The 'ultimate rev counter' thread...

[Ricardoco]

My first programmer was from matrix multimedia and i still use it, but i have used many since then, more from curiosity, i dont doubt that the PicKit2 is good in fact i know it is, the programmer/development board i put the link to is going to be completely embeded it will be programmed and tested, and entombed forever (hopefully) and this would seem to be fine, if as in this case someone such as yourself has worked out the circuit. It saves on fabricating a board. If you want to develop several projects over time then by all means a reputable and proven programmer/development board such as Pickit2 would be the way you would go, George was showing some aversion to to using pics and having to buy a programmer for a project, this is an inexpensive way to dip your toes in the water of microcontrolers and if its not for him he's lost pennys instead of pounds..

This board has through the hole plating and good clear screen printing and all the components you need apart from the pic itself, so is within reach of even the complete beginer.

Rick


Rick

[Ricardoco]

Incidently, i posted the wrong link there.. lol fleabay item number:-250576566482

It would easily be usable for most small projects and for this price, well what more can i say..


Rick

[ecat]

Incidently, i posted the wrong link there.. lol fleabay item number:-250576566482

It would easily be usable for most small projects and for this price, well what more can i say..


Rick

Certainly a lot more professional and easy to use than my 1st pic board :whistling:

[Ricardoco]

Certainly a lot more professional and easy to use than my 1st pic board :whistling:

This is cool, you had a concept and went off and completed it, and Hey if it worked what more could you ask??, I think i would have enjoyed making that as much as i enjoyed making some of mine, this is what irving does,without even realising it, he encourages you to get building, because he and others on this forum are here to help you out when you get stuck..

Rick

[irving2008]

Certainly a lot more professional and easy to use than my 1st pic board :whistling:

lol don't knock stripboard, it has its place... I use plugboards now for prototyping (pic is my basic setup) but for some things where you want a copper ground plane, stripboard still works bette as a prototyping medium...