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heuron
August 5th, 2007, 10:13 PM
hey guys, i was a programmer a while ago in c++, python, basic, assembler and all the goods. i stayed in command line and microcontrollers though because i was intimidated by the code for visual and gui stuff. im a bit older now and think i can take it, i just need to know sme tings. where is the best place to learn gui, how much different is it from the regular c++, and do i need a special compiler or can i just use my bloodshed dev-c++? the stuff i am looking to get into is just, well at the moment having a window that says "hello world", and a button that terminates the window...... am i going to need to buy anything?

also, unrelated but important: i want to program my 16f684 pic controller so it can interface with my computer, just through command line or something simple. is that possible? i really want someone to tell me its as simple as including the header file <iostream>, because that would be so awesome. thanks guys.

Ejaz
August 6th, 2007, 01:30 AM
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Sk#
August 22nd, 2007, 04:24 PM
You can interface the 16f684 to any thing that understands RS-232. Many PIC's can adopt USB too, but if I'm not wrong it depends on the model. You'll have to write the drivers for your device yourself, though.

dglienna
August 22nd, 2007, 04:48 PM
the make serial-to-usb adapters. about $35 i think i paid