PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: Basic to Advanced

Extensively revised and updated to encompass the latest developments in the PIC 18FXXX series, this book demonstrates how to develop a range of microcontroller applications through a project-based approach. After giving an introduction to programming in C using the popular mikroC Pro for PIC and MPLAB XC8 languages, this book describes the project development cycle in full. The book walks you through fully tried and tested hands-on projects, including many new, advanced topics such as Ethernet programming, digital signal processing, and RFid technology. This book is ideal for engineers, technicians, hobbyists and students who have knowledge of the basic principles of PIC microcontrollers and want to develop more advanced applications using the PIC18F series.

This book Includes over fifty projects which are divided into three categories: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced.

New projects in this edition:

Logic probe
Custom LCD font design
Hi/Lo game
Generating various waveforms in real-time
Ultrasonic height measurement
Frequency counter
Reaction timer
GPS projects
Closed-loop ON/OFF temperature control
Bluetooth projects (master and slave)
RFid projects
Clock using Real-time-clock (RTC) chip
RTC alarm project
Graphics LCD (GLCD) projects
Barometer+thermometer+altimeter project
Plotting temperature on GLCD
Ethernet web browser based control
Ethernet UDP based control
Digital signal processing (Low Pass Filter design)
Automotive LIN bus project
Automotive CAN bus project
Multitasking projects (using both cooperative and Round-robin scheduling)
Unipolar stepper motor projects
Bipolar stepper motor projects
Closed-loop ON/OFF DC motor control

• A clear introduction to the PIC 18FXXX microcontroller's architecture
• Covers developing wireless and sensor network applications, SD card projects, and multi-tasking; all demonstrated with the block and circuit diagram, program description in PDL, program listing, and program description
• Includes more than 50 basic, intermediate, and advanced projects

Dogan Ibrahim graduated from the University of Salford with First Class Honours in Electronic Engineering. He then completed an MSc course in Automatic Control Engineering at the University of Manchester, and PhD in Digital Signal Processing at the City University in London. Prof Ibrahim worked at several companies and gained industrial experience before returning to the academic life. Prof Ibrahim is currently a Fellow of the IET, and a Chartered Electrical Engineer. His interests are in the fields of microcontroller based automatic control, digital signal processing, and computer aided design. Dogan Ibrahim has been a lecturer at South Bank University, London, and Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre. Prof Ibrahim is the author of over 70 technical books in the fields of microcontrollers and electronic engineering. He is currently a systems consultant, carrying out consultancy work to various firms in London.