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In July 2003 I began experimenting with Microchip's PIC micro controllers. These inexpensive, versatile, and powerful chips are programmable and may be programmed to to cary out simple or complex tasks. I use a simple setup at home to program PIC chips, design circuits, and engineer the physical box for the project. Feel free to look through my material and ask questions.

Here's my setup:

Function	Product Used	Manufacturer	Link
Programmable Chip	PIC16F876A (mostly)	Microchip	www.microchip.com
Code Editor	CodeDesigner Lite IDE	CSMicro Systems Corp.*
Compiler (Basic->Assembly)	PicBasic Pro Compiler	microEngineering Labs, Inc.*	www.melabs.com
PIC Programmer (burns chip memory)	EPIC Plus	microEngineering Labs, Inc.	www.melabs.com
Circuit Design and PCB Layout	EAGLE Layout Software	CadSoft (free)
Engineering Physical Box	Paper/Pencil
			*These are packaged together

I have used the following PIC chips in experiments and projects: PIC16F688, PIC16F84A, PIC16F88, and PIC16F876A. I have used the I/P packaging of these chips for ease of handling and versatility.