[NBLUG/talk] PIC programming?

[Rich Gibson]

Hi Jake,

As another option, the TI MSP-430 series has a lot to recomend it. 
You can program it in gcc, it works just fine under linux, a
programmer is a $12 cable - though the parallel port issue complicates
things...

The chips also use very little power.

Cheers,
Rich

On 3/13/06, Jacob Appelbaum <jake at nblug.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So I've been thinking about getting a PIC programming setup going in my
> lab. I've done stuff with pbasic and a basic stamp but it's going to be
> too limiting for my next project. It's also costly. I want $8 chips, not
> $50 or $100.
>
> In my small amount of research I've decided that I should just ask Those
> Who Know. Most of the people at NBLUG have a wide range of experience so
> I'd like to ask the whole lot of you.
>
> I've found interesting looking PIC programmers like this:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Serial-Dual-Mode-Microchip-PIC-Programmer-NEW_W0QQitemZ7598637170QQcategoryZ4661QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Most of my systems have serial and all of them have usb. I don't think
> any of them have parallel anymore. Sigh. It would be so simple if they
> did.
>
> Has you done any programming of PICs in Linux?
> Have you done it with serial, usb or parallel? Something else?
> Have you been able to do it with entirely free software?
> What website do you refer to? Forums? Mailing lists?
> Where do you buy parts or kits?
>
> I've found a few websites like this one:
> http://quozl.netrek.org/gpprg/
> http://www.gnupic.org/i_burn.html
>
> Thanks in advance!
> --
> Jacob Appelbaum <jake at nblug.org>
>
>
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