encoder knob inc/dec decoder revisited..

[Fraser, Colin J]

If you're in the UK, the 8 pin, 12c508 PICs are only 1.99ukp from Maplin so
you can buy them on the high street in most major towns.
IIRC the 12c508 draws well under 10mA.

You can build a parallel port PIC programmer for your PC for less than 20ukp
- a bit of web searching will turn up all sorts of resources.

The equipment also pays for itself in about five minutes if you get the code
for Playstation chips and sell them to your friends...
(NB for playing import games only of course - not cd-r copies !)

Colin f


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roman Sowa [mailto:rsowa at WizjaTV.pl]
> Sent: 05 October 1998 11:01
> To: Synth DIY
> Subject: ODP: encoder knob inc/dec decoder revisited..
> 
> 
> 8-pin PICs are not so costly,
> less than $2 apiece!
> Don't know how it works for you, but here i can buy them with
> little or no problem (2 weeks delivery), and no minimum quantity...
> I mostly use 18-pin PIC16F84, because it is flash, and has 13
> i/o pins, and costs about $4.
> 
> Freeware? i think i saw it on Microchip web page:
> quote:
> "MPLAB v3.99.23 
> <http://www.microchip.com/10/Tools/mTools/MPLAB/index.htm>
> release is available for download. Find out what a great Integrated
> Development Environment is available for free today!."
> 
> Roman