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Because I have not tested all electronic circuits mentioned on this pages, I cannot attest to their accuracy; therefore, I do not provide a warranty of any kind and cannot be held responsible in any manner.
Microchip PIC
Bus Pirate v3 - prototype
28. November 2009 - 18:50 — adminThe ‘Bus Pirate’ is a universal bus interface that talks to most chips from a PC serial terminal, eliminating a ton of early prototyping effort when working with new or unknown chips. Many serial protocols are supported at 0-5.5volts, more can be added.
(Source: Dangerous Prototypes)
Very Accurate LC Meter
21. November 2009 - 15:46 — adminAnother hobbyist tool, based on "old good" PIC16F84A. A perfect companion to your multimeter.
Pinguino - a PIC-based Arduino
7. November 2009 - 16:23 — adminEveryone knows an Arduino... For the PIC-lovers, there is an alternative, based on Microchip stuff: A Pinguino.
Homebrew VoIP server on a PIC
6. October 2009 - 16:19 — adminA homemade web server with VoIP capability... Unbelievable? Not at all.
Software DTMF decoder
6. September 2009 - 11:52 — adminDTMF (the phone dialing tones) is often decoded with a special IC. Here is a pure SW implementation in the PIC18F877 chip.
Bus Pirate 2 - the USB version
27. June 2009 - 15:57 — adminThe Bus Pirate is a universal bus interface that talks to most chips from a PC serial terminal, eliminating a ton of early prototyping effort when working with new or unknown chips. Now with USB capabilities in the version 2.
USBPicProg
25. June 2009 - 20:08 — adminUSBPicProg is a simple, open source USB in circuit programmer for Microchip PIC processors.
PIC32 board
16. June 2009 - 21:50 — adminA PIC32 board, providing PIC32 pins in a DIP format, simplifying the development.
