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Hello I don't have much knowledge in PIC but have used BasicStamp few years ago. What I like to make is the controller with 5 infrared sensor elements and two relay outputs. I am working on about twenty years old printing press and very old controller. This controller have been giving me lots of headache with intermittent shut down or fouls alarms. Machine is very old but worth million dollars and the owner won't get rid of this. I may be able to achieve my project by small PLC but I would like to try this with micro controller first. I checked Motorola, National Semi, Stamp and Microchip. I found Microchip Web site the most interesting. My first question is how do I find the best programmer kit. I am using AN865 and follow every thing in this application note. http://www.microchip.com/1010/suppdoc/appnote/all/an865/index.htm Second, do you know any very book to read to use PIC? Thank you Shigeru Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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You might go this site http://www.melabs.com/ for Mplab compiler and check out Epic programmer (about $50). Someone posted about 2 wks ago about a book "Programming and Customizing Picmicro Microcontrollers" ISBN 0-07-136172-3" by Myke Predko about 1200 pages($48). I bought one and it worked great for me. Or, if you're not wanting to get in to deep in this, you might try "Easy Step'n" by David Benson. It has basic info and some board schematics and codes that you might be able to use in your application. good luck bill davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "grpaha2002" <> To: <> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:05 AM Subject: [piclist] Please help me. I am new to PIC > Hello > I don't have much knowledge in PIC but have used BasicStamp few > years ago. > What I like to make is the controller with 5 infrared sensor elements > and two relay outputs. > I am working on about twenty years old printing press and very old > controller. > This controller have been giving me lots of headache with > intermittent shut down or fouls alarms. > Machine is very old but worth million dollars and the owner won't get > rid of this. > > I may be able to achieve my project by small PLC but I would like to > try this with micro controller first. > I checked Motorola, National Semi, Stamp and Microchip. I found > Microchip Web site the most interesting. > > My first question is how do I find the best programmer kit. > I am using AN865 and follow every thing in this application note. > http://www.microchip.com/1010/suppdoc/appnote/all/an865/index.htm > > Second, do you know any very book to read to use PIC? > > Thank you > > Shigeru > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > to unsubscribe, go to http://www.yahoogroups.com and follow the instructions

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Please help me. I am new to PIC - grpaha2002 - May 30 8:05:00 2003

Re: Please help me. I am new to PIC - Bill Davis - May 30 11:27:00 2003