The hardware documentation on the PIC32 runs to 1200 pages.
 If you have ever tried to use that to do something useful it
 becomes near impossible.

 It is not like a big book where you have random access to any one page.
 You have to tell the PDF reader what page you want to look at.
 At the bare minimum you need a separate  index PDF.
 Attached.

 I found this free PDF editor that can extract a range of pages.
 This way I can break it down into workable chapters. Each chapter is
 book length in the case of the PIC32. Most of the other free PDF
 editors I looked at are junk.

 The editor is called PDF24 and published by www.pdf24.org
 I highly recommend it.

 BTW there is a real time clock calendar in the PIC32 for free that would
 make a great wrist watch with 312K of storage. Built into the PIC32 is
 also a built in USB port. How about having your Android  cell
 phone talk to your watch :) The application of this boggles the mind.
 How about a hi rez camera in your watch for taking pictures discreetly.

 Time: Hours, Minutes and Seconds
 24-hour format (military time)
 Provides calendar: Weekday, Date, Month and Year

 Alarm configurable for half a second, one second,
 10 seconds, one minute, 10 minutes,
 one hour, one day, one week, one month, one year

 Alarm repeat with decrementing counter
 Alarm with indefinite repeat: chime
 Year Range: 2000 to 2099
 Leap Year Correction
 Optimized for long term battery operation
 Calibrates up to 260 ppm of crystal error


 Paul Lamar


 Actually someone beat you to it. Someone sold over US$10m worth of
 Bluetooth watches with an e-ink display at about $110 each. It was
 done just a few months ago at kickstarter.com
 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android?ref=most-funded

 while looking for the link. I also notice this tiny USB board. Have 6
 I/O pins, may be good for 1/2 a rotor?
 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digistump/digispark-the-tiny-arduino-enabled-usb-dev-board?ref=category

 Henry

I've got to have one :)

Damn I used to be twenty years ahead of my time. The rest of the world is catching up.

That video gave me an idea for raising money for the rotary turbo compound.

I'd go with the Tiny in a heart beat if it had a BASIC.
Here is another one called a Teensy.

Paul Lamar
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