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

Alan,
Yep, that is the one I got. My partner and I will be learning
together so we got two and as his wife is FANTASTIC at soldering
boards (I can't see so good any more), she volunteered to do it in
her "spare" time. May take a couple of weeks as she is going to
school and working full time!

Art

At 09:01 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote:

>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
> >