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Firmware source v1.0 released

A project log for 8-bit Workbench ED: hands-on with number systems

Explore the computer byte with this educational easy-to-solder kit. Toggle in 8 bits and see their decimal, hex or octal value. With game!

nijssenNijssen an hour ago0 Comments

The firmware source v1.0 for the PIC16F570 micro-controller has been released here under the the GNU General Public License version 3. It is available as a zip file containing the MPLAB X IDE project, which contains the C-code and .hex binary. 

Those who want to experiment further can re-flash it using the ICSP header on the board. Make sure to break the two solder jumpers (JP4 & JP5) before doing so. It can be flashed by USB using a PICKit 3 programmer for example. 

This way you can create your own games (maybe Snake?), display other/custom number systems or create something else like an interactive periodic table...

Thanks goes out to Alexander Fakoo, creator of the Siekoo Alphabet. This 7-segment alphabet is used in the game to output messages.

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