Delay time display?

[wui223]

By inversely proportional, I mean 1/X.
It would (like many thngs) be easy to do in a PIC, just count between clock pulses (or a number of pulses), then do the reciprocal, then multiply by a constant & there is the answer, then some more programming to drive the serial LCD display.
If I had a second life I'd be a programmer. Too late now!!!!

I dun have experience to program a PIC, but i am quite well in college when programming the C++. I think i will make a start, what is the PIC chip for this function? something cheap and simple.

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I'm not experienced, but *ANY* PIC will do it so far as I can see.
The pic guys have a huge library of applications as well.
Ratehr than do the serial to LCD route, you might find a way to drive 7-segment LEDs (but I suppose you would have to multiplex a couple of outs from the PIC to get enough separate led drivers).
The robotics sites are full of PIC stuff.

[Nasse]

Some trouble(s) or new pcb layout etc etc might needed, if that clock signal causes trouble. What about a mechanical display, like on old radios? Might be good enough for live use. I used an Ibanez analog delay in the old days, and it just had small knobs with small white dot...

But learning pic stuff is ok anyway

[wui223]

Any recommend good website to learn PIC ?

[gez]

Any recommend good website to learn PIC ?

There have been many threads recently, use the search function.  

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

What about a mechanical display, like on old radios? Might be good enough for live use.

:idea:  :idea: Give that man a cigar! Good one! Pointer beats PIC!
plus, you could make a real feature of it, by making an oversized perspex disc as a knob, and painting the settings on the disc, which then goes over a pointer (this has the psychological effect of making it seen the knob is going the 'right way' as well, I think.)