On 8/3/06, Richard Youden <r.youden@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Right I want to get started with PIC development, anyway here is my
> background.
>
> I have a degree in Electronic Engineering but I tried (rather foolishly
> now!) to avoid micro controllers and mainly worked with solid state
> electronics, op amps, filters, logic controlled electronics etc...
>
> Anyway I have done a bit of work with DSPs and Xilinx micorcontrollers but
> nothing that I ever really got my teath into it. My job involves working
> with electronics but nothing really PIC based and that is where I feel I
> need to improve my knowledge.
>
> So anyway what I need is advice on systems, books etc that are not too
> expensive that is easily avaliable in the UK.
>
> Thanks for any advice on offer.

My advice is simple, it needs only time:

1. don't buy anything (except maybe the microcontroller)
2. do a serious research on the web, everything you need is there for
free, even microcontrolers if you know to search
3. build your own PIC programmer
4. choose you favourite programming language
5. bulid your own prototyping board
6. start playing

best regards,
Vasile
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