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Microchip’s corporate headquarters is:
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ
85224
Phone: (480) 786-7200
Fax: (480) 917-4150
Their website is:
and contains a complete set of data sheets in .pdf format for download as well as the latest versions of MPLAB.
HI-TECH Software’s corporate address is:
HI-TECH Software
PO Box 103
Alderley, QLD 4051
AUSTRALIA
+61 7 3552 7777
Fax: +61 7 3552 7778
Their address in the United States is:
HI-TECH Software LLC
6600 Silacci Way
Gilroy, CA
95020
Ph: 800 735 5715
Fax: 866 898 8329
Their website is:
and contains information for downloading the latest version of PICC Lite as well as ordering their line of compilers for the Microchip PICmicro MCU and other microcontrollers and processors.
Custom Computer Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 2452
Brookfield, WI
53008
(414)797-0455
Fax: (414)797-1459
email: ccs@ccsinfo.com
microEngineering Labs, Inc.
Box 7532
Colorado Springs, CO
80933
(719)520-5323
Fax: (719)520-1867
email: info@melabs.com
B. Knudsen Data
Stubbanv. 33B
7037 Trondheim
Norway
Fax: (47)73 96 51 84
email: sales@bknd.com
Byte Craft Limited
421 King Street North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2J 4E4
(519)888-6911
email: info@bytecraft.com
Keil Software
1501 10th Street, Suite 110
Plano, TX 75074
USA
1(800)348-8051
(972)312-1107
Fax: 972-312-1159
email: sales.us@keil.com
Tasking Software Development from Altium
17140 Bernardo Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92128
(858)521-4280 Suite 100
Fax: 858-521-4282
Toll free sales: 1(877)TASKING
Toll-free support: 1(800)458-8276
email: tasking.sales.na@altium.com
One of the most famous robot sites on the Internet. The Seattle Robotics Society has lots of information on interfacing digital devices to such "real world" devices as motors, sensors and servos. They also do a lot of exciting things in the automation arena.
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/
This is an excellent introduction to robotics. Also included on the page are a considerable number of links and instructions for building your own robot.
http://www.wildrice.com/HBRobotics/HBRCBuildersBook.html
Nice site with pointers to resources as well as a presentation of many different robots that have been designed and built by others.
Web site devoted to showing off different people’s robots.
http://www.robotics.com/robomenu/index.html
FAQ that covers just about everything to do with robotics.
http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/robotics-faq/
Innovatus has made available "PICBots", an interesting PICmicro microcontroller simulator which allows programs to be written for virtual robots which will fight amongst themselves. Also available form Innovatus is “MazeBots” which is a robot simulation designed to teach programming and robotics. These products are an excellent introduction to developing biologic robot code.
Digi-Key is an Excellent Source for a wide range of Electronic Parts. They are reasonably priced and most orders will be delivered the next day.
Phone: 1(800)344-4539 (1(800)DIGI-KEY)
Fax: (218)681-3380
Self-proclaimed as "The World's Biggest Collection of Miniature Robots and Supplies". This is a great source for Servos, Tracked Vehicles, and Robot Arms.
Toll Free in the USA & Canada: 1(800)374-5764
Fax: (415)455-9333
Excellent source for Servos and R/C parts useful in homebuilt robots.
Toll Free Ordering in the USA & Canada: 1(800)637-4989
Toll Free Fax in the USA & Canada: 1(800)637-7303
Toll Free Support in the USA & Canada: 1(800)637-6050
Phone: (217)398-3636
Fax: (217)356-6608
email: orders@towerhobbies.com
Components, PC Parts/Accessories, and hard to find connectors.
Toll Free in the USA & Canada: 1(800)831-4242
Components, PC Parts/Accessories, and hard to find connectors.
Toll Free in the USA & Canada: 1(800)538-500
Toll Free Fax in the USA & Canada: 1(800)538-5005
Phone: (408)494-1400
BBS: (408)494-1430
email: techsupport@jdr.com
Compuserve: 70007,1561
Components - Including the Dallas Line of Semiconductors (the DS275 is used for RS-232 Level Conversion in this book).
Toll Free in the USA & Canada: 1(800)463-9275 (1(800)4-NEWARK)
Marshall is a full service distributor of Philips microcontrollers as well as other parts.
1(800)833-9910
AP Circuits will build prototype bare boards from your "Gerber" files. Boards are available within three days. I have been a customer of theirs for several years and they have always produced excellent quality and been helpful in providing direction to learning how to develop my own bare boards. Their website contains the “EasyTrax” and “GCPrevue” MS-DOS tools necessary to develop your own Gerber files.
Phone: (403)250-3406
BBS: (403)291-9342
email: staff@apcircuits.com
The List of Parallax Basic Stamp Applications will give you an idea of what can be done with the Basic Stamp (and other microcontrollers, such as the PICmicro MCU). The list contains projects that are of interest to the robot designer.
Don McKenzie has a wealth of information on the PICmicro microcontroller as well as other electronic devices. There on lots of useful links to other sites and it is the home of the SimmStick.
Programmers and Application reviews.
http://www.eedevl.com/index.html