Homebrew PCBs

Robert Hedan wrote:
>>The nice feature with the 18F is that it can support FAT16 (and FAT32 
>>I think), so that your SD cards can be browsed/editted from within 
>>Windoze.

> "Have you got a link (or links) for that?"
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> - Tadaaa!
> <http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/english/product/books/picbasicbook/08.htm

Thanks

> "What's the physical connection between PIC and PC?"
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> CAUTION: SPAM ALERT!!!
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> - That can be anything you want.  You can use the PIC 18F family which now
> integrates USB communication.  M\ufffdcanique has just released Easy HID which
> generates default software template for the PIC and PC through a GUI
> interface.  Check it out:
> <http://www.mecanique.co.uk/products/usb/easyhid.html>
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> - But wait, that's not all, you also get access to a budget-priced unique
> Vendor ID for your USB product.  USB.ORG has strict compliance requirements
> before assigning a Vendor ID which costs between $1500 to $2500.  You can
> avoid all that and use M\ufffdcanique's Vendor ID and get 10, that's right, -->
> TEN <-- Product IDs for the low introductory price of \ufffd29.95.
> http://www.mecanique.co.uk/products/usb/pid.html

Hmm, feels easier to put up a SLIP driver and a cut-down TCP/IP stack,
these already exist for 18F, and address the rig via an IP address. This
appeals to me more as a Linux guy.

Or, even easier, I could just extend my existing serial control protocol
to allow for download/storage/management/execution of milling schedules.
And if I want it to look like a filesystem to the host PC, I can always
wrap it in FUSE.

A respected friend/mentor is always saying "do the simplest thing that
could possibly work".

> "How big is the FATxx driver code on the PIC18F?"
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> - Check out the stuff I've uploaded in the Files section, USB folder.  I've
> uploaded 2 folders that I generated using Easy HID.
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> So with a slave PIC 18F4550 you can interface with the PC via USB and manage
> a smart card all at the same time.
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> If you will not market your product, you can leave the default Vendor and
> Product ID generated in the code.
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> Robert
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Cheers
David