Issue
93 April 1998
Picaro:
A Stamp-like Interpreted Controller
by
Tom Napier
For
years, Tom’s been itching to control the instruction
sets of processors. Using a PIC, some memory, and
an interpreter, he bypasses the processor hurdle
and writes his own language. He shows you how to
do it, too.
SOFTWARE
& SOURCES
Source
code for the PLU is available via the Circuit Cellar Web site.
EEPROM
and PIC microcontroller
Microchip Technology, Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224-6199
(602) 786-7200
Fax: (602) 786-7277
www.microchip.com
Digi-Key
Corp.
701 Brooks Ave. S
Thief Falls, MN 56701-0677
(218) 681-6674
Fax: (218) 681-3380
Picaro
kit
Preprogrammed, nonwindowed PIC16C56, 24LC16B EEPROM,
6.144-MHz crystal, and disk with Picaro firmware and
manual $15
Tom
Napier
P.O. Box 3155
Maple Glen, PA 19002-8155
I R S
410 Very Useful
411 Moderately Useful
412 Not Useful
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