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Help with GEN1 Electronics

Posted by aser1

aser1

Help with GEN1 Electronics
January 18, 2010 05:17PM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 1

Hello my name is aser
i am trying to build a McWire rep strap generation 1 pic based electronics

so can someone help me
with the PIC16F648 or 16F648A i cant fined ether one were i live
and i don't have the capability to order it online so can someone
tell me a good replacement for it

and thank you

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Matthew

Re: Help with GEN1 Electronics
January 19, 2010 07:42AM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 50

Where do you live?

I can get a PIC16F648A-E/P for you, is this sufficient (only difference seems to be that it has a higher temperature tolerance than the one specified by parts.reprap.)

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dissidence

Re: Help with GEN1 Electronics
January 19, 2010 04:00PM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 800

i often wonder why they have opted to use the arduino over anything else, i know there are options out there that are cheaper and faster, and better overall. i know people are also free to do what they want too, i just have not seen a compelling argument for the arduino yet. other than its supposed to be open source.

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Triffid_Hunter

Re: Help with GEN1 Electronics
January 19, 2010 04:34PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 1,094

dissidence: gcc, 4x faster than pic for same clock rate, popularity..

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jgilmore

Re: Help with GEN1 Electronics
January 22, 2010 11:30PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 438

I think the excellent support by the universally available gcc suite was a primary motivating factor. The sdcc compiler which was being used for the pic software didn't work too well. I suppose that the old forum stuff with complaints about it and discussion of the move are still around.