PICBASIC PRO COMPILER The PICBASIC PRO Compiler (referred to as the PBP hereafter) provides all the func- tions needed to program almost the entire family of PIC microcontrollers in a BASIC- like environment. This means that it allows you to write programs that read the inputs and write to the outputs in a simple and […]
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THE SOFTWARE, COMPILERS, AND EDITORS:Basic Compiler Instruction Set
Basic Compiler Instruction Set The following is a list of the commands provided in the smaller compiler:
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UNDERSTANDING THE MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY PIC 16F877A:CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING THE PROPERTIES OF THE PORTS
CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING THE PROPERTIES OF THE PORTS The PIC 16F877A provides 33 I/O pins distributed across five ports. Each of the ports has unique capabilities built into it. This chapter discusses the capabilities of each of the ports with special attention to these special properties. The descriptions are cursory and are designed to provide […]
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CONTROLLING THE OUTPUT AND READING THE INPUT
In this chapter we will learn how we interface an MCU to the real world by first learn- ing how to create outputs with the microprocessor and then learning how to read inputs into the microprocessor. In following chapters we will combine the outputs and the inputs to control the operation of small motors of […]
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THE SOFTWARE, COMPILERS, AND EDITORS:PICBASIC PRO TIPS AND CAUTIONS
PICBASIC PRO TIPS AND CAUTIONS 1. To get context sensitive help, move the cursor over a PICBASIC command, click to set cursor and press F1. 2. All the programs assume the PIC is running at 4 MHz. To change the default setting (for example, to 20 MHz), simply add DEFINE OSC 20 at the top […]
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UNDERSTANDING THE MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY PIC 16F877A:THE POT COMMAND
THE POT COMMAND The compiler provides the POT command to make it easy to read the resistive load placed on a pin. See the PICBASIC PRO manual for details. In order to use this com- mand, it is necessary to set up the connection to the Lab-X1 as follows: 1. Set up the MCU for […]
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GETTING STARTED:THE PROGRAMMERS
THE PROGRAMMERS microEngineering Labs offers three programmers. One uses the parallel port, one uses the USB port, and the third uses the serial port. The operation of the three pro- grammers is almost identical as far as the user interface is concerned. In this book we will use a USB programmer for all our experiments; […]
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UNDERSTANDING THE MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY PIC 16F877A:USING THE A TO D CAPABILITIES OF THE PIC 16F877A
USING THE A TO D CAPABILITIES OF THE PIC 16F877A A to D conversions will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 5. There are a number of basic measurements that you can make with the LAB-X1 board by using its analog-to-digital and other capabilities. These form the basis for the inputs that you can […]
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INTRODUCTION TO MICROENGINEERING LABS’ LAB-X1 EXPERIMENTAL BOARD:ANOTHER INTERESTING BOOK AND A FAST INTERNET CONNECTION IS A MUST
ANOTHER INTERESTING BOOK David Benson of Square 1 Electronics wrote a very interesting and useful book on the PIC 16F84A called Easy Microcontrol’n (this book used to be called Easy PIC’n) that supports these investigations. It taught me a lot of things I did not know and had not even thought about. In this workbook […]
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GETTING STARTED:LOADING THE SOFTWARE
LOADING THE SOFTWARE The following software will be provided with the various components that you will acquire as you learn about using microcontrollers based on the experimental boards provided by microEngineering Labs. N PICBASIC PRO compiler software and book. N USB port programmer (or whatever programmer you are using) software and book N MicroCode Studio […]
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