OK, i am getting a pic programmer for my birthday ( here ) and wondered if anyone could give me the basics. I want to try and make a strobe circuit and wondered if someone could give me the basic code things for like, input 1 on, input 2 on input 1 off etc in the most common coding languages, i have had a bit of experience coding in c#. the pic programmer i am getting comes with a bit of software but i don't know what it is called.

thanks for any help you can give

 

You'll need to specify which PIC you are getting. Here is a link to a site that has some example code:

http://www.microchipc.com/sourcecode/

 

the website says it comes with a PIC16F627, what are the codes for that?

 

This is an example using the Hitech PICC Lite compiler:

#include <pic.h>    /* always here for PICC compiliers */

//Configuration macro ... may need to change for different PICs

 __CONFIG(FCMDIS & IESODIS & BORDIS & UNPROTECT & MCLRDIS & PWRTEN & WDTDIS & INTIO);


int i;
main()
{
    PORTA = 0;
    CMCON0 = 7;
    ANSEL = 0;
    TRISA4 = 0;   //set to output
    TRISA5 = 0;   //set to output
    while (1 == 1)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < 25000; i++);
        RA4 = RA4 ^ 1;  //toggle pin RA4
    }
}

This runs on a PICKit 1 w/PIC16F684 but should also be OK for a '627 (excpet the CONFIG line. You can try deleting all except the WDTDIS.)

 

Hello,

There is a nice site with all kinds of information on pics programming.
http://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/index.html

Greetings,
Bertus

 

I have got the PIC Microcontroller programmer and have assembled it (soldered the parts onto the board) and have successfully loaded the example, i then recoded it to do a cylon eye sequence but that is as far as i have got, this is with the PIC16F627

 

Am i right about saying the PIC16F627 has 14inputs/outputs?

 

Am i right about saying the PIC16F627 has 14inputs/outputs?

Technically it has 16 but if you plan to program it on the board then you have 15 I/O + MCLR/RA5/VPP Input (pin 4)

 

do you know how i do something if one of the sample buttons is pressed? they are the RA0, RA1, RA2 and RA3

here is the sample code they include to light up LD1 to LD6 (the sample LEDs)

;**************************************************************************
;*           VELLEMAN   High-Q KIT  K8048/VM111 SAMPLE SOFTWARE           *
;**************************************************************************
;*           DEMO1: Simple Running light for testing LD1...LD5            *
;*	     DEMO1: Program for testing K8048/VM111 with PIC16F627!       *
;**************************************************************************
;*          (C) VELLEMAN Components,2003  All rights reserved             *
;**************************************************************************
;*          Hardw. Rev: P8048'1          Softw. Rev:  1.20                *
;*          OSC.......: XT 4MHz Max.     POWER.....:  12V DC              *
;**************************************************************************

W                            EQU     H'0000'
F                            EQU     H'0001'

;----- Register Files------------------------------------------------------

INDF                         EQU     H'0000'
TMR0                         EQU     H'0001'
PCL                          EQU     H'0002'
STATUS                       EQU     H'0003'
FSR                          EQU     H'0004'
PORTA                        EQU     H'0005'
PORTB                        EQU     H'0006'

INTCON                       EQU     H'000B'
OPTION_REG                   EQU     H'0081'
TRISA                        EQU     H'0085'
TRISB                        EQU     H'0086'
CMCON                        EQU     H'001F'

;----- STATUS Bits --------------------------------------------------------
IRP                          EQU     H'0007'
RP1                          EQU     H'0006'
RP0                          EQU     H'0005'
NOT_TO                       EQU     H'0004'
NOT_PD                       EQU     H'0003'
Z                            EQU     H'0002'
DC                           EQU     H'0001'
C                            EQU     H'0000'

;==========================================================================
;
;       RAM Definition
;
;==========================================================================

    __MAXRAM H'01FF'
    __BADRAM H'07'-H'09', H'0D', H'13'-H'14', H'1B'-H'1E'
    __BADRAM H'87'-H'89', H'8D', H'8F'-H'91', H'93'-H'97', H'9E'
    __BADRAM H'105', H'107'-H'109', H'10C'-H'11F', H'150'-H'16F'
    __BADRAM H'185', H'187'-H'189', H'18C'-H'1EF'

