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Has anyone gotten the and RCTIME and PWM commands to work? I looked at a C18 program and it looks like one may have to do so much low-level progamming that I wonder if there's more that PB doesn't...

I put in the program revision below but again nothing happened. Since all my stuff is already posted earlier, I thought just discussing this section would be most efficient. Any discussion on...

Bob,

Thanks, I've added 1K gate resistors and replaced the coils with LED's for testing which should save some parts from burnout. The diodes are electrically connected according to your...

It would be nice if PBP did everything it could including setting up each chip function (such as PWM or A/D or simply flashing LEDs) when called. That change is not too big to suggest or ask for.
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Bert,

I'm pretty sure the reason it doesn't work is some kind of setup is needed for the A/D like there was when the LED test wasn't working. My explination of how the burnout works may be...

I'd like to explore my theory first, considering my accomplished tests sufficient proof (so far) that the two global commands don't help in my circuit. What other commands are there to try? What...

Now you get it! If the PIC hardware can't help, a PBP software emulator for PICs could allow code testing seperate from burn testing. (Today I burned through 3-4 PICs and only have 3 left.)


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Dave,

Retesting confirms, your latest suggestion burned out my regulator and a PIC18F4550 in addition to smacking me in the stomach. (Now I see why your "Wear Safety Glasses" comment is serious.)...

Dear Dave,

Attached is the latest program. I did add the suggested capacitor between the +-5 supply lines. Somehow I smoked a regulator and PIC trying it. I got new chips and retried our...

> Pretty easy to cater to the PIC so the programmer doesn't have to learn how it works.

Excellent typo - I think you meant Stamp, but your sentence describes succinctly what needs to be improved...

PBP is deficient in requiring config defines (and perhaps assembler code fragments) within the Basic program to get a PIC chip to even work at all. PBP should be expanded to provide complete...

Actually, the data sheet (book) is not real handy in either .pdf or paper form. It is not object oriented, educational, or structurally organized. Because of my past work hiring people overseas, I...

The attached program, prototype photo, and schematic appear to work with a Stamp. How can I get it to work on my PIC18F4550 for more speed? Thank you.

Is there a way to make PicBasic Pro look like a Parallax Basic Stamp that's more complete than the Include "bs2defs.bas" command so it also takes care of the various configuration Defines?

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Here's the data sheet for the hydraulic valve (or very close to it, the actual valve has 2 coils for 3 way, center off, operation). http://www.sterling-hydraulics.com/files/pdf/JP04C31.pdf
The...

I've been trying to get a proportional control for a hydraulic valve working on another brand of microcontroller for a long time. So instead of posting my failure(s) for analysis, I thought asking...

It works! Thanks to everyone for the help. I made a really dumb newbie mistake, trying to follow the documentation (printed near a ream of paper) and figure out where to insert the code in the...

Ok, I've tried and conclude there is something way wrong with your software and documentation.
Perhaps you ought to try the usual strategy of providing software updates. You know, when a new
PIC...

The attached circuit and program to blink LED's on a PIC18F4550 failed. I posted this on the Microchip forum and got answers I mostly don't understand. What is needed to set up or program my...