Session-1: Basics and Background

• Why learn about MCUs?

• Features: Speed, Programmable and versatile.

• MCUs in real time application

• Generic Classification and choice

• What really is a ALU?

• Why PIC is still relevant?

• PIC Architecture in brief.

• Covering the C basics.

• Setting up the tools.

Session-2 : Interfacing.

1. Blinking LEDs            

2. Reading Switches and some logical operations

3. Interfacing 7 Segment display    

4. Interfacing Hex Keypad

5. Interfacing 16x2 LCD.

6. Introduction to PIC Timers and Counters

   1. Generating Delay with timers

   2. Counting objects with counters

7. Introduction to serial communicat    

   1. RS232

   2. Sending/Receiving chars, strings and processing data

8. Basics of I2C    

   1. Interfacing Real time clock DS130    

1. Interfacing DC/Stepper Motors with L293D

2. Interfacing Relays

3. Interfacing Buzzer    

4. Interfacing ADC    

   1. Read a potentiometer

   2. Interfacing Temperature sensor LM35

   3. Measuring Light with LDR