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I’m an engineering student interested in electronics and programiing. I created this blog to host any projects I get around to doing.

2 Responses to “About”

  1. Blaise Mibeck says:
    January 25, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Hi, I am trying to learn how to use pic microcontrollers. I have three 18F2550’s and I am not totally sure what I need to start using them.

    I have an AVR programmer. I am hoping to get started with out spending too much.

    I guess my question is, What do I need to get a bootloader onto the 18f2550? What do I need to up load programs?

    I am hoping I will only need to assemble a breadboard programing board.

    Finally, what IDE will allow me to write in either basic or C?

    You could probably tell I am more used to the arduino.

    You have a great site — all the best!
    Blaise

  2. Cantareus says:
    January 31, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    Hi Blaise,

    I don’t have a great deal of experience.

    You will need to programmer to get started, you can use it to upload a bootloader. I haven’t used a bootloader before.

    I think it’s quite difficult to build a programmer. I use a pickit 2 programmer, they’re cheap and they seem to work well. I use MPLAB to compile my code, you can write in C and the sample code from Microchip will work without modifications and there is a free version.

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