In this tutorial, you will learn how to interface the MAX7219 8-digit 7-segment controller IC with PIC Microcontroller. MAX7219 has a built-in circuit to control 8 seven-segment displays. Firstly, it communicates with microcontrollers over SPI communication. Hence, only three pins are required to control 8 seven-segment displays. Secondly, we can use MAX7219 to control dot … Read more
In this tutorial, we will go through an analog to digital converter or ADC module of pic microcontrollers. Almost all pic microcontroller series such as PIC10F, PIC12F, PIC16F, PIC18F, and PIC32 controllers have built ADC Modules. But its size depends on the device from which category/ series, you are using. In this tutorial, we will … Read more
Digital Barometer using PIC microcontroller: In this tutorial, you will learn how to interface the MPX4115A pressure sensor with the PIC18F46K22 microcontroller. How to use the MPX4115A pressure sensor to design a digital barometer? What are the features of the MPX4115A pressure sensor? How does the MPX4115A pressure sensor work? How to measure the output … Read more
In this article, we will explore the different timer types in the PIC 18F452 microcontroller, examine their functionalities, and learn how to generate delays using timers and interrupts with mikroC and MPLAB XC8 compilers. Recommended Components The following components are used in this project or are helpful for building it with a PIC microcontroller. Component … Read more
Pic microcontroller are versatile and widely used devices in the field of embedded systems. In order to configure the microcontroller to meet specific requirements, it is essential to understand and modify the configuration bits. These configuration bits determine various operating modes of the microcontroller, such as clock source, watchdog timer, power-up timer, brown-out reset, low-voltage … Read more
In this tutorial, you will learn a very simple method of interfacing a keypad with a PIC microcontroller. Interfacing a keypad with any microcontroller such as PIC16F877A microcontroller involves connecting the keypad to the microcontroller’s GPIO pins and writing a program to read the keypad inputs. Therefore, you should know how to use GPIO pins … Read more