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Sandhu, Harprit. Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers. US: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2008.

Making PIC Microcontroller Instruments and Controllers

Authors: Harprit Sandhu

Published:  December 2008

eISBN: 9780071606158 0071606157 | ISBN: 9780071606165
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I: The PIC 16F877A
  • Chapter 1 An Introduction to the PIC 16F877A Microcontroller Unit
  • The Microcontroller
  • Special Precautions and Notes of Interest
  • Data Sheets
  • Some Useable PICS
  • Chapter 2 Getting Started: The Hardware and Software Setup
  • The Programmers
  • Loading the Software
  • Using the Software in the Windows Environment
  • Software Notes from MicroEngineering Labs
  • Chapter 3 Understanding Microchip Technology’s PIC 16F877A: A Description of the MCU
  • 16F877A Microcontroller’s Core Features
  • Peripheral Features
  • Configuring and Controlling the Properties of the Ports
  • PORTA
  • PORTB
  • PORTC
  • PORTD
  • PORTE
  • TIMERS
  • Chapter 4 The Software, the Compilers, and the Editor
  • The Basic Compiler Instruction Set
  • The PICBASIC PRO Compiler Instruction Set
  • PICBASIC PRO Compiler
  • Chapter 5 Controlling the Output and Reading the Input
  • General
  • Programs That Create Output
  • Programs That Read the Inputs and Then Provide Output
  • Creating Outputs
  • Blink One LED
  • Blink Eight LEDs in Sequence
  • Dim and Brighten One LED
  • LCD Display
  • Controlling the Digital and Analog Settings
  • Writing Binary, Hex, and Decimal Values to the LCD
  • Reading a Potentiometer and Displaying the Results on the LED Bargraph
  • A Simple Beep
  • Advanced Exercise: Controlling an RC Servo from the Keyboard
  • Reading the Inputs
  • Read Keyboard and Display Key Number on the LCD
  • Read One Potentiometer and Display Its 8-Bit Value on LCD in Binary, Hex, and Decimal Notation, Also Impress the Binary Value on the Bargraph
  • Read All Three Potentiometers and Display Their Values on the LCD
  • Adding the Kind of Flexibility That Defines Computer Interfaces and Demonstrates the Ability to Make Sophisticated Real-Time Adjustments
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 6 Timers and Counters
  • General
  • Timers
  • Timer0
  • Timer1: The Second Timer
  • Timer2: The Third Timer
  • Counters
  • Exercises for Timers
  • Exercises for Counters
  • Chapter 7 Clocks, Memory, and Sockets
  • Sockets U3, U4, and U5: For Serial One-Wire Memory Devices
  • Which EEPROM Type Should You Use?
  • Socket U3—I2C SEEPROM
  • Socket U4—SPI SEEPROM
  • Socket U5—Microwire Devices
  • Socket U6—Real-Time Clocks
  • The LTC1298 12-Bit A-to-D Converter (Also Used in Socket U6)
  • Sockets U7 (and U8)
  • Chapter 8 Serial Communications: Sockets U9 and U10
  • When and How Will I Know if It Is Working?
  • Using the RS485 Communications
  • Chapter 9 Using Liquid Crystal Displays: An Extended Information Resource
  • General
  • Using LCDs in Your Projects
  • Understanding the Hardware and Software Interaction
  • Talking to the LCD
  • The Hardware
  • Setting Out Our Design Intent
  • Liquid-Crystal Display Exercises
  • Part II: The Projects
  • Chapter 10 Using Sensors (Transducers)
  • General
  • The Most Basic Question We Must Answer Is...
  • Types of Sensors
  • Two Interesting Resources You Will Want to Investigate
  • Chapter 11 Conditioning the Input Signal
  • General
  • Alternating Current Outline
  • Direct Current Outline
  • Simple Switches and Other Contacts
  • Circuitry for Conditioning dc Signals
  • Chapter 12 Conditioning the Output Signal
  • General
  • Chapter 13 An Introduction to the Eight Projects
  • The Web Site
  • The Eight Techniques
  • Notes
  • Chapter 14 The Universal Instrument: A Background Discussion
  • The Properties and Capabilities of a Universal Instrument
  • A Basic Temperature-Controlling Device
  • Notes
  • Chapter 15 Counting Pulses: A Programmable Tachometer
  • Project 1
  • Notes on Using Seven-Segment Displays
  • Chapter 16 Creating Accurate Intervals with Timers: The Metronomes
  • Project 2
  • Timer0
  • Timer1
  • Timer2
  • The Timer2 Program
  • The Watchdog Timer
  • Chapter 17 Understanding the Counters: Counting Marbles
  • Project 3
  • Counting with an Escapement
  • Some Real-World Notes
  • Counting to a Register Using an Interrupt
  • Counting Directly into an Internal Counter
  • Using Timer1 in Counter Mode
  • Special Notes for Timer1 Usage
  • Chapter 18 A Dual Thermometer Instrument
  • Project 4
  • Chapter 19 An Artificial Horizon: A Table Surface That Stays Level
  • Project 5
  • Discussion
  • Setting Up the Hardware Connections
  • Building the Artificial Horizon Table
  • Gravity Sensor Exercises
  • Chapter 20 Building a Simple Eight-Button Touch Panel
  • Project 6
  • Chapter 21 Single Set Point Controller with Remote Inhibit Capability
  • Project 7
  • Chapter 22 Logging Data from a Solar Collector
  • Project 8
  • Microcontroller Hardware
  • Software
  • Chapter 23 Debugging
  • General
  • Debugging and Troubleshooting
  • First Problem That Must Be Fixed: The Microcontroller Crystal Must Oscillate
  • If the Chip Refuses to Run
  • Using the PBP Compiler Commands to Help Debug a Program
  • Commands That Can Provide Debug Output to a Serial Port
  • Dumb Terminal Programs
  • Solderless Breadboards
  • Debugging at the Practical Level
  • Configuring the 16F877A and Related Notes
  • Settings
  • Configuration
  • Options
  • Simple Checks
  • Some Programmer-Related Error Messages
  • Things I Have Noticed but Have Not Figured Out (and Other Mysteries)
  • Setting the Ports
  • Chapter 24 Some Real-World Projects You Can Build
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Setting Up a Compiler for One-Keystroke Operation
  • Appendix B: Abbreviations Used in this Book and in the Datasheets
  • Appendix C: Listings of PICBASIC PRO Programs on the Internet at melabs.com
  • Appendix D: Notes on Designing a Simple Battery Monitor Instrument: Thinking about a Simple Problem Out Loud
  • Appendix E: Using the Support Web Site to Help Make Instruments and Controllers
  • Index