Shawn Wilton wrote:

>I'm looking for it on the web page, but all I can find is a list of
>consultants.
>--
>
>
>Shawn Wilton (b9 Systems)
>http://black9.com
>  
>
This is generally offered through Microchip's FAEs who become familiar 
with your
capabilities. After all, Microchip can't afford to recommend someone 
without a bit
of a track record, so usually you need to be sucessful a few times. They 
also were
unlikely to recommend someone without most of the Microchip development 
tools.
FAE's know very well that MOST problems with designs are NOT the PIC itself,
but other issues, like electrical noise, PCB layout problems, rejection 
of static, and
a CLEAR understanding of ground problems.

One problem with the idea was that Microchip wanted regular feedback info on
the designs you were doing, what chips, etc. My clients were mostly 
military or
government contractors, and my NDA's always nix'd that, so I never followed
through on advice of my attorney. But that requirement might be relaxed 
somewhat
now that Microchip is sitting pretty on top of the Microcontroller world.

But it has never shaken my confidence in PIC controllers, and certainly 
time has
proven me right. PIC controllers are at the heart of some really superb 
products.

--Bob

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