chipKIT for the Arduino™ Community has launched

In case you haven't heard the news, the chipKIT™ for the Arduino™ community has launched! These chipKIT™ development boards are the first 32-bit microcontroller-based platforms that are compatible with existing Arduino™ hardware and software. chipKITs can be programmed using an environment based on the original Arduino™ IDE modified to support PIC32 that also still supports the original Arduino™ line.

You can order a board directly from Digilent Inc. NKC Electronics already has protoshields available, just a few days after the chipKIT launch.

Download the multi-platform IDE software from github and leave us constructive feedback in the community forums.

Mr. Bytes goes to MASTERs 2011

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Microchip MASTERs 2011

MPLAB X Engineer's Chrismas Light show

One of Microchip's MPLAB X engineers created a fantastic Christmas light show using over 30,000 lights.

Thanks for a great MASTERs 2010

Thanks everyone who participated in this year's Microchip MASTERs Conference. I had a great time meeting people from the forum and Twitter. Also, a special thanks to everyone who participated in the MPLAB C32 open discussion forum. We can away with a lot of good feedback and have a better idea on how to prioritize new features in the coming year.

Microchip Technology 1 Millionth Development Tool Recipient Interview

Microchip Celebrates Shipment of 1 Millionth Development Tool Sold During 14th Annual MASTERs Technical Training Conference. Eric Lawson interviews Mike Nicholson of Price Electronics, the recipient of the 1 Millionth Development Tool.

C32 Open Discussion group at MASTERs in Phoenix

For those of you attending the Worldwide MASTERs Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on August 25 - 28, please join the compiler team for an open discussion on the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs. We will have an open question and answer session followed by a discussion about the future of the compiler. We would really like to get your feedback and suggestions regarding new features and improvements.

The discussion will take place on Thursday, August 26 at 7 PM. The room number is to be determined.

Please join us! I'd really love to have a good turnout with a quality discussion.

P.S. There is also a C30 discussion taking place on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 PM.