Besides the many Arduino-based core functions available to you, the chipKIT platform also provides chipKIT-specific core functions for the core timer service and task management.

In this post, we focus on task management, by providing a simple example. Task Management essentially allows for multiple tasks to run in the background, which can simplify the programming in your loop()

chipKIT Uno32 is at the end of its product life cycle, but that only means that there is something better in its place! Welcome the chipKIT uC32, identical to Uno32 but with four times more Flash and twice as much RAM! The uC32 has been around for quite some time, so it's nothing brand new, but it has certainly been a fan favorite, especially for those projects that require more memory! If you want to learn more, check out Digilent's goodbye to Uno32, hello uC32 blog post.

At the Microchip MASTERs conference in Phoenix from August 17th to 22nd, Keith Vogel taught 5 sessions of his "Intro to chipKIT Platform" class. The class covered a range of introductory topics, including a discussion of compatibility issues with the Arduino system.

The goals of the chipKIT platform were listed as follows:

• Easy access to professional applications and libraries for new users
• Rapid prototype development tools
• Migration between easy to use IDEs and professional IDEs
• The same ease-of-use as Arduino when using Arduino-style IDEs

Check out this list of the five newest, high-performance Arduino® boards, published by IHS Electronics360. We're very proud to say that the list includes the chipKIT Wi-FIRE, boasting a 200MHz Microchip PIC32MZ MCU. You don't have to take our word for it anymore that the chipKIT Wi-FIRE is one of the fastest Arduino-compatible boards out there right now!

This past Saturday, a large group gathered at HeatSync Labs in Mesa, AZ to celebrate International NodeBots Day. In case you haven't heard, NodeBots is a Javascript-based protocol for remote control of mechatronic devices. NodeBots works with JohnnyFive and Firmata to create robots based on Arduino-compatible boards. Microchip donated 25 chipKIT Uno32 boards for the