[simpits-tech] Mike's New Book.

[Gene Buckle]

>
> Having skimmed it for 20 minutes I've now got a wish-list that cost me
> more than the Mexican national debt, have ordered a book on PIC
> programming - am looking for a pic controller, have ordered perf board and
> a bunch of components - ah, it goes on and on !!
>
Which book did you order?  When working on the PHCC, I picked up a neat 
serial PIC programmer for something like $9 on eBay.  IT's a "jdec" or 
something programmer.  Very simple but works on nearly the whole line of 
PICs that Microchip makes.  (They have a chip fab not far from my house)

The programmer I have is identical to this one on eBay, auction #330349835699.


> Too early for a definitive, but it looks like another great book from
> Mike!
>
> If you haven't got it - GET IT !
>

Without a doubt!  This is THE book to have.  Once you get BRFS, get his 
first book as well.  It has a ton of great steam gauge avionics projects 
in it, including a really cool altimeter.

One of the coolest projects in the BRFS book is on building a Digital to 
Synchro converter board.  This will allow you to drive real aircraft 
instruments like artifical horizons and HSIs.  Before this project came 
about, a DtS converter would run you anywhere from $400-$1000 per channel. 
Mikes design brings that down to a few dollars per channel. :)

For those living in a box, his site address is 
http://www.mikesflightdeck.com - there's a PDF available with sample 
chapters.

g.



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