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Deep dives into embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hands-on projects. Learn by building.

February 12, 202611 min read

PIC Microcontroller Series - 5

Retro gaming meets modern embedded: read an NES controller with a PIC16F1455 and drive 8 LEDs through a CD4094B shift register. Serial protocols, PLL clocks, rrf, rlf, comf, and register banking.

January 20, 20267 min read

PIC Microcontroller Series - 4

From interaction to games. Build a reaction timer and an LED sweeper using state machines, precision timing, and the STATUS register's Z and C flags.

Three-LED breadboard with a button, in normal state

January 10, 20264 min read

PIC Microcontroller Series - 3

Adding user input: button-controlled LEDs. Learn digital input, external pull-ups, pin configuration for mixed I/O, debouncing, and simple state-machine design.

January 10, 20267 min read

PIC Microcontroller Series - 2

Under the hood of the PIC10F200. A deep dive into memory, the stack, registers, config bits, TRIS, OPTION, and dissecting the blink code line by line.

January 2, 20264 min read

PIC Microcontroller Series - 1

Getting started with PIC microcontrollers using the PIC10F200: what you need, how to set up your dev environment, and your first blink program in assembly and C.