04-05-2010, 01:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-05-2010, 01:08 AM by directorcass.)
(04-05-2010, 12:50 AM)erospawn Wrote: Yeah, sounds like PICs being used.. they take a max voltage of 6 volts. PIC's are used to control everything from stepper motors, stop lights... are used in heating and air con controls and robots... Basically, they are mini computers that you program to do what you want.. You just need to have a knowledge of electronics for interfacing components to the micro-cpu and programming experience.
What did you just say????? All I know is to hook two wires to a battery and hook the other end to a light bulb!
Well, honestly, I do know a bit more than that.
I have not really experimentd with anything other than LEDs and power supplies. I do have a few 555 timer chips I bought a year or two ago. I got them on a bread board but that was as far as I got!