Category Archives: PIC32

MIPS DSP Libraries

With the latest release of MPLAB C32 compiler v.1.04, Microchip has added a complete set of DSP functions for the PIC32 to complement the standard math libraries. Among them you will find a number of vector processing functions and as … Continue reading

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PIC32, Harvard or Von Neumann

In Chapter 6 of the PIC32 book I briefly mention that the PIC32 differs from all previous PIC microcontrollers since it offers a Von Neumann programming model as opposed to the Harvard model adopted by all previous Microchip architectures.   … Continue reading

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Back online, Excuses and the Blues Brothers

It has been almost three full months since my last posting and you might have been wondering what happened … I have only a few excuses, but good ones: I moved back to the old continent, I am now writing … Continue reading

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Not a dsPIC!

The last two days of the Masters ’08 have been such a rush that I could not possibly find the time to write any more postings during the day, and I was too exhausted, once back home, to write the … Continue reading

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New compiler and new libraries for the PIC32

The MPLAB C32 compiler got today its first new release v1.03! And it is not just any minor update of the tool as the small version number change would have you believe… there are two important changes: 1- The math … Continue reading

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freeRTOS for the PIC24 and PIC32

Today was my second day at the Masters 2008. After attending a number of excellent PIC32 classes (taught by the same architects and engineers that designed the chip and its libraries and tools) I sneaked out and went looking for … Continue reading

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The Masters 2008 is here!

If you have never been at a Microchip Masters you don’t know what you are missing! This is an event where only engineers are allowed and you get to hear of the latest products and tools directly from the people … Continue reading

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Only one design will survive!

Yawn … you will say … yet another contest… Well, look again! This is not like anything you have seen before. At least in terms of engineering challenges … this was never done before to my knowledge.

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Exploring the PIC32

PROGRAMMING 32-BIT MICROCONTROLLERS IN C EXPLORING THE PIC32 (ISBN-10: 0750687096 ISBN-13: 978-0750687096) It is out! I got the first printed copy today fedex-ed directly to my office from Elsevier. Amazon should start stocking up quickly in the next few days… … Continue reading

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AV16 Board

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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