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Microchip Music example

Started by Stephen D. Barnes in Piclist21 years ago 18 replies

Hi all, I have a couple of questions concerning Microchip's code for "adding music to your next project". I attached the code...

Hi all, I have a couple of questions concerning Microchip's code for "adding music to your next project". I attached the code but you can see their article with a functional description at: h


Microchip sucks :-)

Started by Igor Janjatovic in Piclist20 years ago 13 replies

> 3. Perhaps in a group like this, where the two users meet, some > constructive critisism can be generated for Microchip, other...

> 3. Perhaps in a group like this, where the two users meet, some > constructive critisism can be generated for Microchip, other than > "your software sucks." I agree with Chad. Also, this "sucks this, sucks that" thing made me think about this gro


C18 PIC compiler problems

Started by Ali Topping in Piclist19 years ago 1 reply

Hi everyone. Im trying to get to grips with the Microchip C18 compiler and im having problems getting it to compile. I get past the...

Hi everyone. Im trying to get to grips with the Microchip C18 compiler and im having problems getting it to compile. I get past the syntax error stage and im gettin an error such that ... ...from rest of output... =============================== MPLINK 3.90, Linker Copyright (c) 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. Error - mixing exte


dsPIC?

Started by Staiger in Piclist16 years ago 4 replies

Colleagues, Until now I've only worked with the 12, 16 and 17-series of PICs. There doesn't seem to be a clear and simple explanation on...

Colleagues, Until now I've only worked with the 12, 16 and 17-series of PICs. There doesn't seem to be a clear and simple explanation on Microchip's website of the dsPIC series, in terms of what they are good for and when you would use them in preference to the other families. I wonder what specific strengths and weaknesses they have. Could anyone elucidate? Thanks, SteveT ----...


PIC16F628 Tachometer

Started by William Nachefski in Piclist20 years ago 1 reply

I am building a optical tachometer for a gas turbine. I would like to try my hand at PIC programing. I have programed AVRs in the...

I am building a optical tachometer for a gas turbine. I would like to try my hand at PIC programing. I have programed AVRs in the past and feel its time to try microchip's line (mainly because I got some samples from them ;-) I already designed my board layout and intend to use a


Problems reading data Eeprom using Pic16F88

Started by izzy_w_2004 in Piclist20 years ago 1 reply

I have been trying to use the 'read data EEPROM' feature of the 16F88, but can't get it to work. I have used the sample...

I have been trying to use the 'read data EEPROM' feature of the 16F88, but can't get it to work. I have used the sample code from Microchip's datasheet. Attached is the (entire) ASM file that I am using. It should (I had hoped) store the value h'BB' in the regist


USB GPS to PIC interfacing

Started by demolitron in Piclist16 years ago 2 replies

Hello, I've got a Pharos GPS-500 USB dongle on hand and I was wondering if it would be possible to hook this up to a PIC of some kind. When I...

Hello, I've got a Pharos GPS-500 USB dongle on hand and I was wondering if it would be possible to hook this up to a PIC of some kind. When I plug it into my PC it is detected as a serial port by windows and the data just streams over as ASCII test. Anyone have a direction they can point me in? I've been looking at Microchip's website, but most of the stuff is on peripheral side devices....


Re: Microchip MCP23016 with PicBasic Pro?

Started by Chad Russel in Piclist20 years ago 3 replies

Did you get this working? An interesting chip, but talk about lack of documentation...I am trying to figure out the difference...

Did you get this working? An interesting chip, but talk about lack of documentation...I am trying to figure out the difference between latched data and pin data. Chad --- In , Jon Chandler wrote: > Has anyone used the MCP23016 I/O expander


OrCAD capture libraries for PICs

Started by Nick Alexeev in Piclist19 years ago 3 replies

Colleagues, I've just started using OrCAD (switched from ExpressPCB). I was surprised when I found that neither OrCAD nor Microchip...

Colleagues, I've just started using OrCAD (switched from ExpressPCB). I was surprised when I found that neither OrCAD nor Microchip supplies the libraries for the PIC18 family. Does anyone have libraries for PIC18? Is there a place one the web to look for OrCAD libraries? Thanks! Nick


PIC programmer

Started by Igor Janjatovic in Piclist21 years ago 11 replies

Hello, I'm working on PIC programmer and I need advice. After spending one day on Internet checking all of the existing...

Hello, I'm working on PIC programmer and I need advice. After spending one day on Internet checking all of the existing solutions both hardware and software, and one additional day to read all of those ICSP Manuals from Microchip, and another day to evaluate signals fro


Micro PSK31 encoder

Started by bergweed in Piclist19 years ago 4 replies

I've adapted a C version of a PSK31 data encoder to Microchip assembly language for the PIC 16F87x micro and made a few improvements along the...

