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Term 8 Electrical and Computer Engineering Project CourseJanuary 2002 Mark Simms Steven Taylor Overview Basic PIC Circuits Development in C using CCS Typical Tasks (A/D, PWM, timing) How to Layout a Program Debugging Tips The Pumpkin protoboard Basic PIC Circuits All designs are based around the PIC16F877, a mid-range microcontroller that supports: 8kB of flash program memory Interrupts In-circuit programming Hardware timers Capture/Compare/PWM modules 10-bit A/D conversion (up to 8 channels) Built-in USART for serial communication Lots of Digital I/O Basic PIC Circuits The most basic circuit consists of: The microcontroller Power and GND (+5V) Oscillator with Caps Typical development circuit adds: RS232 interface (typically with a MAX2.. Chip) LED’s / switches / etc Schematics available on INCA web site (resources at end) Programming in C Programming the PIC in C offers several advantages: Higher level language – developer is insulated from details of the chip Library support for common tasks (string manipulation, serial communication) We use the CCS compiler (/) which don’t suck. All examples will use CCS code PIC – Common Tasks with CCS Program Template. Starting point for just about everything PIC – Common Tasks with CCS Digital I/O Standard I/O vs. Fast I/O Using (standard I/O): // Output a high on PIN_D1, low on PIN_D2 // Wait 50 us and invert output_high(PIN_D1); output_low(PIN_D2); delay_us(50); output_low(PIN_D1); output_high(PIN_D2); PIC – Common Tasks with CCS Analog Input Initialization: setup_adc_ports(ALL_ANALOG); setup_adc(ADC_CLOCK_DIV_2); Picking a channel: set_adc_channel(0); // Note: must wait between changing // input channels (~ 10us) Inputting Data: unsigned int16 data; // Declare a 16-bit integer data = read_adc(); // Read a 10-bit value from the // selected channel PIC – Common Tasks with CCS Using PWM Initialization: setup_timer_2(T2_DIV_BY_1,249,1); // Setup the PWM period setup_ccp1(CCP_PWM); // Set CCP1 for PWM Settin