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Hiya Goaty,,,,Did you mean a PIC12F1824? Regards, Marty.
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Originally posted by MartyJ1963 View Post
Yeah! Sorry!
And Thanks waltr for the ICSP info. Ultimately it would pay to re-design the board for this but at the moment I am working towards a small 'set & forget' Pikini for a waterproof detector based on designs published earlier in this thread. I keep promising myself that I will get into programming micros but too many other things keep coming up to occupy my time - one of the hazards of retirement I guess!Comment
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Hiya Goaty,,,Just wondering, with you being near the Gold fields in Sth Oz, have you tried the Mirage P.I out yet? I think it's Ace for small gold,,,really sensitive,,though at the moment I'm only using it Inland as I'm too far from any beaches,,,I think Elliot may be still doing some pcb's and he's in Sth Australia too. Regards,,MartyComment
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Originally posted by MartyJ1963 View Post
Most of my detecting is on the beaches. The local goldfields around Echunga have been well & truly picked over and the goldfields in the north and mid-north a long trip to get to. Elliot is across the border in Vic ( but I won't hold that against him
) which seems to have some reasonably productive fields.
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That is also a good plan.Originally posted by Goaty View Post
The ICSP interface is important if you plan experimenting with code.Comment
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@Goaty,,,,Sorry,,Yes,,Of course, how did I mistake that! Elliot 'is' in Victoria,,Sorry Elliot,Lol. I've used the Mirage only once at the beach and the Pickini twice. Both have found me numerous objects, but for Gold (or whatever it is you mostly search for ) the Mirage, to me, is by far the best, I favour it over my T2. I use the pickini a lot in the woodland here and it is always in my kit whenever I go out. It'll be great to make one like Waltr said where all the programming pins are on board and it can be drawn and made smaller to fit more lighter compact boxes or tubes. I've spent a few nights recently trying to draw one but it may take me awhile because I'm very new to SMD components,,,but, like they say, if you 'don't do'-you 'don't learn',,,keep us posted on your progress Goaty and I'll keep pluggin' at this smd drawing and let you know how it goes,,,Regards,,MartyComment
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Pickini SMD
Hello All
Just finished my Pickini SMD and it works.Not tested outside, but promising.
Used Pickini HEX 4.4. I used the bottom layer as ground.Comment
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Nice ground plane.Originally posted by Guzzi View Post
I like doing a full ground plane as it tends to reduce noise.Comment
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Hi Guzzi,,,Nice little layout,,,Can you post the sprint layout for it please? Hope your outside tests go well,,Regards,,,MartyComment
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Originally posted by waltr View Post
Snap!!
Top Side
Looks good Guzzi. Nice solid tracks. Keen to hear how it works outside.Comment
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Any news on your tests yet Guzzi?,,,,eagerly awaiting,,,,Regards,,MartyComment
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Zero degrees keeps me inside the house.
I tried to copy the Sprint Layout file but it failed.Comment
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@Guzzi,,,I love Holland,,I used to work in Staphorst and Zwolle and Holland is like England in that it's always wet and always cold,,It's quite cold here now so I know how you feel!,,@6666,,wish I was back home in OZ but I can only dream of those nice warm temps and wait for next Spring,,Lol. Regards,,MartyComment
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Guzzi had a slight problem in trying to upload his Pickini 4 SMD Layout here on Geotech so he kindly sent a copy to my email address for me to upload for other members who may wish to build this working version,,,Thanks Guzzi, you're a Gent. Regards,,,MartyComment
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