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USB 1.0
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GCS has developed two USB devices. One is an ICSP programmer. The other is a demo board with FORTH downloadable software. |
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USB 2.0
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GCS has added PID and MacOS support to the Microchip USB stack. |
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ICSP
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GCS has developed an ICSP programmer which can erase and program 8-bit and 16-bit processors in a wide variety of target circuits. |
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Analog
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GCS has years of experience with ADC devices, including PIC 10-bit and 12-bit ADCs. |
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PWM
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GCS has developed several devices with PWM controls. Examples include a step-up DC-DC converter, variable voltage supply, and diagnostic output. |
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Timer / Capture
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GCS has developed several devices with PWM controls. Examples include a light dimmer using an SCR trigger and synchronized radio transmitters. |
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Oscillators
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GCS has used most of the oscillators available on Microchip products including: 32,768 Hz low-power resonator, RC, and HS crystal. |
UART / SPI
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GCS has many years of experience with UARTs and SPIs, but has only used Microchip's UART in one design (an intermediate stage to developement of the USB-ICSP programmer). |
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DSP
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GCS has experience with a variety of DSPs, and is finally using a Microchip dsPIC30F2011 in an application. |
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RF
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GCS is currently developing RF applications using rfPIC devices. |
I2C
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GCS did preliminary development of an I2C application that was never integrated into the product. |
Ethernet
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GCS has many years of experience in Ethernet-based software, but as yet, no experience with Microchip's implementation. |
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CAN
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So far, GCS has no experience with CAN interfaces. |
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Programming Language or Environment |
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Many Assembly Languages
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GCS has experience with TI, Motorola, Intel, Analog Devices, Zilog, and Microchip assembly languages. GCS now specializes in Microchip devices. |
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C
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One of the most common languages used everywhere, especially in the core of Linux. |
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C++
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An extension to C, C++ adds some convenient object-oriented syntax. |
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FORTH
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A tiny language perfect for small machine controls. GCS wrote it into a USB-ICSP programmer for Microchip devices and into a USB tester. |
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csh/bash/sh
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Linux includes several shell scripting languages. Each is a powerful method to run other programs in a wide variety of combinations. They are quick ways to make controls for other programs. |
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Perl
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A common programming language for web-sites, and a good way to handle simple file manipulators. |
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Java
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A great language to add software to web sites and for portability. GCS has written a few web-based Java applications. |
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JavaScript
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A different way to add software to web sites. It is more closely bound to the HTML in a web page than Java. GCS has written few JavaScriipt applications. |
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LISP
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A very high-level language great for artificial intelegence. LISP is rarely used except in AutoCAD. |
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Pascal
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An old language, rarely used for new projects. |
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BASIC
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An old language, rarely useful. It was resurrected as a method to add virus capabilities to documents and e-mail. |
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FORTRAN
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Most commonly used for scientific simulators or research. |
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Object/1
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An obscure and rare object oriented language. |
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Operating System |
Writing Applications |
Writing Device Drivers |
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DOS |
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Windows 1.0 to 3.3 |
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Windows NT |
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OS/2 |
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Windows 95/XP |
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Windows Vista |
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Mac OS X |
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UNIX (including BSD, SunOS, Sys V) |
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Linux (several distributions) |
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Communication |
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RS-232 |
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Parallel Printer |
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RS-485 |
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USB |
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I2C |
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Ethernet |
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SPI |
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Modem/FAX (V.34, etc.) |
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JTAG/BST |
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PCI |
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ISA |
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Processor |
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Firmware |
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Microchip PIC12F675 |
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Microchip PIC16F877 |
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Microchip PIC16C765 |
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Microchip dsPIC30 series |
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Microchip PIC32 series |
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68HC11 |
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Z80 |
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80186 |
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Motorola DSP (68001) |
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ATI DSPs |
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TI DSPs |
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