[sdiy] FW: PIC Programming

[Jay Schwichtenberg]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wooster Audio [mailto:nathan at woosteraudio.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 7:44 PM
> To: Ian Smith
> Cc: jays at aracnet.com; synth diy
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] PIC Programming
>
>
> The Microchip website has tons of great code examples and app notes.
> The 16F688 is perfect for doing some simple MIDI stuff.
>
> Unfortunately due to the architecture of the PIC, great C++ code will
> not translate into great 8-bit PIC code.  The PIC has a very simple
> instruction set and only one general purpose register, so it may be
> worthwhile to learn the PIC assembly language.  Every device datasheet
> has a section "Instruction Set Summary" explaining how it works.
>
> Nathan
>
> Ian Smith wrote:
> > Hey Jay,
> >
> > My background in programming is a fairly decent understanding
> of C++ and some dabbling with the Arduino flavor of C.
> >
> > I ordered the "PIC Programmer: USB connection" from Futurlec:
> http://www.futurlec.com/PIC_Programmer.shtml
> >
> > and I ordered a pair of PIC 12F509s and a pair of 16F688s
> >
> > -Ian
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:58:58 -0700
> >> From: jays at aracnet.com
> >> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> >> Subject: Re: [sdiy] PIC Programming
> >>
> >> Ian,
> >>
> >> What's your background in programming and which one did you get?
> >>
> >> PICs vary quite a bit in architecture. They go from pretty
> obscure little devils to more or less real computers.
> >>
> >> I've used the PIC Start (40 pin ZIP socket) and MPLAB ICD2 for
> programming and MPLAB IDE for software and I pretty much program
> in assembly language. The SW is not the fastest and the break
> points aren't always right (in a lot of embedded environments
> this is normal) but the tools have always been good enough to get
> the job done.
> >>
> >> Jay S.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ian Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hey all,
> >>>
> >>> I've ordered a PIC programmer from Futurlec and a couple
> >>> PICs to try and do some digital work. Are there any tips/pointers I
> >>> should know about writing code for these things or resources
> I should go
> >>> check out that would help me?
> >>>
> >>> I've worked with the Arduino a bit
> >>> before, but I'm not entirely sure how different the PICs are
> from that.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> for humouring my silly questions.
> >>>
> >>> -Ian
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