Mtripoli,

I feel your pain, but something else to think about: The exam before enter forum sounds like a very good way to gather a group of professonals together. I am all for that. I don't get the feeling that is the intention of this site. I am a new member, and a new customer to PBP. First thing is this: I would not have spent the money to buy it had I not been able to gain acces to this forum. I am not saying I couldn't write an inc x program, but maybe I would not have been able to do it in PBP. Sure I can write it in assy, but this isn't an assy forum. So how would you suggest I "pass" the exam?

Also, I think you may be missing the boat here. I bet for each poster who just wants their homework done or whatever, there are prolly 20 more reading the posts. now those 20, myself included, are learning so that we may get to the point of asking questions worthy of your time.

Now I agree you are clearly entitled to your opinion. Thats what makes the world go round. But from what I can see, folks sniff out the school/work projects right quick and deal with them in an approiate manner. Part of what I saw happening in this thread was a language barrier I think. I am still not sure if lucky wanted someone to re-write the code in C or if he was trying to ask if it could be done.

As for you basic electronics requirements? If it is so bad for you to let your eyes fall on questions like "do I need a resistor", you are doing the best thing, stay away. Keep in mind, the datasheets can be a bit misleading here, microchip states their uP's will direct drive a LED. Now I get that just because you can source or sink 25mA means you have to limit it on the output side, how many newbies look at that and say, hey if I use this, all I have to do is hook up a LED?

Start your own "professional" forum, have an entrance exam and enjoy it. Forum software is free, hosting is as low as $4.95/month.

Sorry for continuing to hi-jack this thread. I will post no more on this topic. Lets get back to the scroller.