About: Ibrar Ayyub

The original MPLAB® IDE 8 series is still relevant when maintaining older PIC® and dsPIC® projects that were created before MPLAB X became the main Microchip development environment. In this situation, the objective is usually not to build a new development environment from scratch. It is to recreate enough of the original environment to open, […]

MPLAB® X IDE is used for developing, building, debugging and programming embedded applications across several Microchip device families. For an active firmware project, however, installing the IDE is only one part of putting together a reliable development environment. The compiler, target device, device support files, project configuration and programmer or debugger all need to work […]

MPLAB® IDE v8.92 belongs to the final generation of the original MPLAB IDE 8 development environment. It still appears in older PIC® and dsPIC® projects because many firmware projects were created, maintained or released using that specific toolchain. For a developer maintaining legacy hardware, the reason to use MPLAB IDE v8.92 is usually compatibility rather […]

China has no shortage of PCB suppliers that list multilayer boards among their capabilities. For buyers searching for a China PCB manufacturers list, finding names is easy. Finding suppliers that publish enough specific information for an initial engineering review is much harder. A production multilayer PCB may involve 8, 12, 20, or more layers, together […]

Introduction This microcontroller project shows how a PIC16F877 can drive an LCD display using 4-bit mode inside a Proteus simulation.The project demonstrates LCD control with fewer data pins, making it useful for embedded systems where I/O pin saving is important.It is a practical electronics example for learning how a PIC microcontroller communicates with an alphanumeric […]

Introduction The PICDEM FS USB CDC Evaluation Board is a practical microcontroller project built around the PIC18F4550, designed to demonstrate USB communication using the CDC (Communication Device Class) protocol. This project allows a microcontroller to behave like a virtual serial port when connected to a computer, making data exchange simple and efficient. Using Proteus simulation, […]

Introduction This project demonstrates a real-time audio spectrum analyzer using the TMS320F28023DA Piccolo microcontroller, simulated in Proteus VSM. The system captures an audio signal, processes it using embedded DSP capabilities, and displays the frequency characteristics on an LCD. It’s a great example of a microcontroller project combining embedded systems, signal processing, and practical electronics. Spectrum […]

Introduction The Calculator Test using EASYHDL is a practical microcontroller project built on the PIC24FJ64GA006 and simulated in Proteus. This project demonstrates how a keypad-based calculator can be implemented using embedded systems concepts. It uses a 4×4 matrix keypad for input and a 16×2 LCD display for output, making it a great example of DIY […]

Introduction This microcontroller project demonstrates how to simulate a USB Mass Storage Device (MSD) using the PIC18F4550 in a Proteus simulation environment. The system mimics how a USB flash drive communicates with a computer, making it highly valuable for learning embedded systems and USB protocol basics. It is especially useful for students and engineers exploring […]

Introduction This microcontroller project demonstrates how to write and read data using the internal I2C EEPROM of the PIC12CE518 and visualize the result through digital outputs. Designed and tested in Proteus simulation, the project highlights practical EEPROM interfacing—an essential concept in embedded systems and DIY electronics. The system writes a value (0x85) into EEPROM memory, […]