PIC16F Microcontroller Trainer

1. The PIC16F Microcontroller Trainer is designed to help students learn and practice microcontroller programming and peripheral interfacing using Microchip’s PIC16F series.
2. The system supports a wide range of experiments related to I/O control, automation, motor control, sensing, and communication.

EQUIPMENT FEATURES

1. • Uses Microchip PIC16F series 8-bit microcontroller to implement various I/O control experiments  
2. • Incorporates most of the powerful functions found in modern MCUs  
3. Suitable for applications such as automation, motor control, device measurement, and mechanical control  
4. PIC16F series is popular due to its low cost and wide availability  
5. High accessibility and reliable operational stability  
6. Includes multiple peripheral devices, from basic LEDs to advanced capacitive sensing modules  
7. Self-paced experiment manual included  
8. Enables convenient and efficient learning of PIC MCU control  
9. Ideal for beginners learning programming and embedded systems  
10. Each experimental block uses an individual control switch to avoid pin-sharing interference  
11. Microcontroller pins are pre-connected to on-board peripherals  
12. No manual wiring required  
13. Reset button provided to reset the chip in case of errors  
14. Development interface reserved for advanced learners to connect external modules to MCU pins  

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. PIC16F887 Microcontroller × 1
2. 40-pin package (35 programmable I/O pins)  
3. 368 bytes RAM  
4. NanoWatt technology  
5. 4 × 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC)  
6. Operating frequency: 0 – 20 MHz  
7. UART to USB Interface × 1  
8. EEPROM 64 Kbits × 1  
9.  20 × 2 Character LCD × 1  
10.  4-Digit 7-Segment Display × 1  
11.  Capacitive Sensing Button × 1  
12.  LEDs × 11  
13.  8 × 8 Multicolor Dot Matrix LED Display × 1  
14.  Buzzer with Status LED × 1  
15.  5 kΩ Variable Resistor × 1  
16.  AD590 Temperature Sensor × 1  
17.  Stepper Motor with Status LED (7.5° step angle) × 1  
18.  10 × 2 Extension Socket × 2  
19.  Slide Switch × 8  
20.  4 × 4 Matrix Keypad × 1  
21.  Built-in Power Supply
22. Input: 100 – 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz, 0.65 A  

Output:

1.   – 12 V / 1.2 A  
2.   – 5 V / 2.1 A  
3.   – 3.3 V / 1 A  

EXPERIMENTS SUPPORTED

1.  Basic I/O Control  
2.  External Interrupt I/O Experiment  
3.  Chip Clock Configuration  
4.  Watchdog Timer  
5.  Timer Operations  
6.  UART Communication  
7.  I²C Communication  
8.  LCD Module Interface  
9.  Temperature Measurement  
10.  LED Matrix Display Control  
11.  Stepper Motor Control  
12.  Capacitive Touch Sensing Experiment  

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

1.  AC Power Cord × 1  
2.  Fuse × 1  
3.  Experiment Manual × 1  
4.  Experiment CD × 1  
5.  USB A–B Cable (150 cm) × 1  
6.  IDC Cable (10 × 2 pin, 20 cm) × 1  
7.  Dupont Wires (1P–1P, 150 mm) × 20  
8.  6-Pin Programmer Cable × 1  
9.  Microchip PICkit 3 Debugger / Programmer × 1