Basic PIC Frequency Counter
Here is a Basic PIC Frequency Counter design. For Arduino version click here. It doesn't not attempt to compete with some advance designs and has a very limited frequency range, however it can be used as a starting point to ...
Waveform Generator using Raspberry Pi
Simple Waveform Generator based on Raspberry Pi and DAC converter MCP4725 is the topic of this post. It can generate 3 types of signals. Sine, Square and Triangular waves. There is also a basic GUI to control its operation. See ...
Arduino LCD Bargraph Voltmeter
Arduino based LCD Bargraph Voltmeter can be easily assembled with Arduino Mega 2560/Arduino Uno or compatible boards. Arduino LED battery level indicator is here. Similar design based on Raspberry Pi platform is available at this link. This design is basically ...
Dual Voltmeter Amperemeter LCD
In this post a simple Digital Dual Voltmeter and Ampere meter design will be shown. It uses PIC16F876A microcontroller and 2x16 LCD display and has 2 input channels for measuring voltage in 0-25v range and current up to 500mA. The ...
3 Digit Up Down Counter PIC16F877A
3 Digit Up Down Counter shown here is based on PIC16F877A microcontroller. The count is shown on the 2x16 LCD display and the direction is controlled by a switch connected to bit 3 of PORTA. With minimal changes the attached ...
Interfacing MAX7219 with PIC16F876 microcontroller
MAX7219 is a common cathode display driver with a simple serial interfaces that can be easily connected to a microcontroller. Among other useful features this IC has built in brightness control and scan control capability that allows to limit the ...
Arduino 4-Digit 7-Segment LED Voltmeter MAX7219
Here is another version of Arduino based voltmeter. This time it uses 4-digit 7-Segment LED display and MAX7219 Display Driver. For similar design with 2x16 LCD display click this link. Also you can look at PIC16F876 implementation in my previous ...
Stepper Motor Interface PIC16F
This article shows a basic interface between PIC16F microcontroller and a unipolar stepping motor using an assembly code. For programming the MCU you'll need PICKIT2 or PICKIT3 device. Similar design for Arduino platform can be found at this link. Instead ...
LCD voltmeter based on ADS1015 with Raspberry Pi
LCD voltmeter with Raspberry Pi and ADS1015 is the topic of this project. Similar design for Arduino platform is available at this link. ADS1015 is a 12 bit ADC chip with 4 analog input channels. The interface with Raspberry Pi ...
Arduino 3 Digit Timer with LED Display
Arduino based 3 Digit Timer with LED Display module is a relatively simple design. Recently I’ve published a number of similar projects that essentially perform the same task. You set up an initial value via some kind of user interface ...
