Arduino vs raw PIC, Atmel etc
So, I thought I'd ask a question, for a change. Everywhere I look, I see Arduino, Arduino, Arduino. What are the advantages of Arduino vs simply using a PIC or similar chip, with the appropriate extra...
View ArticleHelp with C code or windows 7 cmd prompt pop up box
Hi folks, reading a book on C programming, a modern approach and working through the examples. So far so good, best book on C I have ever read! One problem I am having with some of my programs is that...
View ArticleLinker files
Hi, all. Can anyone help me on how to add linker files in mplab8. Ive tried everything. I bought a couple of 16f628 pics and there are no linker files to add. Please help i dont know what to do. Thnx...
View ArticleAndroid TV box
i have an RK3188 based , TV box type MK918 or CS918, loaded with Nexus 10. It used to work fine, but now it is prompting me to enter password for decryption of storage, something I never did. Connected...
View ArticleVery Simple Circuit but cannot work! Please help.
void initiate_main() { trisa=1; porta=0; trisd=0; portd=0; } void main() { initiate_main(); while(1) { if(porta.f0==1) { portd.f0=1; } else { portd.f0=0; } } } What's wrong with the programming?
View ArticleIs it possible to make Capacitive touch operated tone generation with a...
Hello… Im a mechanical engineer & product designer from india.....Im trying to make a project....for that I need TO produce continuous tone at 6 different frequencies (between 17000hz to20000hz) or...
View ArticlePIC16F870 frequency counter
Disclaimer: this is schoolwork, so I'm not sure if it's in the right segment. I need to write a frequency counter for a PIC16F870 microcontroller that can read frequencies from 0 to 255hz (8 bit, at...
View ArticleELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY BLUETOOTH
I have the following design parameters and schematic below. Design, implement and test a solution to thefollowing problem: You will be using a PIC18F4520 microcontroller board to design and produce a...
View Articlelcd display
hello I neeeeed a program of a lcd display on pic16f877 with percentage for my project finder satellite meter please help me the rather early posssible thank you
View Articleinterfacing pic16f877A with motion sensor
I am working on a project that senses when a person enters a room, and then switch ON the light in the room and then switch it OFF when the person leaves. I want to use two PIR motion sensors, one...
View Articlehelp me using Serial Peripheral Interface with AVR..
i have some trouble to interface ISD1760PY (soundrecorder IC) with AVR through SPI communication.. i've do some search in google to find some literature that provide information about SPI interfacing.....
View ArticleHelp with debounce code
Hello all, just dabbling with a bit of debounce code. Following along in the book "PIC MCU Programming" by Bert van Dam. I would highly recommend it for anyone who is feeling challenged by the...
View ArticleMicrocontroller beginner
I am potentially about to start programming ARM Cortex M based microcontrollers this September. I need to know the list of connectors I need to connect a microcontroller to my computer for programming....
View ArticleHelp Getting Started with PIC Microcontrollers
Hey Everyone! I have been doing lots of research on PICs but I still have lots of questions. And after these questions have been answered then I will most likely have more. 1) It looks like you have to...
View Articleneed help to write simple program
I am going to write to make speed meter I use 7 segment display with display drivers here is the circuit using micro c for pic can you help me to do it. I am really new to programming. View attachment...
View Articlepush button on-off and more...
hello guys! i want to use a button as on-off switch but not only. when i press the button for 3 sec then it becomes on and it starts checking a sensor but if i dont release it then i want to make it...
View Articledesign score broad for a game
I am currently doing micro controller based score broad. here is the schematic View attachment 18153 I am going to use large displays. so I want to use mosfets. any one know IC that contains 8 mosfets?...
View ArticleAssistance with MPLAB C Code
I am not sure of what I am doing wrong. I tried to access one LED on port RA2 of a PIC10LF320. I was able to get it to flash in ASM, but I am trying to work this out in C. So far I have successfully (I...
View ArticleNEC uPD78P324GJ(A) alternative
Hello All, I would need your help in finding an alternative (replace the failed chip) for a NEC uPD78P324GJ(A) 16-/8-Bit Single-Chip Microcomputers 74 pin. I'm struggling for some time now to find it,...
View Articlepicaxe noise
I'm working on a guitar effects pedal, an optical compressor/tremolo. I'm using a 386 to trigger the picaxe to control an led/ldr, which then goes to a 358 op amp. It sounds great but there is a slight...
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