As the good book says ' It is easier for a man (or was it an elephant ? Much the same thing in my case) to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to pass into the kingdom of the microchip '
You build the breakout board, you connect the USB to Serial adaptor, because you don't have any serial ports anymore, you smile in anticipation, you wait .. .. and wait again .. .. . and then, yes, ... .yes .. ..yes ... Ah ! sorry this device is not compatible ! *********
OK let's try something else.. which language .. ASM, Microk, MicroK C, C C+, C++, CDM , I know, lets try a PIC .. they're supposed to be straightforward .. .. .. Obtain the programmer; download the MPLAB and the User Manual, all 274 pages; spend half the morning trying to install a driver for a piece of software 'you must have ' and then two pages further on ' except if you using *****, which I presume I am because it doesn't work !
Ah, I need a compiler - which one ? ranging from £0 to £****** .. .. any clues -- nope ! Ah, back to the user manual, that will tell me .. .. in your dreams boy !
I have never been so b******* confused in all my life !! I'm currently sitting on a sandwich and wiping my elbow with a piece of toilet roll !!
Do I want any help ??? Nope !! What I want is a first class plane ticket for South America, a tent and machete .. .. to hell with it !
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