On 23 Sep 2005 18:13:59 -0700, ironfly@shaw.ca wrote:
>Microchip controllers are very cheap, and the tools needed to start
>developing applications are the cheapest existing today!
>All you need is the ICD2 Programer/Debuger tool, about 200 USD, and a
>good tutorial book.
If you after low budget stuff and can't build yourself a PIC
programmer for 1/10th of that amount then you really shouldnt be
looking at embedded systems for a hobby or profession.
Mike
> Microchip controllers are very cheap, and the tools needed to start
> developing applications are the cheapest existing today!
> All you need is the ICD2 Programer/Debuger tool, about 200 USD, and a
> good tutorial book. The ICD2 is a tool which you can use for a very
> large range of Flash processors (possibly over 200), and the tutorial
> book explains how to write firmware for any microcontroller of the
> Microchip family. Even more; the tutorial book I am referring to comes
> with a Hardware Companion Kit which helps you write and test all your
> future firmware programs!
> Check this site:
> http://www.corollarytheorems.com/
> Do not worry: you will learn this new exciting technology, the easy way!
You may be surprised but Microchip tools are not the cheapest existing
today! I even think they sell the most expensive development tools for
8-bit microcontrollers I've seen.
Of course there are ICD2 alternatives (like ours) for as low as $90,
but this is much more expensive than the $15 JTAG for MSP430 and MAXQ
devices which offer much more speed and functionality than the ICD2
offers for the PICs.
And of course both TI and Maxim-Dallas offer free of charge IDE with
assembler and debugger which is several levels above the buggy MPLAB.
Just my 2 cents.
Best regards
Tsvetan Usunov
Olimex Ltd
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PCB prototypes for $26 at http://run.to/pcb (http://www.olimex.com/pcb)
PCB any volume assembly (http://www.olimex.com/pcb/protoa.html)
Development boards for ARM, AVR, PIC, MAXQ2000 and MSP430
http://www.olimex.com/dev)
Reply by ●September 23, 20052005-09-23
Microchip controllers are very cheap, and the tools needed to start
developing applications are the cheapest existing today!
All you need is the ICD2 Programer/Debuger tool, about 200 USD, and a
good tutorial book. The ICD2 is a tool which you can use for a very
large range of Flash processors (possibly over 200), and the tutorial
book explains how to write firmware for any microcontroller of the
Microchip family. Even more; the tutorial book I am referring to comes
with a Hardware Companion Kit which helps you write and test all your
future firmware programs!
Check this site:
http://www.corollarytheorems.com/
Do not worry: you will learn this new exciting technology, the easy way!