Swordfish

the way the clock divider is passed to the module has changed in later versions. It is all in the release notes

Guestimate (educated one tho) is that a single ground could be connected as they will most likely be internally connected to the metal can, easy test is to test for continuity ftom one ground to the other , if they are short then only 1 definitely needs a ground connection

off topic , but hey treads off topic anyway
What is the concern for pin count and SMD ? a 64pin TQFP is really easy to solder even by hand

Oh then you got the aurdrinou assholle makezine titheads eating into that using lousy Atmel

Problem is market to an extent and the peanuts prices take HiTEC C , the lite version is free ok but for the full version its $1495 (£968) for 1 year of updates (updates are extra after that). Then look at what Dave is charging £99 with no yearly fees. that's nearly a tenth of the price of hitec c ,...

7 bit ASCII is easy enough , depends on what your aiming to do 7 bit ASCII is the same as 8bit only without the other codes Ie highest 7 bit ASCII is 01111111

depending on the ARC you want if its a quater circle look up Bresenham cirlce algo and only iterate a quarter. The circle algo in GLCD lib is bresh i beleive , so you could copy the function rename and mod for arc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint_circle_algorithm to start you off if you want a...

It's always a good idea to pop a delay at the beginning of your code to let the pic settle. A few hundred milli secs will do it.

Yeah no worries , mind i only use mylar. I did discuss this with Ryan and couldn't get the results from the kapton I had but get great results from mylar. Suppose its down to who the manufacturer is but the kapton i got i couldn't get right but Ryan got great results,, then again the mylar didnt wor...

Let me know how it pans out with the brass sheet. If you get stuck gimme a shout my laser WILL cut stencils, infact thats all it gets used for most of the time :D I'm in the UK too. Me and Ryan have the same laser system , although his is a bit more powerfull and bigger than mine. Its size that coun...

You could also use a Mylar laser cut stencil and solder paste .

TTL levels are 5v logic 1 and 0v logic 0 and are inverted when compared to RS232 levels of +12v and -12v. While most modern serial ports will accept 0-5 volts and you can invert in software it is not standard and is unadvisable. If you plug onto an older serial port your gonna get a poped pic. the p...

anyone worked on a module for the Ultra Chip UC1608 GLCD (240*128) ?

If it didn't work i could see reason. But the fact it is dongle protected is a bonus to my eyes , you can install on any machines you like and switch between just by moving the dongle. All other methods exclusively tie to serials of HD/CPU nic mac addresses ect so only work on one machine. You simpl...

I cant take anyone serious who uses the word LAME in a technical forum.
Pangs of script kidy to me.
Whats the issue ? its not like anyone can run out of USB ports