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Electro-hydraulic actuator
I need to control an electro hydraulic actuator from a PIC. I've some experience with doing this, but the actuator schematic has me a bit confused. The data sheet indicates that you swap the + and -...
View ArticleMy serial to parallel attempt
I have tried to re-write a serial to parallel program found in John Iovine's "PIC Microcontroller Book", in the chapter on serial communication.His program was written in PIC basic, but I wanted to...
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Christmas lights using led pixels (totally off topic)
I got some led pixels from China recently to satisfy an inner urge to play with them. I was very happy to get the new toy. Being more Psoc oriented these days, I took some code written by Mike Tsao...
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Scrolling LED Badge Hack
Here is my code and additional information on how I hacked one of the "Scrolling LED Badges" that are everywhere on eBay. Also attached is a Utube link for a video. Most of the details are included in...
View ArticleReed relay in a car
I'm using it on the output of an 18F4550. With the tiny coil on a reed relay, do you still need a diode in parallel with the coil? I want to use this in an automotive application and I have very little...
View ArticleHelp needed with ADCIN Averaging Routine
Hi All, My latest project is a temperature controlled switch using PIC16F684 and an LM35DZ. The LM35DZ output is 10mV per degree celcius. The routine is designed such that a relay is energised when the...
View ArticleCannot get blink example to work via PICBASIC PRO, but works via MPLAB IDE
I hate to say this has been a miserable experience, I have had no luck. I am trying to get the blink led program to work. I have had success using my new PICkit2 programmer (as the first non-PICkit2...
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Aquarium Lighting project - PWM - Need some assistance as I'm rusty !
Hi Guys, been a while since I was here, hope everyone is OK and would firstly like to wish everyone the complements of the season. Some of you may remember the vivarium project I developed with the...
View ArticleAnalog Digital Conversion ??
Hi , I'm new in this forum , and to the pic programming too ... I was trying to understand a code already written by an anonymous programmer to manage an ADC of a PIC .. But there is that part of which...
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Syntax error
Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this ... hserout [hex2 S[(((L-1)*8)+cnt)]] It throws a compiling error "Expected ']' or ')']' Syntax error There are equal numbers of brackets...? MW
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PWM for heating car's exterior mirrors
Hello! At my car, exteriors mirrors heating was done with help of an electronic module, based on a temperature sensor readings. Because that module is broken and too expensive to buy, after some...
View ArticlePropeller servo board 28830 - help wanted
Hi I am a new in this area. I have a Propeller servo controller 28830, a PICkit 2 with 16F690 PIC processor and trying to make a program to control a number of servos in a hobby project. The program is...
View ArticleInterrupt
Hi I've got a question about the interrupts Why in a code , "DISABLE" command is used right before the "LABEL" when pic branches in case of an interrupt . Because in case of an interrupt , pic branches...
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IR trasmitter using PIC 16F84 and NE555
Hi guys. This is my first post on this form. How you can help me with my project. I am going to create an IR trasmitter using PIC 16F84 and NE555. As protocol I am going to implement RC5. I have...
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