Author Archives: Lucio Di Jasio

Flying California

Posted on 21. February 2011 by Lucio Di Jasio

For two years, while living in Germany, I had been dreaming about flying again my beloved Cessna 172. Upon my return to the US last summer though, things had been too hectic and I had decided to postpone any flying … Continue reading →

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Learning Ruby

Posted on 22. January 2011 by Lucio Di Jasio

Browsing through those large book stores, of the kind and size you can find only in the US, is one of my favorite pastimes. I can loose myself in there for entire afternoons just letting the eye fly (wink) over … Continue reading →

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Another year, another PIC32 Demo Board

Posted on 17. January 2011 by Lucio Di Jasio

First of all Happy New Year!It’s been a while since the last posting, a lot of things have happened but my enthusiasm for all things 16 and 32-bit in embedded control is greater than ever.Here is quick link to yet … Continue reading →

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Solve this!

Posted on 1. March 2010 by Lucio Di Jasio

So I am still investigating the animation capabilities of the PIC32 and the MikroElektronika multimedia board… and having a lot of fun. Do you remember how to solve the Rubik’s cube? Enjoy!

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PIC32 Starter Kits Software v2.0

Posted on 29. January 2010 by Lucio Di Jasio

Software v2.0 for PIC32 Starter Kits has been released, and can be downloaded at (link) This software replaces all 1.x versions of Starter Kit Software, and is inclusive for all 3 PIC32 Starter Kits.

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Animation on the MikroE PIC32MX4 Multimedia Board

Posted on 27. January 2010 by Lucio Di Jasio

I must admit, the MikroElektronika PIC32MX4 Multimedia Board has recently stolen the little that was left of my free time. I found myself toying around until late at night with it, and I have resurrected a number of old projects. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy Free RTOS

Posted on 26. December 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

It is Christmas, again, not sure how this happened … Of all my ambitious plans for  2009 only a few got done, but looking back I am pretty sure somebody must have stolen a couple of months from this years’ … Continue reading →

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MikroE MX4 Multimedia Board

Posted on 18. November 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

It’s out! They did it! The new PIC32 multimedia board  from MikroElektronika has been officially announced today!     http://www.mikroe.com/en/tools/pic32mx4-multimedia-board/ MikroE is world reknown for its well designed, documented and fully featured demo boards and development tools for all Microchip … Continue reading →

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Good old printf() (continued)

Posted on 30. September 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

Continuing on the subject of using printf() as the most basic debugging tool, if you are using the MPLAB SIM software simulator to test portions of your code, you might be aware that the PIC simulator offers the possibility to … Continue reading →

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Changing habits… and dreaming a bit

Posted on 26. August 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

It has been a hot month of August as I visited back home in Italy and even here in Germany, I mean… everything is relative! Returning home after a few days off is typically a moment of (small) revelations. Things … Continue reading →

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