Sim city + sim earth + tetris =

[XsavioR]

PCB design!! ...

Here's a look at my rough draft, (i have yet to see 6 of the parts which are on there, just order them now )

This was an attempt to demonstrate understanding in:
PIC18f family devices
Analog / Digital inputs
Assembly language
C language
USB connectivity
Serial connectivity
USB chapter 9 firmware (device)
Usb composite device firmware
USB device mass storage device (micro sd)
USB device midi device audio class
Low voltage (3.3v)
USB compliance
Threw hole parts
Surface mount parts
Eagle schematic
Laying out schematics, footprints , working circuits blind (nothing but data sheets)

 

[angelsniper45]

woah. everything is written in C? 0.o this could be a good buisness!

 

[XsavioR]

hardware dev goes a little like this.

Assembly - proof of concepts , guaranteed timing
C -- free compilers, demos, code snippets etc
Vc++ - pc side application


If your into starting out let me know ... I can post links to all the materials.

 

[Darkchild]

oooOOoooohhh love these things, please do keep posting!

 

[XsavioR]

well you should understand basic electronics.

The costs to get started in writing your own apps, can vary but about 70 $ for a programmer a board and some cables. All the software is free in one form or another,

MPlab IDE / programmer interface
c18 student edition // compiler

just google them there free.
i would suggest a pic18f starter. its got some fun hardware. but the place to start is a low pin count usb kit.

let me know if you want some links to buy some stuff (from microchip)

 

[Darkchild]

or he can get an arduino, heard they are good for that :O

 

[XsavioR]

Yeah im partial to Microchip stuff cause thats what im using.,