Dear all,

I am an electronics technician that have been given a tutorial, and I would like some help:
I have to interface a microcontroller to industrial equipements (terminal) so as to have alarms and status supervision. I am looking for similar projects that have been worked through to get inspiration from. the software aspect of the project is a great challenge for me since I have never done such a programation stuff.

I will be very thankful for any help, indication, instruction, or project documentation.

Regards,

Yao Nabine

 

Dear Mr Nabine,

The field of microcontroller programming can be quite intersting. I recently completed a project using a PIC 16F877 microntroller where I read 8 analog channels and one Temperature channel (DS 18S20)and send the data directly to an Excel worksheet using DDE.

Even though it is impossible to explain the complete project here, I can give you ways to get started.
1) The PIC series microcontrollers from Microchip are easy to use and program.
2) I purchased a programming software from OSHONSOFT.COM to program the chip.
3) You will need a MAX 232 IC to communicate with the PC (Serially).
4) You will need to wire up a small circuit to program the chip using the OSHONSOFT SOFTWARE.
5) The program in the PC can be in BASIC, VB or even C++.

You may Email me for further information.

SANTHOSH JAYARAJAN
MALAYSIA