MPLAB SIM MASTERs Classes

Over the past few days, I've attended three MASTERs Simulator-class dry runs. I have to say that the presentations are very well done. The fundamentals class is a good class for people who have never used MPLAB SIM. The debugging techniques and advanced stimulus classes take the material a bit further with stimulus injection, register trace, the logic analyzer, and even the 'Data Monitor and Control Interface' tool. The classes are definitely worth attending if you are looking to take better advantage of the mechanisms that the software simulator provides.

[Off Topic] Battle at Kruger: Lions, Water Buffalos, & Crocs, Oh My!

A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Video Introduction to Docking Windows in MPLAB IDE 7.61

I made short video to introduce users to the new docking-window system in Microchip's MPLAB IDE 7.61. Before playing with docking windows, be sure to create a Window Set with windows undocked so that you can quickly get back to the undocked state.


Video: Intro to Docking Windows in MPLAB IDE 7.61

Martin Bates' Refresher Course in Sensor Design using Microcontrollers

Embedded.com is running a multi-part series by Martin Bates, a lecturer in technology at the Hastings College of Arts and Technology, United Kingdom. In the series, Martin Bates provides details on the design the interface between a sensor and a microcontroller, and how to specify the performance of the linear amplifier used to translate the sensor output into suitable input for an MCU.

Part 1: An introduction to sensors and their characteristics
Part 2: A survey of sensor types
Part 3: Implementing a sensor/MCU interface

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Chat it up at D5

Gizmodo has a seven-part video of Gates vs Jobs going at it in the All Things D conference. The first of seven parts is embedded below.

Watch all seven parts at gizmodo.com.

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Microsoft Introduces Surface Computing

After years of research and numerous tech demos, Microsoft is finally introducing their multi-touch, multi-user, object-recognition, and gestural-interaction interface technology, Surface. Surface uses digital cameras behind a DLP projection screen to recognize touch and objects. I was a bit skeptical at first, but the video at on10.net shows some interesting uses for the technology in retail environments.

Watch the video demonstration at on10.net.

EDIT: Embedded a CNET video below.