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I have bought a PIC16F877A microcontroller and its board before and since then, I haven't used it much because I don't really have enough time and patience to learn C. I was thinking to buy a Netduino since it can be programmed using VB.NET (which obviously I'm familiar with). However, I didn't want to abandon the stuff I bought earlier, so therefore I'm asking if there is a way to program the PIC16F877A using VB.NET, maybe using the SDK provided in the Netduino website?

Thanks in advance.

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368 bytes of RAM means that there can never be a VB.NET VM on the PIC16F877A, but let's see if we can get a more detailed answer – Kevin Vermeer Feb 21 '12 at 18:46
@KevinVermeer I mean, is there a way to program it on VB.NET and maybe a converter converts it to C? Or maybe the same syntax as VB.NET? – Seif Shawkat Feb 21 '12 at 18:51
I have heard about Pigmeo but don't know much about it, might it be a solution? – Seif Shawkat Feb 21 '12 at 19:32
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@KevinVermeer, perhaps the answer here could be educational: electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/26412/… – Jon L Feb 21 '12 at 19:39
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@JonL - Yes, that's an excellent answer! Feel free to copy it over and adjust it so that it's applicable here. – Kevin Vermeer Feb 21 '12 at 20:35
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