CCS News

Check out CCS in the the latest 8-Bit Embedded Resource Catalog by Extension Media. This is the third year in a row that CCS has participated in this publication, along with Microchip. Please visit their website to view the publication if you are not on their mailing list: www.extensionmedia.com/8bit

CCS is proud to support the PIC12F683 from Microchip. Our new prototyping board will replace the PIC12F675 and be pin-for-pin compatible. The new PIC12F683 board features the 8 pin PIC12F683 chip and its ICD version that supports debugging. This Low Pin-count (8) PIC^® Flash microcontroller offers on-chip EEPROM Data Memory, nanoWatt Technology, an analog comparator module with a single comparator, and a programmable on-chip voltage reference. This chip also comes with a Precision internal oscillator, software selectable BOR, and extended WDT.

These boards will be available in a Development kit (with or without software) and as a board-only kit.
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CCS has designed a new prototyping board focused on the new Ethernet chip from Microchip, the ENC28J60. The ENC28J60 is an SPI controlled, 10Mbit/sec, full duplex Ethernet transceiver IC. The Embedded Ethernet prototyping board includes many features our customers have come to love from our other development boards: a potentiometer, a push-button, 3 user-controlled LEDs, an RS232 level converter and a header for easy access to all I/O on the included PIC18F4520. It also has a LCD, a serial EEPROM, and a MMC/SD card reader. Support, such as drivers and example TCP/IP code for the ENC28J60, is available to CCS customers using the CCS C Compiler.

Please email support to request the drivers and code for ENC28J60.

Microchip created the Microchip Technology Consultant Program to assist with customer designs using PIC^® MCU microcontrollers and other Microchip digital signal controls, analog ICs, and serial EEPROMs. To meet the growing market demand for embedded systems design and electronics design expertise, companies rely on Microchip Consultants to provide technical solutions and support.

Members of the Authorized Consultant Program must participate in a rigorous interview process, meet several design qualifications, and maintain a standard of quality and excellence while utilizing products from Microchip.

Are you an Authorized Consultant? Please contact Microchip to see if you qualify for a discount on CCS products. For a list of all Authorized Microchip Consultants, visit www.microchip.com/consultants

Contact CCS, Inc. about our own engineering services.

Jean Paul Talledo used the CCS C Compiler and PIC^® MCU microcontrollers to construct a data acquisition system for mobile applications. Jean's wireless sensor network and position-tracking system can be used to monitor a vehicle's acceleration, temperature, and more. Accumulated data is then relayed to an Internet database server.

Review the April issue of Circuit Cellar magazine to read the full story, entitled "Data Acquisition for Mobile Applications."

CCS is very pleased to offer the complete line of our C Compilers for purchase on MicrochipDirect. We hope to expand the list of stocked items over the next few months, so check back to this page for updates.

Please visit: www.microchipdirect.com.

CCS is showcasing a design of 81 cooperating PIC18F8525 chips at the Microchip MASTERs Conference in Chandler, AZ at the end of July. The cubes are designed to be modular and communicate on a serial bus at 810 MIPS. This display has been updated since Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose to include new graphic imagery and The Game of Life.

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CCS offers volume licensing with the Multiple User Licenses. This allows companies who have multiple users working on the same project, each requiring his or her own C Compiler, to save money on software.

One Multiple User License will license one additional user or computer, in addition to the original compiler.

Certain restrictions apply. Please click here for the complete policy.

The Wireless Development Kit - ZMD Edition will be released for sale on Friday, June 16th.

This kit allows for development of wireless devices that are IEEE 802.15.4 compliant. The heart of the ZMD Wireless prototyping board contains the ZMD44102 transceiver, which is 900 MHz and can transmit up to 100 meters.

Source code is provided to customize wireless applications such as energy management, remote metering and control, home and building control, industrial networks, two-way remote keyless entry, and health monitoring networks.

Click here to place your order now! Those customers who have already placed orders will have their boards shipped out first. All other orders will be shipped on a first-come, first-served basis.

At this year's Microchip MASTERs conference, CCS will be conducting a hands-on seminar entitled 1092 CCS: Using the CCS Compiler for Rapid Development of Microcontroller Applications. The class aims at improving the skills of programmers using the CCS C Compiler and provides hands-on experience with our compiler, IDE, and debugger. This is an excellent opportunity for new or experienced CCS users to learn about the powerful features of the CCS C Compiler.

MASTERs is a highly technical conference run yearly by Microchip in an effort to advance the knowledge of Microchip developers. This year MASTERs will be at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, AZ. The dates are July 26 - 29, 2006. Register today, and be sure to sign up for our class!