9. Expert advice
Sometimes the things just go wrong and you run out of the right ideas to get your PIC device running. Usually, it is only a small mistake that prevents your PIC project to succeed. If you are unable to find the right answer in Tips & Tricks & Troubleshooting section, also take a look at the topics discussed here. They are based on the practical questions that I have received. Please, write to simonvav(alpha)gmail.com, if you are unable to solve your PIC problem.
a. My K8055N board does not connect to a PC. What can I do?
c. Connecting 32-bit PIC to a K8055 or K8055N experiment board
d. Soldering an SMD device to a standard PCB
g. Is modifying K8055 or K8055N board necessary?
i. Alternative technique of soldering a low pin count SMD device
j. PIC32MX250F128B configuration samples (*.h files for C-language applications)
k. Modular oscilloscope for everyone
l. Velleman K8055(N) and universal temperature sensor K8067
m. How to program PIC18F24J50 or PIC18F26J50 microcontroller with PICkit 3 programmer/debugger?
o. How to achieve high speed communication between a PIC microcontroller and a PC via USB?
q. My computer won't recognize my Velleman PIC programmer
r. How to set the PWM prescaler value and drive a stepper motor...
t. Is 10-bit A/D conversion on a Velleman K8055 or K8055N experiment board truly achievable?
v. Is an experiment board kit with 32-bit PIC32MX250F128B microcontroller possible in the future?
x. How does PIC32MX250F128B/PIC32MX270F256B compare to PIC18F24J50 and PIC18F25K50?
z. How does PC USB Projects compare to Arduino projects?
aa. Is a RAM based USB PIC programer possible?
ab. Why PIC18FxxJxx microcontrollers are superior to PIC18Fxxxx microcontrollers?
ac. Is ARM Cortex-M0 more powerful than Microchip PIC32?
ad. Is it better to start with a microcontroller chip or a microcontroller module?
ae. How does Intel Galileo compare to PIC32, Arduino projects and Raspberry Pi?
af. Is ATmega328P just a toy compared to PIC32MX250F128B/PIC32MX270F256B?
ag. How to program PIC32MX270F256B? Is it really more diffucult than programming PIC32MX250F128B?
ah. How to connect a 4-wire resistance tuchscreen to a PIC microcontroller
ai. How to display text on a graphics display (GLCD)?
aj. Building a simple Weather station
ak. What are PIC32MZ2048EC advanteges?
al. How to connect PIC32MZ2048ECH100 PIM to a standard PCB or Velleman K8055N-2 experiment board?
am. How to get PIC32MZ2048ECH100 working on USB?
an. How to make a large (flash) RAM drive with 1 MB or more inside a microcontroller?
ao. Which USB cable do I need to connect my PIC microcontroller to a PC?
ap. How to tackle Hi-Speed USB problems on PIC32MZ EC microcontrollers?
ar. How to integrate Microchip GestIC technology into Microsoft.NET applications?