Getting started
I am very new here myself. I will share what I have found over the years and in my short time here.Originally Posted by roycarlson
People don't mind helping, but they hate doing it for you.
The link you provided is dead, you have some 'kit' you bought and no documentation for it. You are not sure what PIC you want to use.
You are requesting help, with no information to start with the standard help around here is 'Blinky'.
I program for a living and buld electronics as a hobby.
When I started I bought PBP, 2 development boards and a hand full of PICs. I browsed this site and read a LOT of posts. Once I thought I might have enough info, I cracked open the ugly green book and the manual for the development board.
I tried 'Blinky' and guess what it didn't work much to my surprise. Came back here and searched for all the blinky posts. Oooops found out I had not configured the PIC right.
To make matters worse I had two development boards and they both work differently and I also have to different compilers I will not even begin to talk about those.
After Blinky and then Blink 2 LEDs, and so on I worked my way up to try the LCD. I spent hours trying everything I could and at last broke down and posted to the forum. Posted my code and which development board I was using and described my problem.
If you locate that post you will find hints as to what my problem was, but I had to work it out on my own. The answer was there just not spelled out in so many words.
The only way a person can learn is to crawl in and get up to their necks in it.
Read this forum and count how many posts begin; I need code for my class project that is due tomorrow. Help plz.
At times it can get a little chilly around here, but the members on this forum go the extra mile for people who are really trying.
Step into my palor said the spider to the fly. Go ahead Roy you stuck your head in, go for broke.
p.s. I decided on a PIC16F887 to start with it has just about everything you can cram into a chip.
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