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Introduction to Microcontroller Programming

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• Course Index
• Introduction
• About the Author
• About this Course
• Feedback
• Course Navigation
• Quick Course Navigation
• How to use this Course
• Acronyms Used and Course Conventions

About PICmicro Chips

• What is a PICmicro?
• Microcontrollers

• Digital versus Analogue
  1. The Digital World
  2. The Analogue World
  3. Analogue Data
  4. Digital Data
  5. Analogue to Digital Conversion

• Inputs and Outputs
  1. Getting Data into a PICmicro
  2. Outputting Data
  3. Current Limits

• Memory
  1. Storing Data
  2. Types of Memory
  3. PICmicro Memory

• Programming
  1. What is a Program?
  2. The Flowcode Process
  3. Running the Program
  4. Different Types of PICmicro

• 16F1937 Architecture
  1. PORT A
  2. PORT B
  3. PORT C
  4. PORT D
  5. PORT E
  6. Memory in the 16F1937
  7. ALU
  8. Timer 1
  9. Timer 0
  10. RB0 Interrupt
  11. Port B Interrupt
  12. A/D Conversion
  13. Busses

Clocking Your PICmicro Devices

• Introduction
• The Clock Circuit
• Clock Settings
• Clock Confusion

E-Blocks

• Introduction to E-blocks

• Using E-blocks
  1. About E-blocks
  2. E-blocks Projects
  3. How E-blocks Connect to Each Other
  4. Physical Properties of E-blocks
  5. Using a Backplane
  6. Protecting E-blocks Circuitry
  7. Using Covers
  8. Adding Power to E-blocks
  9. Understanding the Patch System
  10. Sharing a Port
  11. Using ZIF Sockets

• E-blocks Boards
  1. E-blocks Documentation and Numbering
  2. Sensor Interface (EB003)
  3. LED Board (EB004)
  4. LCD Board (EB005)
  5. Multiprogrammer (EB006)
  6. Switch Board (EB007)
  7. Quad 7-segment Display (EB008)
  8. Keyboard (EB014)
  9. Prototype Board (EB016)
  10. Patch Board (EB017)

Flowcode Step By Step

• Introduction to Flowcode

• Basic Flowcode Functions
  1. What is Flowcode?
  2. Flowcode Overview
  3. Start a New Flowchart
  4. Opening an Existing Flowchart
  5. Saving a Flowchart
  6. Saving Flowchart Images
  7. Zooming the View
  8. Printing Flowcharts
  9. View Options

• Digital Outputs
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Set up the Flowchart
  3. Adding LED's
  4. High Speed Simulation
  5. Slowing it Down
  6. New Output
  7. Binary Numbers
  8. Converting Numbers
  9. Outputting Numbers
  10. A Short Test
  11. Working in Hex
  12. Downloading the Program

• Digital Inputs
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Equivalent Circuit
  3. Where's the Fire?
  4. Set up the Flowchart
  5. Variables
  6. Using Variables
  7. Set up the Outputs
  8. Adding the Switches

• Basic Loops
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Counting Sheep Badly
  3. Set up the Flowchart
  4. Create the Variables
  5. Set up the Calculation
  6. Loop Properties
  7. Set up the Input
  8. Set up the Output
  9. Adding the LED array
  10. Adding the Switches
  11. Simulation
  12. The Solution - Adding a Delay

• The LCD Display
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. LCD Displays
  3. Adding the LCD component
  4. Writing Messages
  5. Other LCD Functions
  6. A More Useful Counter

• Binary Numbers
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. A Binary Adder
  3. Set up the Flowchart
  4. Create the Variables
  5. Set up the Inputs
  6. Set up the Calculation
  7. Set up the Output
  8. Adding the LED array
  9. Adding the Switches
  10. Slow Simulation

• Decisions
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Left or Right?
  3. Set up the Flowchart
  4. Single Bit Input
  5. Set up the Decisions
  6. Set up the Delays
  7. Set up the Left Output
  8. Set up the Right Output
  9. Adding the Switches
  10. Adding the LED array
  11. Final Flowchart
  12. Simulation

• Goto (Connection Point)
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Jumping out of a Loop

• 7-Segment Displays
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. 7-Segment Displays
  3. Using a Single digit
  4. Using the Quad Display
  5. Getting the Timing Right

• Software Macro
  1. Set up the Equipment
  2. Left or Right?
  3. Create New Macros
  4. More Efficient Macros
  5. Other macro features

• Strings and Memory
  1. Introduction
  2. Set up the Equipment
  3. Exploring the Keypad
  4. Using String Variables
  5. ASCII
  6. Seeing ASCII
  7. Getting a Phone Number
  8. You try it
  9. EEPROM

• A Simple Hi-Fi
  1. Introduction
  2. Set up the Equipment
  3. Port B Interrupts
  4. Setting up the LCD
  5. Using the ADC
  6. Finishing Touches

PICmicro Projects

• Introduction to PICmicro Projects

• Construction Methods
  1. Building Circuits with PICmicro's
  2. Prototype Board
  3. E-blocks Prototyping Boards
  4. Stripboard
  5. Printed Circuit Board

• Choosing a Power Source
  1. Choosing a Power Source
  2. Batteries
  3. Primary Batteries
  4. Rechargeable Batteries
  5. Mains Power Supply Units

• Adding Inputs
  1. Switches
  2. Switch Unit
  3. Sensors
  4. Sensing Units

• Input Conditioning
  1. Switch Bounce
  2. Switch Debouncing
  3. Schmitt Trigger

• Adding Outputs
  1. LED's
  2. Using LED's
  3. 7seg Displays
  4. LCD Displays
  5. Using LCD Displays
  6. Buzzers / Sounders
  7. Motors
  8. Stepper Motors
  9. Solenoids

• Adding Drivers
  1. Transistor Switch
  2. Darlington Driver
  3. 7-Segment Decoder Driver

Labs

• Introduction and Lesson Plan
• 1. Output
• 2. Delay
• 3. Connection Point
• 4. Calculations
• 5. Loop
• 6. Input
• 7. Decision
• 8. LCD
• 9. Keypad
• 10. Analogue + EEPROM
• 11. Software Macro
• 12. External Interrupt
• 13. Timer Interrupt

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