HEX file for project

[dracu_n_dulap]

Does anybody has the hex file for this project http://electronics-diy.com/lc_meter.php ?

 

[Hero999]

Have you contacted the web master of the site?
http://electronics-diy.com/contact.php

My guess is you can't get the HEX file: you have to buy the kit.

 

[dracu_n_dulap]

yes, you're right.
you have to buy the kit, but it is a bit expensive.
i thought that someone has read the pic and has it  ;D

 

[Hero999]

i thought that someone has read the pic and has it  ;D

Who knows? It may have code protection so even if you bought the kit, you wouldn't be able to copy it.

It's probably copyrighted anyway, in which case posting it would be against the forum rules: no copyrighted material, unless the owner has given permission to use it on the forum.

I dislike kits like this. Not giving the source code defeats the most important point of building a kit which is to learn things so a HEX file or a pre-programmed PIC is not acceptable without the source code.

Why don't you write your own code for it?

If you want to learn, then surely that's the best thing to do. You could then post it on the forum so other people can use it.

Another thing I've noticed is it uses an LM311 as an oscillator when perhaps they should've used a PIC with a built-in comparator.

 

[dracu_n_dulap]

I hate this type of kits too. They try to maximize they're profit by making you buy another preprogrammed PIC if something happens to the one in the kit.
They also have Do It Yourself in the name of the site, it should be Buy It Yourself.

I will try to write one my self, see what comes out ;D

And if my topic somehow infringes some copyrights , i will ask a moderator to delete it.

 

[Hero999]

And if my topic somehow infringes some copyrights , i will ask a moderator to delete it.

It doesn't.

It would only infringe on copyrights if you or someone else attached the HEX file or source code, assuming the licence says you can't do it.

 

[PicMaster]

You could have a look here  ;D, I think it's based on the same circuit but the all the information is free and you can obtain all the files you need to build it. I would say there is  infringement on copyrights hs all the info is published on his web site

http://ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/~rice/lc/

 

[Hero999]

Thanks a lot.

The schematic may infringe some copyrights but not the code as it appears he's written it without looking at the code which came with the kit. I'm also surprised he's used assembler rather than C which is also quite impressive.