We have bought a number of Microchip PIC16/17 microcontrollers.
These are low-cost 8-bit CMOS devices that incoporate a CPU, (E)PROM, RAM, and I/O. We have also bought the ClearView Mathias in-circuit emulator and the TDE editor/debugger, including CVASM16 PIC assembler, from TechTools and the PCM C compiler from Custom Computer Services, Inc.

We have also bought the Parallax, Inc. Basic Stamp II.

This is a tiny single-board computer with 16 I/O lines, built around the Microchip 16C57 microcontroller, that runs a version of BASIC. Its 2Kbyte EEPROM holds the executable program and any data. Its 32 bytes of RAM serve as variable space and I/O pin interface for the BASIC program.

• Alternative PC-Mouse

• Automation Control via X-10

• Distributed Control of an Automated Sorting Cell

• LCD Emulator / Controller

• Radio-controlled Digital Clock

• Return of the StoneAge DiskDrive Logo Turtles

• Slot Car Racing Performance Display

• Stepper Motor Autonomous Control Kit

• Teletext Adapter Package

• more and more

• The Seattle Robotics Society's Encoder Newsletter May '97 issue has an article on The PIC Chip Uncovered

• The Microcontroller Primer and FAQ

• Ormix Ltd.'s Microchip Net resources

• PIC Microchip Internet Resources from EG3

• ITU's PIC Resource Center

• local copy of Edward Cheung's Library of Utilities for PIC (97K)

• Nate's Source Code Page

• Lars Silen's PIC16C84 Compiler

• Pavel Baranov's C2C C compiler and P2C Pascal compiler

• Christer Johansson's List of Stamp Applications

• Al Williams' Basic Stamp FAQ

last updated: 11-Feb-99 Ian Harries <ih@doc.ic.ac.uk>