Course Module

Lab

Number:

Name

Description

Description

1

Microcontroller Technology

A history of microprocessor development, differences between microcontrollers and microprocessors, microcontroller applications, microprocessor architectures, memory types, microcontroller packaging/appearance, PIC16F84A, PIC16F88, and PIC16F877A memories

Download operation software and become familiarized with the PIC training system hardware

2

Numbers and Programming Languages

Number systems, number system conversions, logic gates, logic math (addition & subtraction), assembly language format, the environment and software operations, header files, and source code

MPLAB simulation, PICKIT2 programming, header file creation, PIC training system operations

3

Register and Memory Programming

PIC instruction sets & registers, 16F84A, 16F88, & 16F877A internal blocks and data memory (DM) distributions, DM blocks and program memory (PM) page controls, C, Z, and DC flags in the STATUS registers, setting and clearing bits, logic & math operations, and addressing modes.

Assembly code writing, math and logic operations, addressing modes, program simulation and execution

4

I/O and Routines

PIC embedded system design, use of internal oscillators and external resonators, port configuration, I/O port interfacing, DIP switch inputs, LED controls, 7-segment interfacing, flowcharts, programming & controls, counters, loops, time delays, subroutines, DM memory banks, PM pages.

Logic inputs from a DIP switch and outputs to LEDs, 7 segment display controls, programming loop design, time delay on LEDs activations, subroutines.

5

I/O and Watch Dog Applications

CONFIG register configuration, Watch Dog Configuration, WDT controls & applications, the WDT in low power hibernation.

WDT controls and demonstrations

6

Interrupts

Sources of interrupts, flags and enable setup, interrupt handler, IRQ configuration, polling vs. IRQ, IRQ service routines, prioritization of IRQ services, multitasking applications, ISR implementations.

IRQs on RB0 or RB4-RB7 controls and demonstrations

7

LCD Communications

Parallel interfaces, data transmission protocols, long and short table lookup implementations, LCD module interface.

LCD module display with different lookup tables

8

Keypad Controls

Software debounce designs, key decoding designs, matrix keypad interface design, Software interface design, testing and verification.

Matrix keypad, scanning, debouncing, and decoding exercises

9

Stepper Motors Controls

Uni-polar & bipolar stepper motors, stepper motor interfacing, H-bridge: driver, speed, and direction designs/controls.

Controls of a stepper motor’s speed and direction

10

DC Motors Controls

H-bridge controls, DC motors interface, driver, speed, and direction designs/controls, PWM controls.

Control of two DC Motors’ speeds and directions

11

ADC and DAC Controls

Analog to digital and digital to analog conversion, scaling, and communication with the LCD

Collecting analog data, data processing, analog to digital, and digital to analog

12

Remote Data Logging

2.4 GHz radio frequency data logger, RF transceiver through serial peripheral interface (SPI) Bus

RF data logger Exercise with 2.4 GHz MRF24J40MA transceiver

13

Wave Forms Generation

Design a waveform generator which outputs sinusoid, square, and triangle forms

Waveform generation with the PIC trainer

14

Parallel Control of DC Motors

PWM control of DC motors, monitoring the state of the motor, changing the DC motor output

PWM control of a DC motor, altering motor speeds, altering the duty cycle of the PWM module

15

Feedback Loops with RF Sensing and DC Motors

Use multiple built-in microcontroller functions, A/D conversion and PWM with interrupt, control DC motors, RF sensing, controlling the speed of DC motors

Hardware and software implementation of the ADC, PWM interrupt functions to control multiple DC motors through RF sensing

16

Multi-Processors with SPI Protocols

Multi-processor communications with SPI protocol designs

Communicate data from one processor to the other