The course packet contains useful reference material like the 16F877A pinout, an ASCII table, analog config bits, etc. It also contains more background information, including summaries of other microcontrollers, and links to helpful places online.
This powerpoint presentation (or pdf) includes all of the lecture slides, including information on
This zip file has sample code for the examples in class, as well as examples of how to use a couple other modules on the PIC.
Included code:
While not an exhaustive reference by any means, this zip file contains datasheets for many of the components purchased for Intersession.
This is a program written in VB.NET that will let you use some basic functionality of SAPI without having to write a whole computer program. Enter in a list of what the computer should listen for, and for each such phrase, enter a list of actions to perform when that phrase is heard. Possible actions include having the computer speak a phrase out loud and sending data over the serial port to a microcontroller. Additionally, a microcontroller can send phrases to be spoken to the computer. Check the included readme.txt for more details.
This is a program written in VB.NET to demonstrate simple serial communication with a computer, so that you can use serial communication without writing an entire computer program this week. Once set up, this program will check the given GMail account every minute, and then transmit the number of unread messages to a microcontroller. This could be used to make a physical e-mail notifier. Check the included readme.txt for more details.
