Hello all,
Lets admit it first and foremost. I am a PIC noob.
I have knowledge of PIC's, their function and the principal of how they work. I also have a fair amount of Basic knowledge however both areas of knowledge are......lets say......Dated (remember back when MultiMedia Edition windows was 3.11?). I also have a very simple knowledge of Borland C++ (12 or so yeas ago was the last time I saw this language)
I think, due to my history, PIC is probably the way to go.
So... I think it would be a good idea to treat myself as a pure noob and start fresh. The practical application I would eventually like to complete is a main board for commercial coffee machines.
The physical I/O requirements:
Outputs: min 30, max 36 + LCD
Inputs: min 22, max 25 (incl 5 x temp)
***Another input option is daisy chaining of the control touchpads however I have NO knowledge of how to do this.
I guess what I'm asking is if anyone can give me any kind of feedback of ideas and maybe point me in the general direction of microprocessor choice, easy test/project boards etc.
Russell.
Lets admit it first and foremost. I am a PIC noob.
I have knowledge of PIC's, their function and the principal of how they work. I also have a fair amount of Basic knowledge however both areas of knowledge are......lets say......Dated (remember back when MultiMedia Edition windows was 3.11?). I also have a very simple knowledge of Borland C++ (12 or so yeas ago was the last time I saw this language)
I think, due to my history, PIC is probably the way to go.
So... I think it would be a good idea to treat myself as a pure noob and start fresh. The practical application I would eventually like to complete is a main board for commercial coffee machines.
The physical I/O requirements:
Outputs: min 30, max 36 + LCD
Inputs: min 22, max 25 (incl 5 x temp)
***Another input option is daisy chaining of the control touchpads however I have NO knowledge of how to do this.
I guess what I'm asking is if anyone can give me any kind of feedback of ideas and maybe point me in the general direction of microprocessor choice, easy test/project boards etc.
Russell.