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If I can't use that touch screen, I guess I'd probably go for a QVGA type setup and could settle for a smaller resolution and everything. Maybe something like 320 x 240. I don't know how well that'd look though. But if I did that, I'd probably use a 16-bit interface. 5 for red, 5 for blue, 6 for green. That'd be 320 x 240 x 16 / 8 = 153,600 bytes of RAM or 150KB. I don't know how to tell how much flash I'd need because I don't know how large the program would be.
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Re: Questions about PicKit 3.
Originally posted by stj View Postmicrochip has a parametric search you can use,
what else does the chip need? how much flash, ram, i/o pins?
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...3-T-ND/4429445
I kinda like that one. Looks nice. I know I'm not ready to build something like that yet, but I can save up and while I'm learning, I can work on it. It'd be a project but ultimately, I want something like that.
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Originally posted by stj View Postu.s. ebay link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141752941245
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Originally posted by Spork Schivago View PostOkay, good to know I'm following a bit of standard with the pins there.
So, the PIC I'm using doesn't have an SPI serial interface? I'd like to do what you're suggesting. Stop using the parallel character display and use a colour graphic display.
Do you know any PICs that have an SPI serial interface? I see MicroChip says a bunch of their devices support it. How hard would it be to implement something like this? Is it a lot more work than what I currently have? Thanks.
what else does the chip need? how muh flash, ram, i/o pins?
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Looks like maybe the PIC18F8722 would work.
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Originally posted by stj View Postif you want a nice display, forget parallel character displays.
use a pic with an SPI serial interface,
then you can use a colour graphic display.
the chinese sell surplus graphic displays - presumably intended for fones & mp3 lpayers for less than character displays.
if you do use a 44780 display, the interface is the same regardless of number of lines or characters.
btw, it's standard to put pins on the board, and use a female end on the programming cable.
So, the PIC I'm using doesn't have an SPI serial interface? I'd like to do what you're suggesting. Stop using the parallel character display and use a colour graphic display.
Do you know any PICs that have an SPI serial interface? I see MicroChip says a bunch of their devices support it. How hard would it be to implement something like this? Is it a lot more work than what I currently have? Thanks.
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Originally posted by Spork Schivago View PostThe original design has a PIC 16F628A and a 16x2 HD44780 LCD screen. The PIC is using 4 data lines, not 8. That'd mean it's communicating with the LCD screen using 4-bits, right? Also, if I wanted to upgrade the screen to something a bit more fancier, maybe at the very minimum a 16x4 type screen, if I picked out a similar LCD screen, would I have to change the circuit at all or just the code on the PIC? Eventually, I'd like to add a real nice screen. Maybe even touch screen or something like what my Weller WX2 has.
use a pic with an SPI serial interface,
then you can use a colour graphic display.
the chinese sell surplus graphic displays - presumably intended for fones & mp3 lpayers for less than character displays.
if you do use a 44780 display, the interface is the same regardless of number of lines or characters.
btw, it's standard to put pins on the board, and use a female end on the programming cable.
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try these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/391241142618
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351488697372
if those dont work,
go to ebay.com
then search "pickit3" and sort by price-inc-postageLast edited by stj; 11-23-2015, 02:29 PM.
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Tried to order it Stj, but got an error message :'( Contacted the seller about it. Error message was:
This seller didn't include shipping costs to your location. Please contact the seller or change your address.
Also, I see the US dollar isn't as strong as GBP. 1.00$ = 0.64 GBP's. That's okay though. I think GBP's are British Pounds but the item says it's shipping from Shenzhen , Guangdong, China. I thought the Chinese used yen's.
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Originally posted by stj View Postpic
On a side note,
The original design has a PIC 16F628A and a 16x2 HD44780 LCD screen. The PIC is using 4 data lines, not 8. That'd mean it's communicating with the LCD screen using 4-bits, right? Also, if I wanted to upgrade the screen to something a bit more fancier, maybe at the very minimum a 16x4 type screen, if I picked out a similar LCD screen, would I have to change the circuit at all or just the code on the PIC? Eventually, I'd like to add a real nice screen. Maybe even touch screen or something like what my Weller WX2 has.
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it's male - with pins that goes into the pk3
i would 100% go for that chinese one with the chip-socket adapter.
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Originally posted by stj View Postthe pin pitch is the same as stripboard or a chip, .1"
it's intentional so you can put a pin-header on the board and just drop the programmer onto it without a cable!
(providing you leave clearance around the pin header for the programmer casing)
mplab-x is free.
http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler...family/mplabx/
and the chinese clones dont have issues because microchip made the original schematics and board layout public!
the ebay link will work, but it's a lot of money when you can just get a strip of 30pins that you snap to size for next to nothing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281784762715
If you're certain the chinese ones are of high quality, I could save some cash and buy one that comes with the cable and one of those nifty ZIF sockets.
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the pin pitch is the same as stripboard or a chip, .1"
it's intentional so you can put a pin-header on the board and just drop the programmer onto it without a cable!
(providing you leave clearance around the pin header for the programmer casing)
mplab-x is free.
http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler...family/mplabx/
and the chinese clones dont have issues because microchip made the original schematics and board layout public!
the ebay link will work, but it's a lot of money when you can just get a strip of 30pins that you snap to size for next to nothing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281784762715
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I was thinking for the cable, maybe something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-of-Dupo...YAAOSwm8VUr37w
What do you think Stj?
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Originally posted by stj View Postbtw, make sure you use MPLAB-X and not the old mplab software.
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Originally posted by stj View Postgot a pk3 here.
the pk3 uses a socket-strip 2.54mm pitch 6pin
i make cables using pinstrips.
btw, the design is open and the chinese have nice clones.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141774464184
this one comes with cables and a programming board!
(my next upgrade )
So the official PicKit3 doesn't come with the cable and I need to make one myself or find a good site that sells them? For the pins on the board, I used MA06-1 from the con-lstb library in Eagle. I don't know what the pitch is though.
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btw, make sure you use MPLAB-X and not the old mplab software.
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