2. October 2011 by admin.

Check out http://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=microchip&what=products for all of their Microchip products. Some of it is even on sale. Which we like!!!!!!!!

 Robotics Kit - PICA2.0 - $149.95

This is a intermediate skill-leveled robot kit, suitable for students in technical colleges as well as universities. This robotics kit will give you the opportunity to work with a 16×2 LCD, DC motors, servo motors, and more!

The backbone of the Robo-PICA kit is a PIC PIC16F887 microcontroller, set to run at 20MHz. Builders can write the controlling program in assembly, BASIC and/or C. This kit includes a number of example programs, compiled using the mikroC compiler, from mikroElektronika.

A USB programmer is included, compatible with Microchip’s PICkit2TM programmer. The software can use PICkit2TM programming software. Free download the latest version at www.microchip.com.

Features:

• Controlled by PIC16F887 Microcontroller
• Programmable via USB programmer (included)
• Free UART port for interfacing wired and wireless serial devics
• LCD16×2 display
• Piezo speaker
• 3x LEDs
• 2x DC motors
• 3x Servo motor Ports
• 8-Programmable ports
• Mechanical parts for building the robot
• Power supplied from 4 of AA battery (rechargeable 1700mAH recommended)
• CDROM with manuals and MikroC evaluation software

Documents:

• User’s Manual
• Example Code

Posted in LCD, DC motor, Servo motor, BASIC, SparkFun Electronics, Assembly, Robotics, 8-bit | Print | 1 Comment »

12. July 2009 by admin.

Here’s everything the robotics hobbyist needs to harness the power of the PICMicro MCU!

In this heavily-illustrated resource, author John Iovine provides plans and complete parts lists for 11 easy-to-build robots each with a PICMicro “brain. The expertly written coverage of the PIC Basic Computer makes programming a snap — and lots of fun.

From the Back Cover
Complete, do-it-yourself robotics projects!

SMART ‘BOTS!

* Artificial vision system that uses a CCD camera to track and follow brightly colored objects
* Bi-pedal robots that walk upright
* Functional robotic arm
* Easily programmed behavior-based robots
* Complete parts lists for all projects
* Step-by-step directions for several complete projects — inspiration for hundreds more

PUT POWERFUL, LOW-COST MICROCHIPS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO HOME-BUILT ROBOTS

Dramatic improvements in technologies and significant cost reductions in 8-bit microprocessors have spawned a renaissance in robot building. PIC Robotics, from popular electronics author John Iovine, shows amateur (and professional) electronics enthusiasts how to get in on the fun, using the power of Microchip’s versatile 8-bit PIC microprocessor family to build sophisticated robots more cheaply and easily than you thought possible.

With PIC Robotics, you can build robots that:
* Use a CCD camera to capture and follow a visual target
* Walk on two legs (bi-pedal walker)
* Walk on six legs (hexapodal walker)
* Obey verbal commands (speech recognition)
* Look for and track bright light sources
* And do it inexpensively!

Download it at  http://hotfile.com/dl/7788580/2c2231a/Pic.Robotics.A.BeginnerS.Guide.To.Robotics.Project.RLSwatch.pdf.htm

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25. April 2009 by admin.

Attention Wholesalers, Corporations, Teachers, Scout Masters, and Retailers, if you are interested in receiving discounts on quantity purchases, please fill out this form and Carl’s Electronics will e-mail you more information.

Carl’s offers a wide range of Educational Electronic Kits, Robotic Kits, and Electronic Hobby Projects and is a trust third-party supplier of Microchip.

Posted in Quantity Discount, Hobbists, Carl's Electronics, Robotics, Development Tool, Academic Discount | Print | 2 Comments »

23. February 2009 by admin.

From http://www.matrixmultimedia.com/product.php?Prod=Flowcode%20and%20PICmicro%20MCU%20development%20board%20S/O&PHPSESSID=

This pack consists of Flowcode 3, a PICMicro microcontroller development board with USB cable and power supply and a spare PIC16F877A chip. This pack is designed for those who want to develop electronic and robotic projects based on PICmicro microcontrollers. This software allows you to quickly develop sophisticated electronic systems based on flow charts. The V3 development board (with USB connection) can be used to both program PICmicro MCU devices and as a development platform for experiments and tutorials. The retail price of this pack is at a significant discount to the sum of the individual parts. Datasheets of each item are available separately.

£143.00

Posted in Robotics, Matrix Multimedia, 8-bit, PIC | Print | 1 Comment »