Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PIC based DRO

>From: "james owens" <wotisname@...>
>
>I have been considering this very issue for some time. We have an
>electronics magazine here that is PIC crazy, every project that appears
>uses a PIC some where.
>
>They do a Tutor and also suppy all the hardware/software to program this
>device. They are also on the net with a site that all the software and
>project information can be downloaded from.
>
>The PIC's that are used are the Microchip range and the particular one I
>am using is PIC16F877 because it is reprogrammable when I get it wrong.
>

James
I have just bought a PIC MPLAB-ICD Development kit. £99 from Farnell and
others. It seems expensive but if you want to get into PIC16F877
programming it is ideal. The kit includes a demo board with an 877 on board
and once you have installed the suplied software and plugged it all
together you can get straight down to programming/in circuit
debugging/scratching your head why it dosen't do what you wanted. There is
loads of software on the web and on the supplied discs, including servo
control and stepper drivers. I haven't found a complete DRO yet but most
of the parts are covered somewhere.

Regards
Bill Phillips