Hi everyone,

I am a complete beginer to Micro-controllers.

1. Can any one suggest which microcontroller would be the best to start
with in PIC series and what tools would I need to use any where can I
get them, if possible in shareware? Is there any book for beginner or
any material available on the net?

2. For my first project I want to design a techometer with LCD display.
Has anyone got information on this. I looked at STAMP basic example which
uses a 'pulsin' command. Is there any way I can convert this code into
assembly code?

3. I understand there is shareware PCB designer available, where can
download this software from?

Thanks,

Vikram
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