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CIKU - PIC with Arduino Style

PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:56 pm
by Idris
Hi guys!

What do you think about CIKU?
http://tutorial.cytron.com.my/2014/06/3 ... uced-ciku/

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Re: CIKU - PIC with Arduino Style

PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:25 pm
by Brian Griffin
I like the PIC in Arduino form factor. So, I assume that those analog, digital and the communications (I2C, SPI and UART) are identical to that of the Arduino Uno ones? I have some shields like the "Tick-Tock" ones, and I hope that one will fit into this. :)

Re: CIKU - PIC with Arduino Style

PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:42 pm
by ober
Hi Brian, Analog, digital, UART and I2C are identical to Arduino UNO. Unfortunately SPI is not, because SPI on 18F4550 are sharing same pins as I2C, so we decided to utilize hardware I2C and develop software SPI.

Re: CIKU - PIC with Arduino Style

PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:12 pm
by kl84
No 6-pin ISP header spotted. Cannot use it for those shields which utilizes the ISP header for SPI communication. Replaced by Microchip's PICKit instead. Hm... :roll: I like the extra pads at the sides though ;)

Re: CIKU - PIC with Arduino Style

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:38 pm
by Brian Griffin
ober WROTE:Hi Brian, Analog, digital, UART and I2C are identical to Arduino UNO. Unfortunately SPI is not, because SPI on 18F4550 are sharing same pins as I2C, so we decided to utilize hardware I2C and develop software SPI.


Hello there. The features are great enough for most shields. I'm planning to use a Tick-Tock shield there first if I can buy it. :)