Please
take a minute to read through this page to see if your query is
already answered or isn't something I will help with before
contacting me.
Firstly I
don't want to discourage anyone from contacting me with a specific
project related query. However the site now attracts a lot of
queries and many of them are really generic which would be better
asked on a
forum site or answered using a
search engine such as
Google.
The
Picprojects site is aimed at hobbyist and enthusiast with some
knowledge of electronics and/or microcontrollers. Almost
everything on the site is free; you don't need to buy the kits to
make the projects, although in many cases it is the easiest and
cheapest source of the parts or PCB.
If you
want to modify a kit or project to incorporate into some idea of
your own please don't ask me if the kit / project will do what you want.
I can't know the skills you have, your experience or the technical details of
what you are trying to do. You need to study the extensive
information on the project page and decide for yourself if it meets
your needs. If you need help with your decision, ask on a
forum site
Answers
to some common questions that I have been asked before:
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I've
got a question about one of your projects.
Many of the questions I receive
have been asked before and the project pages have already been
updated to include the additional information. Therefore please take time to read the project page
all the way through
first to double check the answer isn't already there.
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How do I
create a HEX file?
Please read this
first
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What
causes this error in MPLAB?
Please read this
first
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I
need a circuit to do something specific. Which
one of your projects will do it?
The best person to
answer that is you since you know what you want. I don't
do technical pre-sales support for the kits. All the
technical details are on the project page, if you need help
interpreting that please post to a forum site such as:
|
Microchip Forum |
Electro-tech-online Forum|
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I'm
trying to develop my own project / modify your code will you
help?
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Will
you develop a project for me / Can you write some code for me?
Sorry no. I don't customise code
or write bespoke code.
If you want help I'd recommend you ask on a forum site. Both the sites linked
below have some very knowledgeable people
frequenting the
forums and are willing to offer help and advise.
|
Microchip Forum |
Electro-tech-online Forum|
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I'm prepared to pay you to write code or design hardware.
Thanks but no thanks. When someone pays you to do what
they want it's no longer a hobby it's employment and that takes
the enjoyment out of it for me.
If you're prepared to pay there are businesses out there that
will develop a project for your so I'd advise you to find one
and contact them.
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Will
you modify a project already on the website?
Sorry no. Writing and developing the
projects and software takes a lot of time. What may seem like a
simple modification or improvement is often very complex to
actually implement. Therefore I do not
undertake custom modifications to projects as I do not have the time.
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Got this far and still think you need to contact me?
Okay, use the form on the eShop page here:
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don't forget to include a valid email address so I can reply
to it.
I will: