Task at hand:
I am trying to drop an electronic pin thru a tube and into a hole on a board, and then move to the next hole for the next pin.
List of Components:
Pin size = 1/6" dia x 1/4" length.
PIC16F819 MicroController.
5vdc power.
5vdc step motors.
LCD serial display to count the pins already dropped.
1. Optic Interrupter to detect the dropped pin...recommendations?
2. Output to Microcontroller/s will be ?
3. Microcontroller/s will detect and trigger motors how?
4. Serial LCS display to be achieved how?
Programming stepper motors is already done, but I am using a manual button to signal "drop" completions on the microcontroller. It's the rest that I am in need of help with...and I figure it will require 2 microcontrollers to be doing two things at the same time.
Any help in getting this to the drawing board would be greatly appreciated.
I am trying to drop an electronic pin thru a tube and into a hole on a board, and then move to the next hole for the next pin.
List of Components:
Pin size = 1/6" dia x 1/4" length.
PIC16F819 MicroController.
5vdc power.
5vdc step motors.
LCD serial display to count the pins already dropped.
1. Optic Interrupter to detect the dropped pin...recommendations?
2. Output to Microcontroller/s will be ?
3. Microcontroller/s will detect and trigger motors how?
4. Serial LCS display to be achieved how?
Programming stepper motors is already done, but I am using a manual button to signal "drop" completions on the microcontroller. It's the rest that I am in need of help with...and I figure it will require 2 microcontrollers to be doing two things at the same time.
Any help in getting this to the drawing board would be greatly appreciated.