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LED Strobe for PIC12F629 / 675
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...
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Misc Projects : High Power RGB LED Controller
This is an ongoing project to control a number (currently 5) of Lamina Atlas high power (350-500mA) LEDs. Current progress includes: PCB artwork (in Eagle) with connections for 5 RGB LEDs. Firmware for...
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Throbbing Apple Logo Sticker using PIC10F206 microcontroller
Throbbing Apple Logo Sticker This little gizmo adds the iconic “sleeping Mac throb” to an ordinary Apple logo decal. The idea for this came about when passing by the Apple Store in Palo Alto,...
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Programmable watch with four character display using PIC16F628A microcontroller
Programmable watch with four character display You’ll be the talk of the town when you wear this obnoxious, oversized, completely impractical wristwatch. Display your favourite foul language, song...
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LED fireflies prototype using PIC12f683 microcontroller
LED fireflies prototype hello all, heres an attempt i made at something like an LED throwie..the problem (for me) with led throwies is that they just consume their battery, and produce light.. but they...
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RGB LED PWM Driver for High Power 350mA LEDs V3 using PIC12F629
Description As featured in Electronics Weekly Gadget Freak (20/02/2008) The main reason I made this version is that I wanted to fit it in to the base of an Ikea Mylonit lamp. This lamp is made entirely...
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Infrared (IR) Object Detection Module Circuit Using IR LED and Photodiode
How to make Infrared (IR) sensor Object Detection Module Circuit Using IR LED and Photodiode The IR Object Detection sensor module is quiet easy to make. This sensor circuit below is a low cost – low...
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Using Fixed Voltage Reference (FVR) for A/D conversion in enhanced mid-range...
The reference voltage plays a very important role in any A/D conversion. It determines both the range and the resolution (Volt/Count) of the A/D conversion. Besides, the accuracy of the conversion also...
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PIC18F4550 Tutorial: Blinking an LED
TUTORIALS PIC18F4550 Programming Tutorial in Hardware C PIC Tutorial, Mplab IDE – C18 compiler toolsuite PIC18F4550, Looking the data sheet | Ports PIC18F4550 Programming Blink led method 1 PIC18F4550...
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PIC18F4550 Tutorial: Blink LED – 2
Hi welcome to my 4th chapter of PIC18F4550 programming. Here we are going to learn another methodology or technique for programming a pic18f microcontroller which would be helpful in future while...
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Picaxe Blending Nightlight using pic12f683
I had a few multicolor LEDs laying around and wanted to whip up a color-blending nightlight. I built 2 devices, each in its own 20 pin DIP socket without soldering. A 3-pin header is included so I can...
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3-Channel IR Relay Controller with user programmable IR commands for PIC12F629
Description This project is a 3 channel infrared (IR) remote controlled relay driver. It works with 12-bit SIRC IR signals as used by Sony remote controls. The controller also features the ability for...
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Microprocessors Garland
1. Presentation For some time now, I think the commercially available garlands, are too boring, too repetitive with their two or three alternations of colored bulbs. I wanted to create a truly...
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Motion Activated Led Dice using PIC16F688
Introduction I’ve always wanted to build an electronic led dice, but something different from what we see on the internet. Making it motion controlled… now that’s new! Many new cell phones that...
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LED dot matrix scrolling message – 14×5 – source code
I have built various scrolling message badges for instance using the 16F57- 10×5 and 12×5. However, since these chips only have a small FLASH, there is not much flexibility. I don’t really recommend...
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Pulsing Hubby Detector using PIC12f683 microcontroller
Pulsing Hubby Detector This project uses an RF receiver module to trigger a pulsing LED Heart when the transmitter comes within range. I made this for my fiance for Valentine’s Day this year. I have...
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PIC10F200 based dice
This page describes a PIC10F200-based electronic dice. The reason I made this was that I got a small corner left over when ordering a panel with a couple of other PCBs and thought I would rather use...
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Electronic Die using PIC16F84 microcontroller
Built using a PIC16F84, about 4 hours worth of code and a few bits on a breadboard. This was the first time I’ve worked with PIC’s so it was a learning exercise. I started with the ‘Hello World’...
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How to interface LEDs with PIC18F4550 Microcontroller
It is necessary to understand basic I/O operations of PIC18F4550 before dealing with its complexities. This article presents a way to take simple output from a PIC microcontroller. This learning would...
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8 Channel PWM LED Chaser for 16F628A and 16F88
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...
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