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Originally posted by Rickertsen2
Hey you mentioned you are messinf around with Pic C and ASM. What compiler are you using. i have been thinking about messing w/pics but have not had the time.
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Actually, I have done absolutely nothing with any PIC microcontrollers, ever. But just from looking through the DigiKey catalog at prices and abilities, the PIC seies seems to have a huge advantage over the BS series (seeing as how the BS series costs about 10 times as much, at least, and many of the PICs have a LOT more than 26 bytes of variable space).
Microchip (the company who makes the PIC series) maintains various programs pertaining to the PIC series, including an emulator for almost every single PIC model, so you don't even have to own any of the microcontrollers to be able to learn about them, and practically program them.
There's one team, around here, who was/is making some PIC controlled "smart-sensors," for use on their robot.
I won't go around their back and talk about it without express permission, but what they're doing is very cool. If I get permission soon, I'll respond with more information.
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