On 7/4/05, Chen Xiao Fan <xiaofan@sg.pepperl-fuchs.com> wrote:
> I think no one has done it even though I raised this proposition
> quite some time ago. I think it is a worthy effort even though
> PICKit 2 is on the horizon. I will be very much interested in your
> design.
> 
> 1) ASM would be better. C18 is not cheap and the student version
> has some limitations. However since you have done it in C18,
> it may be not necessary to port it to ASM if there is too much
> effort involved.
> 2) PID control: again ASM and you have done it already, right?
> 3) ICSP: again ASM. It is the common language for the PIClisters. :)
> Actually I do not see many discussion for C (including C18) here.
> 
> I have some more suggestions.
> 1) Is it possible to implement Olin's protocol? The tricky part
> is that Olin's host program will not work since this one is based
> on USB.
> 2) Have you written the host program? It would be wonderful
> if it is written in a cross platform language like c or python.
> 3) PICkit 1 is using a 6MHz ceramic oscillator and you need to
> use 4Mhz oscillators (or 8Mhz, etc) for the 18F USB parts. Anyway
> since you do not really own a PICKit 1, it does not matter.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Xiaofan

I think the attraction of the Pickit is that it is "plug-and-play". 
If you already have another programmer to program the 18F2550 etc.,
then maybe you aren't as interested in the PicKit 1.

I am hoping the PIckit 2 will be self-programmable or at least capable
of programming the full speed USB parts.  Then the beginner can get
enhanced functionality with a software upgrade.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
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