Category Archives: Tools

A new PIC32 Stick

Posted on 15. June 2009 by Lucio Di Jasio

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 →

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MIPS DSP Libraries

Posted on 4. November 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

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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Scilab, FLEX and the Evidence

Posted on 23. July 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

Third day of the Masters’08 and I discovered another little treasure. If you have been dreaming about using a tool like MATLAB to model your applications and to generate automatically your control algorithms,  but you did not have the kind … Continue reading →

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New compiler and new libraries for the PIC32

Posted on 22. July 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

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

Posted on 22. July 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

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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Visualizing Data – A taste of Visual C#

Posted on 15. April 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

Our brain is wired for image processing and all things visual just reach deep in our mind faster! If there is one moment when I just cannot seem to ever get enough of a “view”, that’s when I am debugging … Continue reading →

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LINUX catch-22

Posted on 4. April 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

For some reason I used to think that Linux was destined to be a hot topic among embedded control developers, so I have been disappointed last summer, at the MASTERs (the 11th), when a couple of enthusiastic colleagues decided to … Continue reading →

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Addictive Tools

Posted on 31. March 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

 Of the many tools I have used in the recent years, while working on various embedded control projects, there is one that I have quickly learned to love: the INTRONIX Logic Port. Now I am sure you have seen and … Continue reading →

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Of Explorer 16 boards and 5V LCD displays…

Posted on 12. March 2008 by Lucio Di Jasio

I read with interest today an errata for the Explorer16 demonstration board… I know, it seems strange to think of an errata for a demonstration board, but it can happen and as in this case, there is a good lesson … 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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