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

Hi Art,

I just built this PIC programmer (also known as DIY149), partly because I needed
one, and partly because I wanted to get my hands on a project with an FT232BM chip.
http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/prog/ck1708.htm

As mentioned in other posts, this chip allows conversion from RS-232 to USB, and
comes works with a "virtual comm" driver.

I hope to use this "exposure" to USB on the PIC stepper controller project I'm
working on (and in a project for work).

With USB, the GUI for the controller can be written for Windoz, LINUX or
whatever. Of course, the Gecko 2002 (?) will be coming out soon, but it still
makes a good project!

Alan KM6VV

Art Eckstein wrote:

> 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
>