Excuse my ignorance - Quick question...
SN96
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I keep seeing all over the internet, stuff about PicBasic and PicMicrocontrollers.
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Now the question:
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Is Pbasic PicBasic?·
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I have searched for hours looking for information on pic basic and can't find anything but more questions. I am new to this hobby and I really enjoy it! I am almost finished with "What’s a microcontroller" Basic Stamp 2 kit and It is the best starter kit ever. I can't imagine trying to learn some of these concepts with any other kit.
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Anyway for give my ignorance, I just want to learn the differences.
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Mike
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Now the question:
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Is Pbasic PicBasic?·
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I have searched for hours looking for information on pic basic and can't find anything but more questions. I am new to this hobby and I really enjoy it! I am almost finished with "What’s a microcontroller" Basic Stamp 2 kit and It is the best starter kit ever. I can't imagine trying to learn some of these concepts with any other kit.
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Anyway for give my ignorance, I just want to learn the differences.
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Mike
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Ken
PIC microcontrollers are a product of the Microchip Corporation. Their website can be found at http://www.microchip.com. They produce a line of microcontrollers that include the mcu that is the processor for the BS-1 and the BS-2. PicBasic and PicBasic-Pro are BASIC language compilers for the Microchip PIC mcu's that are produced and sold by MicroEngineering Labs. Their website can be found at http://www.melabs.com. PicBasic is very similar to Parallax's PBasic, but they are not identical. Moreover, the Parallax Basic Stamp is a complete single board computer, whereas the PIC is an mcu- it has none of the support circuitry that you will need to make it function, thus is significantly more difficult to work with. I would get my head firmly around the Basic Stamp before moving on to platforms like the Microchip PIC, the Atmel AVR or the Parallax SX/b.
peter
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Peter C. Charles
Director, Research and Technology
CyberBiota, Incorporated
Peter.charles@cyberbiota.com
http://www.cyberbiota.com
At least now I will know what what I am looking at when I come across a site that is talking about the PIC's I have been looking for information and ideas to use with the basic stamp and I sometimes come across sites that talk about PIC's.
Thanks for the info!