USB PIC Programmer : PICKit2

Microchip's PICKit2 is much more comfortable,reliable and powerful than the other programmers that we can find all over internet. It is a USB based ICSP (In Circuit Serial Programming) programmer. Since it is a first release, Microchip published all the resources of PICKit2 public, which includes hardware schematics and all source code of softwares used. Through this any one can add features, fix bugs and modify source code. Documents and other supporting files of PICKit2 are available at

May 8, 2012By Ligo GeorgeEmbedded, Featured, PIC Microcontroller, ProjectsICSP, Microcontroller, PIC, PICKit2, Programmer, USB, ZIF176 CommentsRead more...

Using Push Button Switch with PIC Microcontroller

Introduction

This article is meant for beginners in the field of microcontrollers. When I started with microcontrollers, as everyone I also need to learn how to interface a switch with microcontroller. Here we use PIC Microcontroller 16F877A and MikroC Pro compiler. This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge about programming PIC Microcontroller, else you read the article Blinking LED using PIC Microcontroller. Push to On Switch Push to Off Switch In this tutorial we...

May 7, 2012By Ligo GeorgeMikroC, PIC Microcontroller, TutorialsMicrocontroller, MikroC, PIC, Tutorials148 CommentsRead more...

LED Chaser using PIC Microcontroller

LED Chaser is a simple project for beginners that can build using PIC microcontroller. In this 8 LED are running like a Ring Counter. It is very simple and you can create different patterns as you like just by modifying the MikroC program. Here I am using PIC16F877A, one of the most popular PIC microcontroller. This tutorial is on the assumption that, you have basic knowledge in mikroC and Proteus. If you haven't please go to

May 6, 2012By Ligo GeorgeMikroC, PIC Microcontroller, TutorialsChaser, LED, Microcontroller, PIC34 CommentsRead more...

Blinking LED using PIC Microcontroller – MikroC

Welcome to the world of PIC Microcontrollers. You are in the right place if you are a beginner in the filed of microcontrollers. MikroC is the best compiler for beginners as it contains built in functions for most of the commonly used tasks. But MikroC is less efficient and the hex file generated will be large size compared to other compilers. So I suggest you to use Hi-Tech C compiler by Microchip after you get familiar with microcontrollers. Note that,...

May 6, 2012By Ligo GeorgeMikroC, PIC Microcontroller, TutorialsLED, Microcontrollers, PIC, Tutorials40 CommentsRead more...

Intel launched Ivy Bridge Chips with 3D Transistors and 22nm Process

The giant chip maker Intel has finally released its 3ed generation chips named Ivy Bridge. They says that the new microprocessor chips used fundamentally different technology. These chips comes with 3D Transistors and are manufactured at 22nm process. The new technology will ensure high processing speed along with power saving. The chip makers keep the pace of Moore's law by making the new chips using 3d transistor technology along with other advanced capabilities. We can hope that, customers will certainly welcome the...

May 5, 2012By Ligo GeorgeElectronics News, Processors22nm, 3D, Bridge, Chips, Intel, Ivy, processors, transistors0 CommentsRead more...

Optical Transistors Out of Silicon : Significant step towards Optical Computing

We all know that electrons are good at processing information, but they are incapable of carrying information over long distances. On the other hand, Photons can carry information all around the planet but their processing is hectic. So we use electrons for processing and photons for long distance data transmission. Thus we need significant amount of power to convert optical information to electronic and vice versa. Hence there is no wonder in the fact that researchers pay significant interest in developing...

May 4, 2012By Ligo GeorgeElectronics, Electronics Newselectronics, Optical, Photonics, transistors0 CommentsRead more...

Electromagnetic Relay

A relay is an electromagnetic switch used to switch High Voltage or Current using low power circuits. For example, we can use it for controlling home appliances with a normal low voltage electronic circuit. Electromagnetic relays uses an electromagnet to operate a switching mechanism mechanically. It also provides isolation between low power circuit and high power circuits. Relay Internal Diagram The construction and working of a relay can be understood from the above diagram. The main part of a relay is the electromagnet. The...

May 1, 2012By Ligo GeorgeElectronicsRelay1 CommentRead more...

New Organic Transistor by X-ray Probe : Do Well in Hot Water

Recently, the scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) along with an international research team delineated the possibility of a new class of sterilizable, flexible, organic electronic materials for medical applications by proving the stability of a novel and rugged thin-film membrane at high temperatures. The work conducted using a low-energy X-ray beam line, at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) in Brookhaven, N.Y., was supported by an international team led by...

May 1, 2012By Ligo GeorgeElectronics, Electronics Newselectronics, Flexible, Organic, Sterilizable, Transistor0 CommentsRead more...

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