Projects

RC Circuit

Read analog values without an ADC using PIC12F675 microcontroller

Digital electronics and Analog electronics doesn’t mix easily. A Microcontroller can’t get analog values unless an Analog-to-Digital converter is used, however, you may find a little complicated the use of an ADC and it need lots of Input/Output ports.   Some Microcontrollers, like the small 8-pin Microchip PIC 12F675, do have an ADC integrated, but […]

RGB color generator

Pic RGB color generator using PIC12F629

Description PIC RGB is a circuit that generates random RGB colors using a RGB LED and fades between them. The idea for this circuit came from the candle simulator [1] and another project called TinyRGB [2] . The challenge was to create an algorithm that could fade 3 independent colors at different speeds in the […]

LED Cube with SnakeGo

LED Cube with SnakeGo

Introduction The idea of our final project is to design and implement a PIC32-drived 8x8x8 LED cube with 3-dimensional display. Besides 3D display feature, another major feature of this magical LED cube is that it provides a playing field and users can play 3D snake game on the cube by using NES controller. Six buttons […]

Infrared remote control

Power Pic RGB with Infrared remote control using PIC12F675

Power Pic RGB with Infrared remote controlis a circuit that generates colors using a RGB LED and can be controlled using any infrared remote controller capable compatible with the Sony® Sirc code. This circuit is the third evolution of Pic RGB project [1] in which the goal was to control a RGB LED and randomly […]

Cooking Timer

Cooking Timer using PIC16F819 microcontroller

Cooking Timer This is a school project but I thought it can be fun to all of you cooking people out there, that still use old stoves without timers. The timer uses different formula for meat, chicken or egg, but also has a separate timer that can be activated manually. Meat cooking time formula: 1 […]

Minty JDM PIC Programmer1

Minty JDM PIC Programmer using PIC18F4550 microcontroller

Minty JDM PIC Programmer This project details how to build a JDM style programmer to program PIC Microcontrollers using Microchip’s ICSP (In Circuit Serial Programming) and freeware software (PICPgm).  Total project cost: less than $10.  This device has been tested on both the PIC16F877 and PIC18F4550.  Check the PICPgm website to see compatibility with other […]

Handle Pan and Hotplate Together

Smart-O-Pan ECE4760

A smart control knob and pan designed for the absent-minded chef! The Smart-O-Pan takes the constant vigilance out of your culinary creations, making cooking bdddoth simple and safe. I designed the smart-o-pan with people like my mom in mind. I was the family chef for a number of years but since attending university, she’s taken […]

Schematic LED Dice

An LED Dice using a PIC 16F84 (or 16F88)

An LED Dice using a PIC 16F84 (or 16F88) This is a re-print of a project that I made a number of years ago – I was trawling the web, and discovered that others had been making it, so I decided to put the detail here on instructables.com – so that others can benefit. Many […]