Glen Akins

bikerglen.bsky.social

05 October 2026 14:03

. @microchip-makes.bsky.social just made all their compiler optimizations free starting from XC 4.0 and they have a tool to generate a permanent license for all legacy XC compiler optimizations too! Legacy PIC16 USB bootloaders compile for free now! Yayyyyy!

Stephen Checkoway

stevecheckoway.bsky.social

29 September 2026 17:31

I like my colleagues and they’d probably get the wrong impression, but I really want one of these for faculty meetings.

v.s.h.

vsh.bsky.social

03 September 2026 18:56

Yes, #Wasm3 engine runs #WebAssembly on #AVR ATmega1284P with 128KB flash and 16 KB RAM 🤓 #Harvard #architecture #retrocomputing @microchip-makes.bsky.social

Subscatter

subscatter.bsky.social

12 August 2026 12:51

@bikerglen.bsky.social this you?

Glen Akins

bikerglen.bsky.social

28 July 2026 23:16

I made a bunch of traffic barrels with reflective stripes and battery-powered, blinking warning lights. No, I did not use a 555. Read my blog post to see why I preferred using a @microchip-makes.bsky.social PIC12F1612 8-pin micro to blink the lights: bikerglen.com/blog/army-of...