LED Chaser for PIC16F84A and PIC16F628A
Description This simple circuit functions as a 12 LED chaser. A single illuminated LED ‘walks’ left and right in a repeating sequence, similar to the effect seen on KITT, the car in the Knight Rider...
View ArticlePropeller Clock Mechanically Scanned LED Clock using PIC16C84
This is the first clock I ever built. I’ve built a few LED signs, but they get boring because I already know the message. How this clock works: A motor spins the “propeller”, and a small microprocessor...
View ArticleRGB LED PWM Driver Standalone PWM controller for RGB LEDs using PIC12F629
Want to build an RGB LED controller that you can program with your own custom sequences and effects? Then read on. The RGB LED controller has proved to be very popular project and has been the most...
View ArticleRGB LED Strip Controller high-side LED drive for PIC12F629
Recently I acquired a 5M length of RGB LED strip using SMD5050 RGB LEDs. It has built in current limit resistors designed for operation from a 12 volt supply. Having thought this would directly...
View ArticleBinary/bcd to 7-segment decoder for PIC16F627A
Overview This is a building block project I developed to try out a few ideas. It decodes a 4-bit binary word to outputs that will drive a 7-segment LED display. Functionality is similar to the 7447...
View Article8 Channel PWM LED Chaser for PIC16F628A
Description Update: Variable chase speed option kit now available (see here for details) This neat little circuit provides 8 LEDs directly driven from the PIC along with a single mode control switch....
View Article8 Channel PWM Power MOSFET LED Chaser for PIC16F628A
Description Update: Variable chase speed option kit now available (see here for details) This neat little circuit provides 8 LEDs directly driven from the PIC along with a single mode control switch....
View Article8 Channel PWM LED Chaser for PIC16F628A and PIC16F88
Description This neat little circuit provides 8 LEDs directly driven from the PIC along with a single mode control switch. The firmware elsewhere on this page drives the LEDs with a 5 bit PWM signal...
View ArticleUFO round LED Chaser Kit for PIC16F628A
Description This page is has been written to support construction of the UFO LED Chaser Kit #432K. This neat little circuit provides 8 LEDs directly driven from the PIC along with a single mode control...
View ArticleUFO round LED Chaser with speed control for PIC16F628A
Description This is an updated version of the UFO LED Chaser project, revised to use the PWM LED Chaser code version 3.0.0 with support for variable chase speed. The basic LED chaser ‘engine’...
View ArticlePIC16F84A LED blinking code and Proteus simulation
This post provides the code to make an LED blink using PIC16F84A microcontroller. This code is written in C language using MPLAB with HI-TECH C compiler. This code is intended to be the first step in...
View ArticlePIC12F675 LED blinking code and Proteus simulation
This post provides the code to make an LED blink using PIC12F675 microcontroller. This code is written in C language using MPLAB with HI-TECH C compiler. This code is intended to be the first step in...
View ArticleHow to drive an led display matrix using PIC16F88
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...
View ArticleRGB LED Controller using PIC18F452
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...
View Article6 Digits LED 7-Segment Multiplexing using PIC16F627A
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...
View ArticleLed matrix project using shift register and pic16f628a micro
This is aproject to move words on led matrix display we use 1-pic16f628a as microcontroller :cheap,program memory 2k,has internal oscillatror,two ports A,B and alot of things. 2-led matrix 8*8 rows...
View ArticleLED blinking using timer0 of pic16f877 microcontroller
Here I discuss very good knowledge based project LED blinking using timer0 of pic16f877 microcontroller. You can see in my Earlier project “Simple Project on LED blinking by PIC 16 Microcontroller”...
View ArticleSimple Project on LED blinking by PIC 16 Microcontroller using pic...
Today I will show you how easily you can build your first project on blinking LED by using PIC 16 microcontroller. In my previous post Step by step Project guide on PIC Microcontroller I was mansion...
View ArticleRemote-Control Light Dimmer using pic microcontroller
The lamp in my bedroom is a very cheap lamp from Wal-Mart. It stands in one corner of my room, opposite of the door. This is where the problem is: If it is dark, I have to walk across the room, not...
View ArticlePIC Light Chaser
This month I am continuing with the PIC projects that I started in August. To be able to build this circuit you must build the August circuit which allows you the ability to program PIC’s. The circuit...
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