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

Alan,

Yeh, I have downloaded a few of the demo compilers to try. Trying get
the programer built now, and hope to get started on this project in a
few weeks. Maybe it will be done by spring and then I can start
playing with some of the things I want to try:)

At 07:11 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote:

>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