Embedded Systems News from AWCE http://www.awce.com If you use a PIC, AVR, Basic Stamp, or any microcontroller, you'll appreciate how AWC's coprocessors and tools make your designs more powerful and efficient. en-us Copyright 2004 by AWC. alw@al-williams.com AWCE http://www.al-williams.com/logo1.gif http://www.awce.com Using the GP3 with Gambas and Linux http://www.awce.com/gp3-gambas.html Use Gambas (a Visual Basic-like tool) to quickly develop real world I/O software in Linux. GP-3 interface kit on sale! http://www.awce.com/gp3 To celebrate our new (and free) GP3EZ software, we have the GP-3 hardware on sale for a limited time. PC-based control with no programming http://www.awce.com/gp3ez/gp3ez-blink.html See this new video featuring GP3EZ -- a free tool that lets you sense and control the world with your PC with no traditional programming! New Blog http://www.hotsolder.com Try our new Blog: Hotsolder -- microcontrollers, radio, software, Linux, more! Improved Support http://www.awce.com/support If you've sent us e-mail in the past, you may have been frustrated because of spam filtering or bounces. Now, AWC only offers online support at http://www.awce.com/support. You can create a case and you'll be certain that we will receive your request. AWC no longer offers telephone support and we can't guarantee responses to ordinary e-mails. APP-IV Header Updated http://www.awce.com/app4.htm If you use the APP-IV, be sure to download the updated header that corrects a small error in the IREAD macro. New Tutorial Site Online http://www.awce.com/classroom We will gradually begin phasing out our old tutorial site in favor of our new AWCE Classroom. Currently, an expanded version of our C language course for the APP-IV is online, but more classes are scheduled to go live soon. Its free, so check it out. PAK-VII Reads Quadrature http://www.awce.com/pak7quad.htm The latest version of our PAK-VII chip can read quadrature inputs. PAK-XII Gets Macros http://www.awce.com/pak12.htm Our powerful floating point math coprocessor with analog inputs gets even more powerful! Now you can define up to 10 macros to simplify complex equations. New Article: Using Seabass with Rabbit Semiconductor's Dynamic C http://www.awce.com/sbrabbit.htm SeaBass is a Basic-like compiler that generates C code. This makes it easy to write programs, yet retains the portability and optimizing power of C. Plus, SeaBass programs can call C libraries and even incorporate C and assembly code! Available now. Check out SeaBass, our new Basic-Style Compiler http://www.awce.com/seabass.htm SeaBass is a Basic-like compiler that generates C code. This makes it easy to write programs, yet retains the portability and optimizing power of C. Plus, SeaBass programs can call C libraries and even incorporate C and assembly code! Available now with full support for our APP-II and APP-IV development kits and at very special pricing (as low as $1!). Get AWCE News as an RSS Feed http://www.awce.com/awce.rss Now you can get the latest AWCE news as an RSS feed! New: GP-7 Bridges PC and I2C http://www.awce.com/gp7.htm If you've ever wanted to control I2C, IIC, or SMBUS devices from a PC, you want our GP-7 kit! New: Free GP-3 DAQ Software http://www.awce.com/gp3daq.htm Our new software for the GP-3 plots 1 to 5 analog channels and can export to Excel, curve fit, and more. Get it free now. New version 1.1 corrects problems with exporting certain data sets. We've Moved! http://www.awce.com We are currently moving into larger quarters. Our new mailing address is: 1279 FM 518 #2, Kemah, TX 77565. Our phone numbers and e-mail remain the same. New Universal GPMPU40 Kit http://www.awce.com/gp8051.htm Find out how to use our GPMPU40 board with almost any processor. Our new "Universal" kit makes it easier than ever to reconfigure the board for different processors. This article shows how to make a very low-cost 8052 development kit (with C compiler) with a sample CPU from Maxim and our GPMPU40 kit! Easy to Use Floating Point http://www.awce.com/pak12.htm In the tradition of our PAK-I, II, and IX floating point coprocessors, we are pleased to introduce the PAK-XII analog floating point coprocessor. This is our easiest to use coprocessor every. Why? Because it handles ASCII input and output using RS232! If you've ever wanted to add a floating point coprocessor to your project but you were put off by the protocol required, this PAK is for you. In addition to RPN math (including trig and log functions) the PAK-XII also contains 6 A/D channels and an analog comparator. Check out the introductory deal today. Our New Fax Number: (314) 596-9925 We've changed fax numbers! You can now fax us at (314) 596-9925. Our old fax line is no longer connected. http://www.awce.com New: Program in C for PIC or AVR Tired of struggling with assembly or too limited by BASIC? Why not program in C? Our new APP-IV kit makes it easy to build embedded systems with the powerful GNU C compiler! Check it out. You can even program the APP-II in C by following our new C language tutorial. http://www.awce.com/app4.htm