Congratulations on your work, are you planning on GPLing it? Have you contacted Andy? Are you writing the rest of the code? BTW: The PIC FAQ already has a ton of links and code for LCD displays. James Newton, PICList Admin #3 mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone http://www.piclist.com ----- Original Message ----- From: David Lions To: Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 23:05 Subject: Re: [EE]:Implementing a mp3 player, reading fat formatted disks ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Newton" To: Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [EE]:Implementing a mp3 player, reading fat formatted disks > I'm going to have to add a FAQ at piclist.com for this... > > ...we get it what? once a week? > > The hard drive interface to a PIC hasn't been done, I've done it! That is, the following functions: init() IDE_ReadData() IDE_WriteData() IDE_Command(command) IDE_ReadReg(reg) IDE_WriteReg(reg, data) unsigned char IDE_Status() They are little more than I/O commands. You also need to know what commands to give, when to give them, and what to expect in reply. You have to read the IDE-to-8255 article for that. I use 16F877. Direct connect, 16 bit, no external latches. I also have a DAC connected, and am perfecting Record and Playback routines. (My project is a digital answering machine) > somebody was offering a > prize... (Who was it again?) Andy Kunz >It has been done with many other processors. > Details at > http://www.piclist.com/../drives.htm > including the FAT format, sample code, and circuits, etc... > > The FAQ will also need... ahh.... > Lots of info, or links to info, about character LCD displays with Hitachi 44780 controller! ;) > "No one has been able to decode any MP3 data with a PIC in real time and you > probably can't (also, why would you want to as there are chips that are much > better for this)" > > Does that sound like enough? > > James Newton, PICList Admin #3 > mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com > 1-619-652-0593 phone > http://www.piclist.com > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body