Don
Lancaster's
Pick
a Peck of PIC's Library
The PIC microprocessor from Microchip Technology has now
become the hardware component of the decade. To
the point
where it is laughingly absurd to ever again use a 555 timer.
This library shelf holds tutorials and application notes that you
can use to get yourself PIC literate in a big hurry.
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Most library files require an Adobe
Acrobat 3.0 plug in for online
viewing. Offline, these may be accessed by an
Acrobat reader, or
with use of any program (GhostScript, Transverter, Illustrator... )
that can accept v 3.0 or higher .PDF files as inputs.
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Tutorials:
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Resource
Bin #54 RESBN54.PDF
( July 1996 ) Picking a potent peck of pliant PIC's. The PIC is now the component of the decade. Here are all of the necessary tools and resources you'll need to get yourself PIC literate. |
Click here for PIC Books info.
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PIC PostScript
Flutterwumpers POSTFLUT.PDF All of the raw power of genuine 100% authentic Adobe PostScript can easily get applied to stunningly low cost PIC robotic systems. Royalty free! Tutorial gives examples and insider details. |
Click here for more PostScript
info.
Click here for more Acrobat
info.
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Resource
Bin #70 RESBN70.PDF
(November 1997 ) Exploring PostScript PIC Flutterwumpers. Getting started with PostScript as language. Two examples. Robotic flutterwumpers. Flutfiles and PIC's. How it works. For more help. Contest. |
Click here for more flutterwumper tutorials.
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PostScript
for PIC's with these Flutterwumper
Utilities Partitioning gives the full power of the general purpose PostScript computing language to even the simplest and smallest of PIC's! Read in WP or editor, then send to Distiller or GhostScript. |
Click here to place a PIC banner ad.
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Flutterwumper
Utilities Demo FLUTDEMO.PDF Shows PIC compatible PostScript. Included are demos of a simple rectangle, a large circle, and a Palatino "R", along with tolerance limit displays. The generated demo output of FLUTOOLS.PDF. |
Click here for your own tech venture details.
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Tech
Musings #120 MUSE120.PDF
(January 1998) NewTek's new PIC Calibar tv generator, investigating Brown's Gas, television broadcast magazines, understanding meta studies, comparing energy densities, plastic injection molding book, more. |
Click for Captain Video secret mountain laboratory access.
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Hardware
Hacker #66 HACK66.PDF
(July 1993 ) A flying car newsletter. Photopolymer resources. Amateur television books. Royalty free real PostScript. The Basic Stamp from Parallax. Thoughts on a printed circuit drill. |
Click here for Instant Resource solutions.
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Tech
Musings #109 MUSE109.PDF
(February 1997 ) How to use PIC table lookup. That idea mortality curve. Aodbe's new Acrobat 3.0. Linearizing ac power phase controls. Vacuum tube audio resources. Antideluvian skew preponderance. Exotic woods.. |
Click here for recommended PIC website links
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Tech
Musings #134 MUSE134.PDF
(March 1999) Online aerial photo access. A collection of loose ends. Selected SETI books. PIC video overlay displays. Underwater arc absurdities. Military manual source. Shooting the AOL messenger |
Click here for SETI Books info.
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Tech
Musings #108 MUSE108.PDF
(January 1997 ) Debunking miracle energy sources, A history of color organs, Those great new baby PIC's, New consultant's insider magazine, AC phase control fundamentals, linearizing by table lookup. |
Click here for lots more PIC website links.
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Tech
Musings #88 MUSE88.PDF
( May 1995) Misconceptions of acoustic cancelling. Chip adaptor resources. PIC micro fundamentals and instruction set. Fast & easy SMD removal. Essential hacker nutrients. |
Click here for PIC Books info.
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Tech
Musings #136 MUSE136.PDF
(May 1999) Tachometer design basics. "knotty neon" lighting rope. New PIC breadboard sources. Some boat anchor resources. Ancient twinkle lights circuit. Revisiting the NE-2. |
Click here for more Tech Musings tutorials.
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Tech
Musings #115 MUSE115.PDF
(August 1997 ) PIC chips now on CD ROM. Hydrogen car fact and fancy. A brand new PIC friendly genlocking video character display! Fuel cells and related resouces. Decade's BOB-5L design contest. |
Click for Captain Video secret mountain laboratory access.
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Tech Musings #99 MUSE99.PDF
( April 1996 ) PIC left and right shifting; Hot chassis shock hazards, Low amperage fuse substitutions; New power supply resources, Servicing switchmode power supplies. |
Click here for recommended PIC website links.
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Tech Musings #98 MUSE98.PDF
( March 1996 ) PIC programming tricks; Greeting card music chips. Some new updates for Adobe Acrobat; Selecting addressing modes; On line tv engineering sites |
Click here for lots more PIC website links.
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Tech Musings #94 MUSE94.PDF
( November 1995 ) Important EE Internet sites, pseudoscience strikes again, a new MIDI electronic music book, Basic Stamp II microcomputer, a collection of microcomputer startup resources. |
Click here for test
equipment
bargains.
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Hardware
Hacker #87 HACK87.PDF
(April 1995 ) AC motor drive fundamentals. New Basic Stamps from Parallax. PIC Microcomputer resources. Additional details on forced zero magic sinewaves. Dealing with "too good to be true" results. |
Click here for Magic
Sinewave tutorials.
Click here for a Magic
Sinewave devlopment proposal.
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Hardware
Hacker #82 HACK82.PDF
(November 1994 ) Cyborg cosimano helmets, long range remote control, unique direct toner decals, Powerful new PIC software, "virtual ways"CAM machine, pseudoscience resources, FCC periodic regs, more... |
Click here for pushme-pullyou
Hexapod links.
Click here for robotic
books info.
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Blatant
Opportunist #30 FLUTWUMP.PDF A flutterwumper is an X-Y-Z device that chomps or spits. Key design secrets include don't sweat the mechanics, minimize chomper load, no gantries need apply, use two-brainers, PostScript, and PIC's. |
Click here for flutterwumper
tutorials.
Click here for robotic
books info.
Click here for Santa Claus
machines tutorials.
| Design
With PIC Microcontrollers (John Peatman) Easy PIC'n, A Beginners guide to the PIC (Dave Benson) Intermediate Guide to Using PIC Microcontrollers (Dave Benson) Microcontroller Beginner's Handbook (Lawrence Duarte) PIC Microcontroller Applications (Harvey Weinberg) PIC Microcontroller Handbook (Harvey Weinberg) PIC Microcontroller Serial Communications (Roger Stevens) PIC'n up the Pace PIC 16/17 Applications (Dave Benson) PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course (John Morton) Programming & Customizing the PIC Micro (M. Predko) Basic
Stamp (Claus Kuhnel and Klaus Zahnert) AVR RISC
Microcontroller Handbook (Claus Kuhnel) |
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