Beginners Guide

Question

Any body guide me to get started with PIC micro controllers . I am absolute beginner and want to learn how to write and upload the codes and make simple projects like interfacing sensors . Thanks in Advance.

microcontrollerslab · Answer

Hi Haris,

If you are a beginner, first of all I recommend you to find a simple development board for pic microcontroller you can find a list of pic microcontroller development boards here

http://microcontrollerslab.com/pic-microcontroller-development-boards-features/

After that, you need a compiler and IDE to write your code for pic microcontroller I recommend you to start with mikro c for pic which is easier to use. Check this link for getting starting with pic microcontroller programming using mikro c for pic

http://microcontrollerslab.com/pic-microcontroller-programming-c/

After choosing these start working on pic micro controller tutorials starting from beginners level to advanced level

here is a very useful source for pic microcontroller tutorials

http://microcontrollerslab.com/pic-microcontroller-tutorials-beginners/

I hope it helps you, if you need any help feel free to reply here

thanks

14rhb · Answer

Another route would be to get yourself a few starter bits:

Breadboard
Solid core connecting wire + cutters/pliers
Small number of resistors (incl. 4k7, 220R )
Couple of LEDs
Couple of push switches

7805 regulator (or 3v reg depending on PIC chosen), PP3 battery clip, battery ?
The Pickit3 programmer
A couple of PIC microcontrollers of your choice - DIP packaged and 8 bit
A nice plastic box to keep it all in

The choice of PIC is vast. You'll likely see many beginner articles using the PIC16F84/88. I quite like the PIC16F1509 for general designs as it has a good range of built in peripherals. It also contains Configurable Logic Cells (CLC) which can be setup to drive the WS2812 addressable LEDs using hardware.