives in their workplace. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about Microchip’s products and solutions and to ease your 16-bit development.

More details on the tool at http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en548414:

The Microstick for dsPIC33F and PIC24H devices is designed to provide designers with an easy to use, economical development environment for 16-bit Digital Signal Controllers and Microcontrollers.

Microstick provides all you need to get started at a very low cost. It has an integrated programmer / debugger. It can be used stand-alone or plugged into a prototyping board for extremely flexible development. The device under test is socketed for easy change-out, and Microchip’s MPLAB Integrated Development Environment supports Microstick. It has never been more affordable to get started with Microchip 16-bit devices!

Posted in Programmer, Prototyping, Debugger, MASTERs Conference, Training & Education, PIC, Sweepstakes, dsPIC, 16-bit, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

17. February 2011 by admin.

Found that out from the Microchip Facebook page.  http://www.facebook.com/microchiptechnology

Posted in Facebook, microchipdirect, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

8. February 2011 by admin.

Read this case study at http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/41416b.pdf

Posted in Case Study, TI, Low Power, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

2. February 2011 by admin.

 From http://www.microchip.com/mplabx_contest/via http://www.microchip.com/en_US/family/mplabx/index.html.

MPLAB® X BETA SWEEPSTAKES We appreciate your feedback on MPLAB X and want to reward you for your participation in the MPLAB X User Forum. Enter to win a variety prizes when you complete this sweepstakes form and participate in the MPLAB X User Forum each week! You could win MPLAB X t-shirts, coffee mugs, playing cards and more! Winners will be chosen randomly. Be sure to check the MPLAB X Beta page every Monday to see if you’ve won. Good luck! And thanks for your feedback. We hope you enjoy the new MPLAB X IDE!

Posted in Open Source, Sweepstakes, Microchip, MPLAB, Uncategorized | Print | 1 Comment »

22. December 2010 by admin.

From: http://makezine.com/makeitlast/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Make+Newsletter+December+2010&utm_content=Make+Newsletter+December+2010+CID_4bf43fa9357c29ce8d277a0f4863d8d9&utm_source=Email+Campaign&utm_term=Make+It+Last+landing+page

Welcome to Make It Last, a project build series and contest, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. Over the course of this contest, we’re going to cover a series of three project builds, demonstrating some of the finer points of low-power microcontroller design. We’re hoping these will be fun, informative projects and a good introduction to using “bare” microcontrollers and learning more about the relationship between microcontrollers and power management. Starting with basic components, we will build up each design and you can follow along in a series of Make It Last build newsletters. We will be awarding some really cool prizes at the end of each build, based on the quality of your submission, what you learned in the process, your documentation, etc.

Second Build: The Robotic Plant

[November 18 - December 22, 2010]

For the second project, we’ll build a robotic plant seedling that will use its microcontroller brain to monitor its environment, and bloom when the time is right. The whole project will be housed in an ordinary plant pot, and thanks to an energy-efficient design, should be able to lie dormant for months, even years, on a single set of AA batteries. That means you could set it by your window and be delighted when it finally wakes up, or give it as a gift to a patient robot enthusiast for safekeeping.

As with the first build, this one is also a contest that you can enter for a chance to win some awesome prizes. We’ll provide instructions on how to build our example plant, that you can follow along at home, however, you are free to design something completely on your own. The official rules are below. Your build must be powered by a battery, have some plant-like quality, and be capable of responding to input from its environment. The rest is up to you!

Enter Here!

Posted in Battery Power, Energizer, Make Magazine, Low Power, Contest, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

13. October 2010 by admin.

From: http://makezine.com/makeitlast/

Welcome to Make It Last, a project build series and contest, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. Over the course of this contest, we’re going to cover a series of three project builds, demonstrating some of the finer points of low-power microcontroller design. We’re hoping these will be fun, informative projects and a good introduction to using “bare” microcontrollers and learning more about the relationship between microcontrollers and power management. Starting with basic components, we will build up each design and you can follow along in a series of Make It Last build newsletters. We will be awarding some really cool prizes at the end of each build, based on the quality of your submission, what you learned in the process, your documentation, etc.

First Build: The Data logger

The first project in the build is a data logger. This is a battery powered device that can periodically sample the temperature and record it for later analysis. It’s basically like a thermometer combined with a recording device- you could track the temperature of your home, refrigerator, personal volcano, or anything else over a long period of time, using a single set of batteries. To save battery power, the device will spend most of its time in a reduced-power ’sleep’ mode, only waking itself up every so often measure a temperature probe before going back to sleep.

The contest part comes in when you try it at home and make your own version. You can follow along with our instructions, or build your own version using any parts that you want. The official rules are listed at the bottom of this page. To qualify, your build must be powered by a battery, and be capable of sensing and recording something in the environment (i.e. a “data logger”). The rest is up to you!

What would a contest be without prizes? The prizes for the first build are as follows. The entry that gets the most points will win a prize package consisting of the following items:

• MPLAB® ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger
• Explorer 16 Demo Board
• F1 Evaluation Platform
• MPLAB® Starter Kit for PIC24F
• MCP1640 Single Cell Boost Converter for Energizer® MAX AlkalineAAAA
• Energizer® Night Strike Swivel Light
• $50 Maker ShedGift Certificate

And the second place entry will take home:

• F1 Evaluation Kit
• MPLAB® Starter Kit for PIC18F MCU
• MCP1640 Single Cell Boost Converter for Energizer® MAX AlkalineAAAA
• Energizer® Night Strike Swivel Light

Posted in Make Magazine, Contest, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

26. May 2010 by admin.

This Application Note covers the recharging of Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), and Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) batteries. It will also cover the recommended charge profiles for the NiMH/NiCd and Li-Ion battery chemistries.

Posted in Battery Power, Application Notes, analog, PIC, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »