Whac-a-Veggie For this year’s Trunk ‘O’ Treat game I wanted to make a something fun and exciting for kids to play so I choose a Whac- a-Mole type game called Whac-a-Veggie using the Veggie Tales characters. The Whac-a-Veggie game is played with a foam hammer in your hand and the veggie characters randomly popping-up […]
Projects
LED Strobe for PIC12F629 / 675
Description This project functions as a simple strobe for driving an LED. The use of an output transistor allows it to pulse the strobe LED with a current up to 100mA. Four jumpers provide options for changing the pulse width, strobe repeat interval and single or double strobe flash. The programmer ready code has default […]
IRMimic™ Trainable IR Remote Control Transmitter using pic microcontoller
IRMimic features: Simple to train – Can learn up to 16 IR commands, and each can be in a different format/protocol Two different operating modes – Keypad or MCU interface LED indicator output – Indicates training is complete Small size – 18 pin DIP IC Chip operates from 3-5 volts DC Standby mode permits battery […]
PIC16F84 Introduction
The 16F84 is deserves looking at because it is the GranDaddy of PIC Microcontrollers but you should not use it for new designs (see Below)… The PIC16F84 is a the most well known and most well used of all the PIC microcontrollers – it is used in numerous projects that you can find across the web. […]
USB Voltmeter using pic microcontoller
USB Voltmeter USB Voltmeter is a PC based dual channel voltmeter built around PIC18F2455 / PIC18F2550 microcontroller that measures voltage from 0.00V up to 500.00V with 10mV resolution. USB Voltmeter sends measured data to PC via standard USB connection displaying data on a computer monitor. USB Voltmeter is self-powered drawing very little current from USB […]
Microcontroller with single LED Project in Proteus
This is a simulation project that shows how to write program in assembly language for PIC16F84A microcontroller that turns on a single LED and use it in Proteus VSM to stimulate the working of the microcontroller controlled LED. To do this start by creating a new project in Proteus, give some name and save it […]
Low cost OLED module interface using PIC18F452
Here are the technical specifications: OLED resolution: 96 x 64 pixels OLED manufacturer: OSRAM. OLED model: Pictiva 1.1 inch OS096064PN11MY0B10 (San Diego.) On-board lcd controller SSD1303, with 31 pins connector, can be soldered directly. Low power operation (less than 15-25mA @3V, depending on contrast/brightness setting) Fast serial interface (only 8 wires needed) Molex miniature connector. […]
A remote controlled power RGB LED mood light using PIC16F627A
A remote controlled power RGB LED mood light. Control the colour of a powerful LED light beam with a remote control, store the colours and recall them at will. With this thing I can control the colour of a bright light into many different colours using the three fundamentals colours : red green and blue. […]
DIY plug-in modules to make microcontroller breadboarding easier
Breadboards are a great tool for prototyping and testing electronics circuits. Here I am sharing with you some plug-in modules that I once made to make my breadboarding life easier. I have used these modules many times in the PIC experiments described in this blog. These modules serve very common functions that are required in […]
Mini F1 race track Grid Start Lights using PIC12F627A
(See big LED version here) My nephews got a Scalextric slot car racing circuit from Santa for Christmas. This was a blast-from-the-past for my brother and me and we were soon showing the kids how to race. However it quickly became apparent that “3-2-1-Go” wasn’t the best way to start a race so I put […]