RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Laser mouse based DRO - Stand Alone ?

Hi Art,

I fully agree! And I've ran the DRO chips on an old PC myself! OK, I
didn't have encoders on the axis of a machine, but I ran the encoders!

PICs are a LOT of fun! They are simple enough that you can get around the
whole job. Learn a little C, learn a little micro processor an electronics,
a really good project for learning. And they can be quite powerful
solutions for commercial products as well (my new job).

Hi-Tech has a FREE "lite" compiler for a few selected PICs. So do some
other compiler suppliers.

http://www.htsoft.com/

CCS is another compiler; cheaper, probably affordable for many hobbyists
(Hi-Tech is pricy).

Alan KM6VV

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Art Eckstein
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:33 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Laser mouse based DRO - Stand Alone ?
>
> Alan,
> I can understand that, but I still keep the stuff around as many like
> the idea of "cheap" and you can pick up an older computer for nothing
> these days (I have a bout 3 pallet loads that I keep for spares). It
> is also a good way to be introduced to C as one can follow the coding
> to see how it is done. This is where I learned the little (darnd
> little) bit of c myself. As for a LOT of people, yes; I have had
> contacts litterly from around the world. When ever I get a new
> contact, one of the questions is where they are located? Kind of like
> collecting QSL cards :-) About the only major land masses that I
> have not heard from are South America and the Russian continents.
> Other than that, the globe is pretty well covered!
>
> As for pics, I'm looking forward to that as I have been asked to get
> involved in a project that will use one. This should be "fun" as I
> will be starting from scratch and have to develop the coding
> myself. I plan on breaking it down into (real) simple steps and make
> it work that way. The nice thing is I can do a small piece of code,
> get it working and then re-program the chip with the next step.
> Should be interesting!
>
> Art
> At 03:46 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote:
> >Hi Art, Ron,
> >
> >He may be thinking of a more "self contained" unit. A PIC and a 2 - 4
> line
> >LCD display could be quite compact! A PIC could probably also watch the
> >encoder lines directly, if one didn't want to use the U.S. Digital part.
> >
> >And then again, it's fun to design/build PIC projects! Amazingly
> powerful
> >little guys!
> >
> >Thanks for the website! I'm sure a LOT of people have made use of it!
> >
> >Alan KM6VV
>