I'm looking to purchase a development board for PIC MCU's. I would
>prefer one which would program any of the 8 bit MCU's and also have a
>breadboard for other components or one that could easily be connected
>with a breadboard.
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>Something like this:
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>that supports all the 8 bit MCU's.
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>Anybody know of something like that?
Like Anthony Fremont, go with the MELabs, Check it out:
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Look at LAB-X2 Bundle with U2 Programmer - $179.95 But you need the sw too, Add PICBASIC? Compiler for only $89.95 Not cheap, but worth it. Hate to say it, but if your really brand new to uCs, get a BasicStamp kit for ~$80, burn thru it, then you'll be able to decide on a step up.