How to Use a Simple Microcontroller Part 1 - An Introduction (PIC10F200)

How do you use a simple microcontroller? In this intro to our Simple Microcontroller series, we go over the plans and expectations for a set of 15+ tutorials that utilizes the one of the simplest and cheapest microcontrollers we could find, a PIC10F200. We discuss the importance of the lessons learned from these tutorials, both in understanding how microcontrollers work at their most fundamental level as well as how the low-level firmware that drives them works. We give some examples of the LED, robot, and communication projects that we will eventually go over and hopefully get you excited for this inexpensive, easy, yet foundational series on understanding basic microcontrollers.

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Table of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Tutorials are available as video or written on our webpage.
0:56 Why learning about simple microcontrollers is important even though we have Arduinos
1:20 Beneficial skills that would help understanding - electronics and boolean logic
1:48 Why we're using the PIC10F200
3:05 Why we're using Assembly language for this series
4:06 Disclaimer that we still love Arduinos!
4:26 Next steps for these tutorials

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[WRMD]

I've got that exact same toaster!

[FASHIONIZE]

This is the best intro to microcontrollers i've found.

[seeking]

This is the first video I saw of this channel and I immediately subscribed. I like tutorials for explaining how things work and not only how to use them.

[ohvnaq]

i'm just started on learning microcontrollers and this is fantastic! thank you so much

[jobbydude]

Thank you for this amazing series! This will serve as an introduction for me to dive into electronics and microcontrollers with a better understanding of it at a lower level. Also exited to learn assembly. I can make projects with fewer and cheaper parts this time.

[christerranaldo]

I'm currently designing a device which counts Pull-Ups. I already shrunk the project down to just the Atmega328 chip but the costs of those chips is still a bit too much for production (I'm planning to produce around 10 devices). I hope this series will give me some insight in cheaper alternatives :)

[marcvandenhende]

A thumbs up for the way you bring over the information. I do have my thoughts on the use of a pic though... PICs may be a good choice for when you have to do very simple things or just to learn how microcontrollers work at the lowest level. But I did a lot of PIC assembly language programming at work (pic16f and pic18f devices) and believe me, pics are definitely not a good choice for larger assembly language projects. The use of memory banks and the way conditional branching is performed makes programming errors unavoidable.

[Richie_]

I've had an Arduino for 4 weeks now but I need to learn how microcontrollers work. I ordered a PIC10F200 for these tutorials.

[hannahwells]

I've been hunting for tutorials that go to the basics without using the arduou environment

[dragonliu]

So good Chanel with so less fans.good luck

[wunderkid]

Wow. I'm glad that i found this channel. One subscriber for sure. Keep it up !

[RixtronixLAB]

Cool info, well done, thanks for sharing :)

[jtauscher]

Hi, I hope you are doing well! Do you know its possible to have 3 PWM outputs with this exactly PIC10F200 (6Pins)? I want to build a simple but compact fire simulation with 3 LEDs and simple arduino commands like >> analogWrite(ledPin1, random(120)+135);

[stnwrd]

Barebones was what I was looking for. Simple and easy to use. I also like designing and making my own custom circuits. Making my own design and not using someone else design.

[jasonchiak]

Awesome Wonderful Keep going Well Delivered

[saneeshelectronica]

i have a speedo meter works on encoder. encoder purse rate 0- 500 pulses per second on both channel A & B .my meter has 5% errror i wanted to feed this to micro controller and make 5% more pulses out put on both channel to compensate the error. (for examble if frequency 100 hz i need 105 hz output) could you please guide me

[dLLund]

could one cable directly from rs232 serial port on older computer to the rx & tx pins on the uC, to eliminate the pickit2/3 ? null modem, i assume [rx->tx & tx->rx], & pretty slow, maybe 1200 baud ? thank you for posting your fine series of tutorial videos. you've re-animated an old man's interest. used to program stepper controllers w/ n-codes, an ascii text editor, a simple rs232 cable, and a short basic program to down/upload. that was 30 years ago, however. thank you. dLLund

[Fnta_discovery]

Hello. often program the microcontrollers. I see bit shift right or left using symbol ">>". why we use it. I am waiting for your response thank you.

[randomassname]

Assembly is great for learning how a microcontroller works, but most c-compilers are way better than any beginner can write in assembly, it takes a lot of experience to really get anything out of coding in assembly

[allenchow-dcbr]

Does all pic microcontroller do need Been program before use ?