On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 03:12:13PM +0200, jana1972@centrum.cz wrote:
> Thanks for the  replies
> I checked PickIt3.( assuming it must be better than PICkit2).
> And it comes with development board( in PICkit 3 Debug Express)
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> But also found out that there are more( different) development boards.WHa=
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> development board should I buy ?Which would be the best?

It depends on your needs. Try this. Tell us about the first real project
you'd like to build. There's a vast array of chips, tools, and languages,
and the appropriateness of each really depends on the target. I'll give you
an example. One of my most successful projects was a basement light
controller. It's dead dumb simple: wait for a switch to change indicating
that the basement door is open. Turn on the lights. Wait for the switch to =
close.
Delay about 90 seconds. Turn off the lights.=20

Nothing more than a magnetic switch and a relay. I build it about 12 years
ago using a 16F84. Programmed in assembly.

However, if I needed something along the lines of reading WAV files for a
USB stick, doing some DSP processing on the those files, then playing them
using a DAC, then that part (or language) isn't appropriate for that task.

The point is "best" depends on what you are trying to get done. So tell us
what you are trying to do.

BAJ

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> Thanks
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> > > Can anyone suggest the best way how to start with PIC programming ?
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> > Depends what chip you want to start with, and what you want to do with =
it.
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> > > What must I buy and what software download?
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> > Software to download is MPLAB, which has the assembler, simulator, prog=
rammer driving software, and C compilers for a couple of the families. See =
http://www.microchip.com/MPLAB for the download link. It is a fair size, ap=
proaching 100MB these days, so if on a slow link it will take a little whil=
e.
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> > You will need to buy a programmer, but these are an acceptable price. A=
 Pickit 2 or Pickit 3 is a good starting point for a beginner.
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> > > Is there a good tutorial?
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> > There are tutorials around, I'll let others point you at suitable ones.
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> > > What kind of development kit  will I need?
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> > Check out the Microchip offerings, there are some basic development boa=
rds that come packaged with a Pickit2 or Pickit3 IIRC. These tend to be ver=
y good value for getting started.
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> > > Thanks for help
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> > You are welcome.
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College of Information and Mathematical Sciences
Clayton State University
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