Not that anyone can do anything but guess what might happen, but if Microchip buys Atmel's MPU business, what is the prognosis for the PIC32. I...

Not that anyone can do anything but guess what might happen, but if Microchip buys Atmel's MPU business, what is the prognosis for the PIC32. I bought some PIC32 tools and invested time learning the family, and now it may go away or new variant design activity may stop. This is because Atmel has a popular ARM based family of MPUs and the MIPS based PIC32 has only been out a year. Freescale...

I have a project to do with an embedded processor where i would like to hang a "thumb drive" on the USB port of one of Microchip's PIC devices....

I have a project to do with an embedded processor where i would like to hang a "thumb drive" on the USB port of one of Microchip's PIC devices. The idea is that the thumb drive is used for data storage which a user can remove from my product, plug into his desktop/laptop, and retrieve the data. The PIC device embedded in my product would need to be a host for the thumb drive. I se...

Does anybody have a copy of Microchip's MPLAB C18 C Compiler or equivalent. Thanks for any help

Does anybody have a copy of Microchip's MPLAB C18 C Compiler or equivalent. Thanks for any help

Just noticed that Microchip Technologies now has MPLAB 7.0 available for downloading. Don't know how it differs. I'll have to wait until later...

Just noticed that Microchip Technologies now has MPLAB 7.0 available for downloading. Don't know how it differs. I'll have to wait until later tonight to download it.

Does anybody know what has happened to their old compilers e.g. H8/300 or Z180? Is somebody buying the rights to these products? x----------x

Does anybody know what has happened to their old compilers e.g. H8/300 or Z180? Is somebody buying the rights to these products? x----------x

Hi there - on an upcoming project I will need to use a CAN controller. I have previously used the Microchip MCP2515. What other CAN controllers...

Hi there - on an upcoming project I will need to use a CAN controller. I have previously used the Microchip MCP2515. What other CAN controllers are there out there? All I know of is the NXP SJA1000. Any opinions on advantages of one over the other? Thanks! -Michael

Learning some embedded C using Microchip's C18 Lite. I tried the following and it misbehaved: if( 10 < my_variable < 20 ) { //do...

Learning some embedded C using Microchip's C18 Lite. I tried the following and it misbehaved: if( 10 < my_variable < 20 ) { //do this......} Using the following works: if (( x > 10) & ( x < 20)) { //do this.....} Is it normal that C cannot handle complexities such as "a < b < c" ? I would have thought a compiler could easily work out what was intended. Thanks.

I'm looking for code for any of Microchip's dsPICs that will decode an MP3 file stream into PCM data. C is preferable, but asm will work...

I'm looking for code for any of Microchip's dsPICs that will decode an MP3 file stream into PCM data. C is preferable, but asm will work fine, as well. Does anyone have any leads on this? Thanks.

Hi All, Has anybody heard of an assembly to C converter tool for Microchip PICs. A Converter from MPASM to C, or is it impossible? Thanks

Hi All, Has anybody heard of an assembly to C converter tool for Microchip PICs. A Converter from MPASM to C, or is it impossible? Thanks

Hi, Does anyone have a good Algorithm to scroll text across an 8 character lcd display using the microchip c18 c compiler library. I would...

Hi, Does anyone have a good Algorithm to scroll text across an 8 character lcd display using the microchip c18 c compiler library. I would appreciate any help Thank You Jim

Hi I'm migrating code from a PIC 16ce625 to an 18f252. All going OK but I often use mnemonics such as SKPNDC, SETDC etc. Is there an...

Hi I'm migrating code from a PIC 16ce625 to an 18f252. All going OK but I often use mnemonics such as SKPNDC, SETDC etc. Is there an equivalent for 16 bit devices? I've searched the Microchip website with no luck. Looks like I'll have to do it the 'long' way unless someone here can advise otherwise. Thanks, Simon

Hi all, As above. Is there a flash device substitute for the 8 pin 12C509 device? I don't seem to be able to get a definitive answer...

Hi all, As above. Is there a flash device substitute for the 8 pin 12C509 device? I don't seem to be able to get a definitive answer anywhere (even Microchip) TIA -- --dave news001@nospam.org.uk

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking...

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking the values to see what effect they had on the trace of my oscilloscope. Having done that, I am now attempting to get a waveform to my specifications. I am having a little difficulty in understanding the Microchip datasheets (or maybe it is just general i...

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking...

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking the values to see what effect they had on the trace of my oscilloscope. Having done that, I am now attempting to get a waveform to my specifications. I am having a little difficulty in understanding the Microchip datasheets (or maybe it is just general i...

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking...

I have been experimenting with PWM on a PIC 16F877A. Initially, I used an example program that came with my development board & tweeking the values to see what effect they had on the trace of my oscilloscope. Having done that, I am now attempting to get a waveform to my specifications. I am having a little difficulty in understanding the Microchip datasheets (or maybe it is just general i...

I have been tried to develop some small projects on MicroChip's PICs like I said before. But in the commercial area which microcontroller is...

I have been tried to develop some small projects on MicroChip's PICs like I said before. But in the commercial area which microcontroller is most selected? I don't want to waste my time anymore! Nowadays, I'm working on ARMs. Thanks for your advice...

I am looking at developing an industrial product which will have BT. Obviously there are numerous ways to do it, with any microcontroller and...

I am looking at developing an industrial product which will have BT. Obviously there are numerous ways to do it, with any microcontroller and one of the BT modules. My preference is towards the Atmel ATmega128 because we have some other projects, currently using a Hitachi H8/323, which will eventually be migrated to that. Atmel, along with Microchip, seems to be the only company committe...

Hi. I recently bought a msp-fet430u80 kit form TI and installed MSPGCC . Im used to make desings with PICs from Microchip but this TI MCU for...

Hi. I recently bought a msp-fet430u80 kit form TI and installed MSPGCC . Im used to make desings with PICs from Microchip but this TI MCU for me is really new and I think that I require a little bit of help, so if somebody just can advice me or answer this message, could probably help me a lot. My questions/troubles are: 1- Is there any C command guide for MSPGCC in where I can read how t...

Hello all, I've been a programmer for many years (mostly higher level languages) but I do have some experience with 16-bit x86 assembly and...

Hello all, I've been a programmer for many years (mostly higher level languages) but I do have some experience with 16-bit x86 assembly and the M68HC11 microcontroller. I've decided to learn how to program PICs and I'm looking to sample a few from the microchip website but there are so many to choose from. What chip would you recommend to a beginner? I'd ideally like to have a few ADC inpu...

Hello, I am interested in many ways by MCHP's new family, as it seems to adress many of my requirements. However, this is a brand new thing...

Hello, I am interested in many ways by MCHP's new family, as it seems to adress many of my requirements. However, this is a brand new thing (understand : "preliminary") and although MIPS has been around for ages, the PIC32 is not yet in full production. Errata and the likes will certainly come in wagons, this chips is more complex than what i have seen from this MCHP. So i turn to thi...