I've adapted a C version of a PSK31 data encoder to Microchip assembly language for the PIC 16F87x micro and made a few improvements along the way. Hams (and others) may find this device or simply how it works, to be useful. Details and the the source code are available here: http://www.ringolake.com/pic_proj/PSK31/pic_psk31.html Mike Berg N0QBH


Please help with "cannot fit the section" error.

Started by Basic Poke in Piclist17 years ago 1 reply

I am getting the following error in MPLAB 8.10. Any idea what's going on? I don't even see any uninitialized variables in Main.c. MPLINK...

I am getting the following error in MPLAB 8.10. Any idea what's going on? I don't even see any uninitialized variables in Main.c. MPLINK 4.20, Linker Copyright (c) 2008 Microchip Technology Inc. Error - section '.udata_Main.o' can not fit the section. Section '.udata_Main.o' length=0x00000648 Errors : 1 Thanks BasicPoke ------------------------------------


TBLPTR bug in MPLAB

Started by Eirik Karlsen in Piclist21 years ago 1 reply

Seems like MICROCHIP can't make up their mind on whether the PIC18 TBLPTR is 21 or 22 bits wide... some places in the datasheet it...

Seems like MICROCHIP can't make up their mind on whether the PIC18 TBLPTR is 21 or 22 bits wide... some places in the datasheet it says it is 21bits, other places it says 22bits. I'm having trouble simulating this stuff. The datasheet


RTL8019AS Ethernet Controller

Started by Hussain AlSayed in Piclist21 years ago 3 replies

Hello, Any one knows where I can buy online the ethernet controller Realtek RTL8019AS in small quantities?? this controller...

Hello, Any one knows where I can buy online the ethernet controller Realtek RTL8019AS in small quantities?? this controller is used by Microchip network connectivity board PICDEM.net, Realtek supplies this chip but only in large quantities,,, Many thanks,


4 x 3 keypad using 1 analog input

Started by mark_schilke in Piclist14 years ago 2 replies

Hi, Folks! I read the ED article in file "1 pin Keypad.PDF" posted by dave_mucha, and compared it to the "4x4 Keyboard with 1 Input" tip in...

Hi, Folks! I read the ED article in file "1 pin Keypad.PDF" posted by dave_mucha, and compared it to the "4x4 Keyboard with 1 Input" tip in Microchip's Tips & Tricks guide. The latter has far fewer components external to the PIC. Has anyone met with good success using the method in that tip? The device I am designing will use a 4 x 3 keypad, with a layout similar to a Touch Tone telephone....


PIC A/D and Voltage Divider

Started by Max in Piclist14 years ago 11 replies

This group has been way too quite for too long. I thought I'd liven things up a bit by asking a question. I would like to use the on chip A/D...

This group has been way too quite for too long. I thought I'd liven things up a bit by asking a question. I would like to use the on chip A/D converter in a Pic 16F887 and I have some Microchip MCP1541 4.096 voltage reference devices. I need to be able to measure voltages up to around 18 volts. If I use a voltage divider that divides the input voltage by 5, I could measure up to 20.46 volts. So fa...


Anyone used Microchip C18 to control 44780 LCD?

Started by yimab in Piclist21 years ago 1 reply

Does the xlcd.h, or its source code have problem? I can not make the following code work. The following code is changed from...

Does the xlcd.h, or its source code have problem? I can not make the following code work. The following code is changed from MPLAB-C18-Libraries.pdf, 3.2.2 example (page 69). I wired LCD as xlcd.h default configuration. -------------- RW_PIN PORTBbits.RB6 /* PORT


Programming 16f872 data eeprom memory

Started by Chris in Piclist20 years ago 2 replies

Just checking to see if anyone knows of any problem with the microchip method of programming eeprom data (not program) bytes using ...

Just checking to see if anyone knows of any problem with the microchip method of programming eeprom data (not program) bytes using the method described in the 16f872 datasheet. I can't work out where the problem is, but my code crashes and freezes when I use their example. Wonder


Floating point IEEE 754 to Microchip conversion. SOS!!!

Started by Nick Alexeev in Piclist21 years ago 6 replies

Colleagues, My PIC has to talk to the GPS rerceiver, and GPS transmitts data as IEEE 754 floats. I'm trying to write...

Colleagues, My PIC has to talk to the GPS rerceiver, and GPS transmitts data as IEEE 754 floats. I'm trying to write conversion routine in C (CCS compiler), but it does not work. Could you post a working conversion routine? Thanks! Sincerely,


Opinions on the best PIC BASIC compiler?

Started by Bob Hyland in Piclist17 years ago 6 replies

I've been looking at different PIC BASIC compilers. What I am looking for: - Performance (efficient code) - ICD (in circuit debugging) -...

I've been looking at different PIC BASIC compilers. What I am looking for: - Performance (efficient code) - ICD (in circuit debugging) - Good support for a wide variety of MicroChip MPU's So far, I am considering the following compilers: - PIC BASIC PRO (seems like their ICD is limited to a few chips?) - mikroBasic (built in ICD support) - Proton PIC Basic (http://www.protongeeks.com/...