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Finger touching PIC16F887 capacitive touch sensor demonstration board

MTOUCH Single Button using PIC16F887 with Proteus Simulation

Introduction Capacitive touch sensing has become a popular feature in modern embedded systems and DIY electronics projects. This MTOUCH Single Button project demonstrates how a touch-sensitive input can be implemented using the PIC16F887 microcontroller inside a Proteus simulation environment. The project uses a simple relaxation oscillator technique to detect human touch on a sensor pad […]

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Embedded Disk Data Logger

Disk Based Data Logger using PIC18F458 with Proteus Simulation

Introduction This Disk Based Data Logger is a practical microcontroller project that demonstrates how a PIC18 microcontroller can directly interface with an ATA/IDE hard disk to record data. Designed and tested using Proteus simulation, the project showcases real-world embedded systems concepts such as low-level disk access, interrupt-driven data logging, and RS232 communication.The system logs sampled

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PIC12 ADC Converter Setup

PIC12 ADC Converter using PIC12C671 with Proteus Simulation

Introduction The PIC12 ADC Converter project demonstrates how the built-in analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of the PIC12C671 microcontroller works in a practical setup.An analog input signal is repeatedly sampled, converted into digital form, and then sent out serially for visual representation.This project is ideal for learning ADC fundamentals using a microcontroller project simulated in Proteus simulation.It

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Hands-On Lab with PIC18F46K22 Microcontroller Digital I/O

Hands-On Digital I/O Lab with PIC18F46K22 Microcontroller

PIC18F46K22 Microcontroller Digital I/O specifically explores the design of simple combinational circuits using the digital I/O capabilities of the PIC18F46K22 microcontroller. Moving from logic design that is hardware based to behavior-based logic design represents a notable shift in the learning outcomes for students and, more importantly, the embedded systems approach represents an interesting and powerful

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CAN FD Node based on a PIC18 Microcontroller

The introduction sets the stage for an embedded systems project that involves developing a Embedded C CAN FD project using the MCP2517FD Click module interfaced with the PIC18F4520 microcontroller. The selected development platform—Microchip’s MPLAB IDE with the C language—implies an emphasis on low-level, register-oriented system design and direct control of microcontroller peripherals. At its essence, this

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MPLAB ICE 4: Comprehensive Review of Advanced Emulator

Introduction Microchip Technology Inc, the worldwide maker of developed, embedded control options, along with its connectedness and security, has recently introduced MPLAB ICE 4, an in-circuit emulator. The MPLAB ICE 4 is the next generation of a full in-circuit emulator, debugger, and programmer tool for Microchip Company’s PIC and AVR microcontrollers, dsPIC digital signal controllers,

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AVR Microcontroller Based Electronic Voting Machine

Introduction The use of electronic voting machines has become common in many countries due to technological advancements. However, the emergence of the efficient electronic voting system evokes many questions about security, reliability, speed, and openness. This work will endeavor to design an electronic voting machine based on the ATmega328P microcontroller to possibly address some of

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Adaptive Alarm Clock

Adaptive Alarm Clock: Build a Smart, User-Centric wake-Up system

Project Overview The goal of this ambitious undergraduate project was to develop a novel alarm clock capable of analyzing a person’s unique sleep patterns to gently wake them during lighter phases of rest for an improved wake-up experience. Conventional alarm clocks provide a fixed wake-up time regardless of an individual’s circadian rhythm, sometimes causing drowsiness

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