LED Blinking with PIC Microcontroller
In our previous two tutorials we discussed How to Get Started with PIC using MPLABX and XC8 compiler, we have also made our First LED Blinking Program with PIC and verified it by simulation. Now it’s...
View ArticleAn LED Persistance Of Vision Name Badge using PIC16F88
An LED Persistance Of Vision Name Badge This Instructable shows a name badge that I have built for my daughter. I have seen the Defcon badges, and thought they were cool. Why cant my kids have one as...
View ArticleWriting Your First Program with PIC Microcontroller and Setting up...
This is the second tutorial of our PIC Tutorial Series. In our previous tutorial Getting started with PIC Microcontroller: Introduction to PIC and MPLABX, we learnt the basic stuff about our PIC...
View ArticleLED Strobe for PIC12F629
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...
View ArticleUsing Push Button Switch – MPLAB XC8
I hope that you already go through the first tutorial of MPLAB XC8, Getting Started with MPLAB XC8 – LED Blinking. In that tutorial we learn how to use an output pin by driving an LED. In this we will...
View ArticleLED message system on a Strida folding bicycle wheel using PIC12F675
LED message system on a Strida folding bicycle wheel After I’ve bought my strida folding bicycle, one of the first things I’ve done was to check out instructables.com for any strida related projects....
View ArticleAurora 48 – 48 RGB LED Sequencer using PIC24FV16KA304
Aurora 48 is a compact and thin profile full-color LED sequencer. It’s built entirely with surface mount components, so the profile is nice and clean. Features Capable of individually controlling 48...
View ArticleThe simple Joule Thief
The Joule Thief is such an easy and simple device, but what it does is amazing. It can use a battery that is not usable in any other electronic device and give it life again. It can even take a battery...
View ArticleLED Christmas Cards using PIC 10F200
This is an instructable on how to build an LED Christmas card using the PIC 10F200 microcontroller. As this PIC has six pins and is the size of an SMD transistor, it is ideal for low profile...
View ArticleToggle/Blink led on specific delay with pic microcontroller using timers:...
This is advance tutorial on blink/toggle led with pic microcontroller. In this tutorial i am going to teach you how to toggle led on specific delay. This tutorial is not limited to only toggling led,...
View ArticleUsing Multiplexed 7 Segment Displays – PIC Microcontroller Tutorial
A four digit seven segment display. The image above shows a four digit seven segment display. These type of displays are widely used to present numerical data to users. Example includes clocks, panel...
View ArticleLow Cost Solar Lighting Controller
Solar Lighting Controller based on PIC12F675 micro controller to be used with a Solar Panel, Battery and a LED 12V Light, it has built with affordable materials and its ready to use, just plug your...
View ArticleRunning LED dice
Tons of LED dice projects with different output forms have been published online. The most common output configuration in those projects is a 3-1-3 setup (two rows of three LEDs and one LED at in the...
View ArticleLED Infinity Mirror Controller, 32 LEDs, Multiple Patterns using PIC12F675
LED Infinity Mirror Controller, 32 LEDs, Multiple Patterns UPDATE: This kit is discontinued please see the new version, 8 Channel LED Controller v.3, the development files are still available to build...
View ArticleHow to drive a lot of LEDs using PIC12F microcontroller
How to drive a lot of LEDs from a few microcontroller pins. Using the fact that many microcontroller pins have three states (+V, GND, or “high impedence”, you can drive N*(N-1) LEDs from N pins. So the...
View ArticleLED Microcontroller Debug Module using PIC18F4420
When it comes to debugging a microcontroller circuit, there aren’t a lot of simple options. Since a microcontroller circuit might have multiple things going on at the same time, measuring voltages...
View ArticleUniversal High-Power LED Driver with 3D-printable Case using PIC16F1823
*** There’s a firmware update. Please check out! *** LEDs are taking over conventional lighting every day. High-power LEDs over 1W are becoming more and more affordable, and I wanted to start using...
View ArticleRGB LED Mood Light Standalone PWM controller for RGB LEDs using PIC12F629
This project is an update to the original RGB LED PWM Driver. The new version allows the use of either 5mm LEDs or the square bodied Superflux / Piranah style LEDs. The circuit now uses bipolar...
View ArticleProgrammable digital timer switch using a PIC Microcontroller
Digital timer switches are used to control the operation of electrical devices based on a programmed schedule. This project describes a programmable digital timer based on the PIC16F628A...
View ArticleHow to drive an rgb led using PIC16F877A
The RGB LED contains three LEDs encased in one shell: Red, Green and Blue (some contain an extra blue led – as blue LEDs generate less output intensity (candela) per mA). It looks like a single white...
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