warrenob1000
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I have three PIC chips lying around and would like to get started programming them:
I'm looking to make an electronic organ with several keys (16-32). It could output to either a piezo or 8-ohm speaker.
I've got a 16FL84A-04, a 16F54, and a 16F716. The only microcontrollers I can buy around here are 16F84s and 16F628s. Ideally I'd like to use mikroBASIC, since I don't know assembler and would like to get started on this right away (this seems like a pretty easy task, anyway).
It seems like this is an easy task that can be easily done with a few 'sound' commands in PICbasic.
I have a few questions:
1) Which PIC would be best?
2) How do I build a good parallel-port programmer that will upload my program to the PIC (I'm using a windows XP PC, too)?
3) Is wiring the circuit as simple as connecting a piezo buzzer to the output pin of the PIC, and several switches (with different series resistors) to the single analog input? If not, how do I wire it?
I'm looking to make an electronic organ with several keys (16-32). It could output to either a piezo or 8-ohm speaker.
I've got a 16FL84A-04, a 16F54, and a 16F716. The only microcontrollers I can buy around here are 16F84s and 16F628s. Ideally I'd like to use mikroBASIC, since I don't know assembler and would like to get started on this right away (this seems like a pretty easy task, anyway).
It seems like this is an easy task that can be easily done with a few 'sound' commands in PICbasic.
I have a few questions:
1) Which PIC would be best?
2) How do I build a good parallel-port programmer that will upload my program to the PIC (I'm using a windows XP PC, too)?
3) Is wiring the circuit as simple as connecting a piezo buzzer to the output pin of the PIC, and several switches (with different series resistors) to the single analog input? If not, how do I wire it?