Quote Originally Posted by sinoteq View Post
What people tend to forget is that a PIC with code is only a part of the project.............
This is when engineering skills come into play and of course the old Blinky program.
And quite a few of those 'problems' (ADCON, timing issues, 9600+ baud @ 4Mhz, etc.etc.) are at least briefly mentioned in the PBP manual...AND I would bet that MOST are easily found using a simple search here. After all, the person(s) probably did some sort of search to find these forums...so that rules out not being able to use a search.

What I am saying is that both the PIC manual and the manual for PICBASIC does not tell you much about the hardware parts around the pic.
That's why there are datasheets for both PICs and transmissions...

The more project you make the better understanding you will get.....
Which is why a lot of 'problems' end up right back at building Blinky LED #1.

Please remember that even the experts today started out as beginners but that was some years ago....
And some years ago, these forums didn't exist, and neither did the Internet as we know it today...therefore, about the only option was to read the datasheets and various other manuals. Heck, I didn't discover this site until Jun '05, had my MP3 player running back in '99 or so. Guess where I got all my information from before I got here...

On a more personal note I have a feeling that the tone of this forum has changed and it is not to the better.
I have a feeling you're right...duh... Reminds me of that one school principal in 'Back to the Future'..... SLACKERS!!!

By the way manuals for PICBASIC can be found on the MELABS webpage, hardly a secret for anyone.
Yep, it's a good manual too....for PBP 2.45 (?). And anytime somebody says they don't have a green hardcopy PBP manual, it rings a bell that tells me that somebody has a pirated copy. I mean really...if you're going to spend $250USD on software, you probably aren't going to throw away the manual for it. Lose it? Maybe...Doubt it though...