Explorer 16 pin configuration

The Explorer16 is packed with a whole lot of stuff in a very small package. Making sense of it all can be a bit challenging when first getting it out of the box and playing with it. Anyway I’ve put this table together (and it’s also available as a spreadsheet download). It shows all the […]

Microchip Explorer 16 arrives

My Explorer 16 development board arrived yesterday so have been playing with it. Initially the example code that came with the PIC24FJ128GA010, doing some basic things like modifying the looping LCD text, then writing my first program to test the LED’s on the board. Had to make sure it all worked. And as usual stuff from […]

Hello world! It’s my electronics blog

First a little about this blog. It’s a log of my various electronics exploits. It includes a raft of things from simple 555 timer projects to rudder pedal controller using USB to fly Flight Simulator to weather instruments to other “just playing” embedded systems that I build. Most will include detailed instructions on how to […]