This comprehensive hub features the most popular PIC microcontroller projects and tutorials for engineers, hobbyists, and students. From basic LED blinking guides to advanced IoT and robotics implementations using PIC16F and PIC18F microcontrollers, explore step-by-step schematics, C source code, and practical hardware design solutions optimized for real-world applications..
This comprehensive hub features the most popular PIC microcontroller projects and tutorials for engineers, hobbyists, and students. From basic LED blinking guides to advanced IoT and robotics implementations using PIC16F and PIC18F microcontrollers, explore step-by-step schematics, C source code, and practical hardware design solutions optimized for real-world applications.
| Project Category | Recommended PIC IC | Skill Level | Key Components |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Interfacing | PIC16F84A / PIC16F877A | Beginner | LEDs, Push Buttons, 16×2 LCD |
| Sensor Monitoring | PIC16F877A | Intermediate | LM35, DHT11, Internal ADC |
| Motor & Power Control | PIC18F4550 / PIC16F877A | Intermediate | L298N Driver, PWM Module |
| IoT & Wireless | PIC18F4520 / PIC32 | Advanced | ESP8266, HC-05 Bluetooth, UART |
Introduction The inverted pendulum is an interesting case in the study of control systems because of its unstable nature. A pendulum is considered inverted when its center of mass is placed above its pivot point, meaning that its only equilibrium point is when its center of mass is directly above the pivot point. This is […]
Self-Balancing Robot Read More »
In the post ‘LED 7-Segment Multiplexing‘, I have explained about the concept and benefits of multiplexing. Multiplexing implementation is very similar to driving Led Dot Matrix. I use Timer0 interrupt for switching through each digit. Timer0 or TMR0 is an 8-bit timer which overflows every 256 (0xFF) counts. It’s known that the refresh rate above
6 Digits LED 7-Segment Multiplexing using PIC16F627A Read More »
Small LED dot matrix development board I was very busy for the past two months so this blog just didn’t move. As you may know, the LED dot matrix display is my favorite device. I have designed a small development board for testing my led dot matrix related programs. The PCB is single sided so
Making your own Digital Clock using PIC16F887 Read More »
A very popular type of LED that has finally come about is the tri-color, RGB LED. The RGB stands for: red, green and blue since the LED is capable of displaying all three colors, independently. This means that an RGB LED can display any color of the rainbow. This is a powerful capability, but it
RGB LED Controller using PIC18F452 Read More »
The PICKit3 is microchip’s newest official PIC programmer and while people argue about how good it is, this programmer has never done me wrong. I upgraded away from the old ICD2 clone programmer that I had used for years when I saw that microchip sells their PICKit3 for under $50 and so now I’ll pass
PICKit3 Programming With MPLABX Read More »
Introduction For this design project, we built a portable digital synthesizer capable of creating a wide variety of sounds designed by the user. The system consisted of a full octave (13 key) keyboard with two-voice polyphony, three rotary encoders for user input, a TFT LCD for visual display, and an SPI DAC for audio output.
The Sound Designer – A Portable Digital Synthesizer Read More »
Infrared proximity sensors are very fun to play with. In the past we have used them to make Digital Theremins and Control Robots, always using its proximity sensing (how far away an object is from the sensor) as the main feature. Today, we’re going on a quest to use an infrared proximity sensor, to control
IR Proximity Motor Control using PIC18F4520 Read More »
A while back I made a blog post about a PIC10F200 Project: The Annoy. In this project they combined the simplicity in design along with the creativeness that I always look for, into a project with no real use other than for fun. However, the project seemed a little too large and we felt we
The Annoy – A Tiny Intelligent Buzzer using PIC10F202 Read More »
Here you can find out how to drive an led matrix with 64 LEDs (8 rows by 8 columns – 8×8 display) or less e.g. 35 LEDs (7 rows by 5 columns – 5×7 dot matrix). It uses persistence of vision to let you drive the 64 led matrix with only 10 microcontroller outputs! Normally you
How to drive an led display matrix using PIC16F88 Read More »
Introduction We created a 3 rotational degree of freedom quadcopter frame. The result was so that when placed on the small surface area of roughly a finger tip, the quadcopter can maintain its stability and recover from perturbations. The four motors increase and decrease in speed according the size and direction of the disturbance so
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