[time-nuts] PICTIC II ready-made?

Don Latham djl at montana.com
Wed Apr 25 16:32:32 UTC 2012


Chris: I concur. Arduino base would allow simple extension to 'net
control as well.
Don

Chris Albertson

> It might be time for a group project to design a "Pictic III" that uses
> parts that are readily available.   Today I'd build it around an Arduino
> rather than a PIC even if the cost is more.  Arduino is programmable by
> __anyone__ and plugs into a USB port, no onwwouldhave to supply
> programed
> chips and because it is so easy to program maybe some users would try to
> make improvements and offer them to others.
>
> Other suggestions to do something like this have come up on this list
> but
> then someone starts talking about using some specialized technology that
> 99.99% of the readers don't know (like FPGAs)  I'd like to see it done
> with
> 25 cent parts and technology a beginner can master
> --
>
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California
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