[sdiy] OT: Stamp/PIC w/ Basic suggestions?

[John Mahoney]

Ryk,
Have you checked out the ComputerVoltageSources Yahoo group? It's 
sort of a group project to design a board that has a microprocessor, 
8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs, MIDI, and an optional LCD display. 
Since we are aiming for close code compatibility with the PSIM-1, and 
also because the chip has a number of good attributes, we are using 
(AFAIK) the BasicATOM Pro (basicmicro.com).

Target cost for the board is about $50. (By the way, Harry Bissell is 
handling the PCB design.)

The basic system (no pun intended) does not have self-writable 
storage, though we are certainly interested in that. Hopefully there 
will be a way to add such storage for saving presets, patch data, 
sequences, etc.

Check out the CVS group (and the PSIM-1 at synthmodules.com) for more 
info. It might be just what you need, in which case your time can be 
spent writing cool software rather than re-reinventing the wheel.
--
john


At 06:09 PM 4/14/2006, Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N. wrote:
>Listening to another co-worker babbling about his using a PIC in a
>project of his - that reminded me of the possibility of one before,
>when I couldn't afford to experiment with them.  Now though - I can.
>:)
>
>Here - I'm completely clued out as to what's available from who; where. :(
>
>Would anyone have any sites that they could suggest?
>
>My MAIN goals with one include:
>
>- being able to program it in Basic (from my PC)
>- as many I/O ports as possible
>- it's own internal Real Time Clock
>- enough RAM / EPROM to be reasonable
>
>I'm not looking at writing huge piles of code, for my purposes, but
>I'd much rather than move than the 32 bytes of available EPROM, that
>my 68705 experimenters board had, in the mid 90's. :P
>
>As far as programming on it goes - I'm ALSO open to 8 bit assembler.
>:)  (Not 16 bit).
>
>Thank you greatly for any suggestions!  :)  If I can find something
>reasonably priced and programmable for I/O reading / writing to,
>working with one of these could completely replace my original idea of
>including an Altair / SWTPC (??) / IMSAI / old PC / old 8 bit computer
>into my modular for sequencing control. :) :)
>
>
>--
>Take care,
>Warmth and Peace,
>Ryk