Category Archives: AV16/32

The Smallest WAV Player

Posted on 29. May 2014 by Lucio Di Jasio

In the last three chapters of the Flying PIC24 book,  I developed a simple audio (WAV) file player. What most readers might not know though is  that that code was really written first for an 8-bit micro controller back in 2002, when I had … Continue reading →

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June Bug(s)

Posted on 1. June 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

I am always grateful to readers that report to me typos and/or issues found with the books listings and the CDROM code, but today I want to thank particularly Laurent Debrauwer not only for pointing out an issue with the … Continue reading →

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Searching for a Pin in a Haystack

Posted on 24. April 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

There is one problem I have with the current style used in the PIC24 and PIC32 datasheets, it has to do with the way the pin out of the device is presented. Since so many functions are multiplexed on each … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Posted on 27. December 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

I guess we all wait for the Christmas holidays to recover from a long year of hard work, enjoy some more time with family and friends and prepare for the new year at the doors. As I am writing this, … Continue reading →

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3D Graphics

Posted on 15. May 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

Using the new double buffered graphic library (see previous post) we can now create simple animations. In chapter 12 we have already seen how to visualize a 2D function using a grid and a bit of perspective (isometric). The next … Continue reading →

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Graphic Animation

Posted on 10. May 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

In the good old times, when studying at the University of Trieste, I particularly enjoyed Rational Mechanics, a required class for any EE Master back then, presented by professor Enzo Tonti. One of the things that were always making his … Continue reading →

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Having Fun Prototyping Lately?

Posted on 5. March 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

PICTail(tm) Plus is the name that Microchip uses for the expansion socket offered by the Explorer16 boards. It is one of the easiest and most flexible options available for prototyping out there. All the signals from a 100 pin PIC … Continue reading →

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AV16 Board

Posted on 13. January 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

So this is what the AV16 board looks like (I just realized I did not have pictures of the completed board on the web site): In this picture you see it mounted on the Explorer16 first slot. The audio jack … Continue reading →

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