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October

Reading and Research

Physical Computing by Dan O’Sullivan and Tom Igoe
Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz
PICmicroMid-Range MCU Family Reference Manual by Microchip
PIC in Practice by D. W. Smith
Programming & Customizing PICmicro Microcontrollers by Myke Predko
Embedded C Programming and the Microchip PIC by Richard H Barnett

November

Installing and Learning how to use the Development Tools

MPLAB Integrated Development Environment – editor, debugger and simulator
HI-TECH PICC LITE C Compiler - compiler EPIC Plus Programmer - downloader
Sample Transmitter and Receiver package – radio tester

December

Code

Get input data from ADC and prepare it for radio transmitting.

January

Code and Connect

Send digitized analog data over radio to base.

February

Code

Translate digitized analog date to MIDI before sending.

March

Casing, Power and Switch Installation

Magnetic Switch installation, switch output connected to PIC analog input.
Battery connection to PIC.
Switch, battery and PIC attached to casing.
Casing attached to shoe.


April

Output

Set up MIDI filtering software and output.

May

Project Presentation