;==========================================================================
;
;       Configuration Bits
;
;==========================================================================

_BODEN_ON                    EQU     H'3FFF'
_BODEN_OFF                   EQU     H'3FBF'
_CP_ALL                      EQU     H'03FF'
_CP_75                       EQU     H'17FF'
_CP_50                       EQU     H'2BFF'
_CP_OFF                      EQU     H'3FFF'
_DATA_CP_ON                  EQU     H'3EFF'
_DATA_CP_OFF                 EQU     H'3FFF'
_PWRTE_OFF                   EQU     H'3FFF'
_PWRTE_ON                    EQU     H'3FF7'
_WDT_ON                      EQU     H'3FFF'
_WDT_OFF                     EQU     H'3FFB'
_LVP_ON                      EQU     H'3FFF'
_LVP_OFF                     EQU     H'3F7F'
_MCLRE_ON                    EQU     H'3FFF'
_MCLRE_OFF                   EQU     H'3FDF'
_ER_OSC_CLKOUT               EQU     H'3FFF'
_ER_OSC_NOCLKOUT             EQU     H'3FFE'
_INTRC_OSC_CLKOUT            EQU     H'3FFD'
_INTRC_OSC_NOCLKOUT          EQU     H'3FFC'
_EXTCLK_OSC                  EQU     H'3FEF'
_LP_OSC                      EQU     H'3FEC'
_XT_OSC                      EQU     H'3FED'
_HS_OSC                      EQU     H'3FEE'

	__CONFIG        _BODEN_ON & _CP_OFF & _DATA_CP_OFF & _PWRTE_ON & _WDT_OFF & _LVP_OFF & _MCLRE_ON & _XT_OSC

;==========================================================================
;       Variable Definition
;==========================================================================
TIMER1		EQU	H'20'		;Used in delay routine
TIMER2		EQU	H'21'		; "	"	"	
PATERN		EQU	H'22'		;Pattern data for effect's

		ORG	0		;Reset vector address
		GOTO	RESET		;goto RESET routine when boot.


;		*********************************************
;		*  Example of a delay routine               *
;		*********************************************

DELAY_ROUTINE   MOVLW   D'255'         ;54 Generate approx 10mS delay at 4Mhz CLK
                MOVWF   TIMER2
DEL_LOOP1       MOVLW   D'255'	       ;60	
                MOVWF   TIMER1
DEL_LOOP2       DECFSZ  TIMER1,F
                GOTO    DEL_LOOP2
                DECFSZ  TIMER2,F
                GOTO    DEL_LOOP1
		RETLW   0


;	       **********************************
;              **  RESET :  main boot routine  **
;              **********************************

RESET		MOVLW	B'00000111'	;Disable Comparator module's
		MOVWF	CMCON
		;
		BSF	STATUS,RP0	;Switch to register bank 1
					;Disable pull-ups
					;INT on rising edge
					;TMR0 to CLKOUT
					;TMR0 Incr low2high trans.
					;Prescaler assign to Timer0
					;Prescaler rate is 1:256
		MOVLW	B'11010111'	;Set PIC options (See datasheet).
		MOVWF	OPTION_REG	;Write the OPTION register.
		;
		CLRF	INTCON		;Disable interrupts
		MOVLW	B'11000000'
		MOVWF	TRISB		;RB7 & RB6 are inputs.
					;RB5...RB0 are outputs.
		MOVLW	B'11111111'	;all RA ports are inputs
		MOVWF	TRISA
		BCF	STATUS,RP0	;Switch Back to reg. Bank 0
		CLRF	PORTB		
		;

EFFECT_1	MOVLW	B'00000001'	;Activate LD1 (RB0)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		MOVLW	B'00000010'	;Activate LD2 (RB1)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		MOVLW	B'00000100'	;Activate LD3 (RB2)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		MOVLW	B'00001000'	;Activate LD4 (RB3)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		MOVLW	B'00010000'	;Activate LD5 (RB4)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		MOVLW	B'00100000'	;Activate LD6 (RB5)
		MOVWF	PORTB
		CALL	DELAY_ROUTINE
		GOTO	EFFECT_1
		END

If i have breached any copyright thingumydoo-da s for releasing it i'm sorry