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Good old printf() (continued)
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
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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Where is my RAM?
I know there are gobbles of RAM in a PIC32 (more than the entire FLASH bank in most other PIC16/18… ) but RAM is one of those things in life you can never have enough of! Plus, I am an … Continue reading
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Olimex PIC-P32MX board
And the PIC32 demo boards saga cannot be complete until we mention the Olimex PIC-P32MX This board is interesting and unique for a couple of good reasons: It offers a traditional serial port instead of the USB interface It ‘s … Continue reading
A Great New Board from mikroElektronika
The guys at mikroElektronika are very well known in the embedded and educational world for their large but inexpensive and well laid out boards for all PIC products. So I had been waiting quite anxiously for their first PIC32 specific … Continue reading
A new PIC32 Stick
There is a new third party tool available for the PIC32 … it’s a stick! I love sticks because they are easy to handle, expand, connect. They fit on good old breadboards and wire wrap (perforated) boards. The guys at … Continue reading
June Bug(s)
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
Loosing your Head(er)
Contrary to what most MPLAB users believe, the “Headers” folder in MPLAB Project window is not affecting the compiler selection and access to .h files. It is there merely to let you access them quickly and open them in the … Continue reading
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MicroC/OS II
I finally got my hands around “the book” on Real Time Operating Systems. Read it all in a couple of days… I loved the clarity and completeness. Highly, highly recommended! Definitely added to my “favorites” bookshelf !
Searching for a Pin in a Haystack
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
