PICAXE Microcontroller Projects for the Evil Genius

Contents......Page 12
Foreword......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Prologue......Page 20
Part One: PICAXE Basics......Page 24
Choosing a PICAXE Processor......Page 26
Interfacing a Project with Your Mac or PC......Page 27
Using RevEd’s Free Programming Editor or AXEpad Software......Page 28
Programming in PICAXE BASIC......Page 29
Breadboards, Stripboards, and PC Boards......Page 30
Project 1 “Hello World”......Page 31
Debugging a PICAXE Project......Page 37
Designing Stripboard Circuits......Page 38
Tools for Stripboard Circuit Construction......Page 41
Project 2 The USBS-PA3 PICAXE Programming Adapter......Page 44
Hello Again......Page 46
3 Designing and Building a +5V Regulated Power Supply......Page 50
Designing a +5V Regulated Power Supply for Breadboard Circuits......Page 51
Project 3 More Power, Scotty!......Page 56
4 Hardware Overview of the PICAXE M2-Class Processors......Page 62
General-Purpose Variables......Page 63
Storage Variables......Page 64
Special-Function Variables......Page 65
Project 4 Cylon Eye......Page 68
PICAXE I/O Interfacing......Page 74
Setting Up an Interrupt Routine......Page 79
Project 5 Mary......Page 83
6 Introduction to ADC Inputs on M2-Class Processors......Page 88
Voltage Dividers......Page 89
Project 6 A Three-State Digital Logic Probe......Page 93
Part Two: PICAXE Peripheral Projects......Page 104
Advanced Features of the 20X2 Processor......Page 106
Project 7 Implementing the 20X2 Master Processor Circuit......Page 109
Reception and Transmission of Standard TV IR Signals......Page 116
Simple IR Object-Detection......Page 117
Experiment 1: A Simple TV-IR Input Circuit......Page 118
Experiment 2: Interfacing the IR Circuit with the Master Processor......Page 121
Project 8 Constructing the TV-IR Input Module......Page 124
9 Interfacing Parallel LCDs......Page 130
Understanding the Basics of HD44780-based LCDs......Page 131
Experiment 1: Interfacing an HD44780-based Parallel LCD......Page 133
Project 9 Constructing an Eight-bit Parallel 16 x 2 LCD Board......Page 137
Programming Challenge......Page 141
Receiving Serial Data in the Background......Page 142
Project 10 Constructing a Serialized 16 x 2 LCD......Page 144
11 Interfacing Keypads......Page 160
Decoding Matrix Keypads......Page 161
Project 11 Constructing a Serialized 4 by 4 Matrix Keypad......Page 168
The MAX7219 8-Digit LED Display Driver......Page 178
Project 12 Constructing an SPI 4-Digit LED Display......Page 181
Learning to Count......Page 191
Using Timer1 on the 20X2 Processor......Page 196
“Deconstructing” a Matrix Keypad......Page 198
Testing the “New and Improved” Keypad......Page 200
Project 13 Constructing a Countdown Timer......Page 202
Project 14 The Evil Genius Multifunction Peripheral Device......Page 210
Understanding the 20X2’s Built-in Comparator Hardware......Page 226
“We Interrupt This Program to Bring You a Keypress!”......Page 229
Project 15 A Simple MPD Operating System......Page 232
Part Three: Octavius: An Advanced Robotics Experimentation Platform......Page 236
16 Birthing Octavius......Page 238
Understanding Octavius......Page 241
Project 16 Building Octavius......Page 244
H-Bridge Motor Control Circuits......Page 248
The L298 Dual H-Bridge Driver......Page 249
Project 17 Constructing an L298 Dual DC Motor Controller Board......Page 251
The MaxBotix LV-MaxSonar Ultrasonic Range Finders......Page 262
Who’s in Charge Here?......Page 267
Project 18 Hail, Octavius!......Page 273
Epilogue: What’s Next for Octavius?......Page 276
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