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> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Dumitru Stama
> 
> I am mainly interested in programming the PIC18F4550 and for this i
> ordered an Pickit 2. I need jal to start making some small programs
> for PIC and learn from them the asm (at least this is what i 
> think :-) ).

Now we should go back to the OP's question.

I think it is a very good choice to order a PICkit 2. 

There is nothing wrong to start with 18F though. However 18F4550
may be a bit too much and a smaller PIC 18F may be a better option.
If you are interested in USB, then 18F2550/4550 will still be the
good choice.

> Do you have some other suggestions for me as a beginner ? Should i use
> a C compiler instead of JAL ? I tried to use one once but because of
> the lack of examples i dropped it.
> 

I guess ASM is better for a small PIC and MPLAB C18 will be better
if you want to use 18F4550. Still some basic knowledge in
PIC assembly is still very much required. You'd better start
with some reading of the datasheets and trying out some
simple things (blinking an LED, etc) before you jump to
USB which is really quite tough.

I do not know much about JAL though and I can only guess it 
will not be a very good choice for 18F4550.

Regards,
Xiaofan

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