[Kirill] wrote in to share his Arduino-based PIC programmer. It is capable of writing to the 18F family of chips, including 18F2XXX and 18F4XXX. We think that’s pretty exciting because this line ...

Microchip has taken the core Arduino programming environment and modified and extended it to support the PIC32-based development boards. But it retains compatibility with traditional Arduino boards.

The article Microchip and Digilent® Add Arduino™ Compatible chipKIT™ uC32™ Development Platform and Wi-Fi® Shield for 32-bit PIC® Microcontrollers originally appeared on Fool.com.

Microchip and Digilent today announced the chipKIT™ platform--the first 32-bit-microcontroller-based, open-source development platform that is compatible with Arduino™ hardware and software.

In addition to supporting Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs), the tool also supports debugging and programming for the CEC1702 family of hardware ...

Ah, PIC vs. AVR, the never-ending battle of electronic design supremacy. Some people swear by Atmel’s AVR microcontrollers, while others are wrong. [majenko] is firmly planted in Microchip&#8… ...