Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Laser mouse based DRO - Stand Alone, PIC, USB

HI Art,

That's great! Let me know if I can help in any way.

I wish my wife could solder! Her eyes are better then mine.

Alan KM6VV

Art Eckstein wrote:

> 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
>>