Your first microcontroller project!

In this simple tutorial we explore how YOU can get started with PIC microcontrollers!

Rather than explaining every little thing in excruciating detail, in this tutorial I focus on the bare minimum so that we can arrive at a cool project quickly and easily! I find this way of learning much more rewarding myself. Please let me know if I should have explained something in more detail, and I will try to do so in an upcoming video!

In this video I explain how to program a PIC microcontroller. Then I will show you how to generate the hex file and flash it onto the controller using the PICkit3 and a simple breadboard circuit. And in a third step we will build a test circuit on another breadboard: this is the final project, and we will see how to make an LED blink. We will go through the schematic together so that there are no questions unanswered (I hope).

If you are not yet decided if you want to learn electronics, this is the ideal start for you! No prior knowledge is assumed, and you don't even need to solder anything. All you need is some time and some interest!

Thanks for tuning in, and let me know in the comments if you have any questions!

Video timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
0:59 Part 1: Coding the LED-blink program
7:27 Part 2: Flashing the PIC controller
14:53 Part 3: Building the test circuit

[someoneheh]

Thank you soo much ! Like I literally had so much joy watching your video and I’m sure I’ll watch all the videos, you’re nice and I can sense the passion you have, I understood EVERYTHING which is life saving for me thank you and don’t stop!!!

[memirandawong]

Nice! The big picture in less than 20 minutes!! An engineer friend of mine loved using the PIC series micro-controllers, He jokingly referred to them as "trailing edge" technology. But in reality he used these in all his designs and products due to their ease of use, reliability and cost. Sounds like engineering to me!

[mdmustafizurrahman]

Created my first project watching your tutorial
Alhamdulillah ♥ ♥

[rafaeldavies]

Thankyou Yens. Brilliant. After being convinced I had burnt my first Pickit3 clone out... I've now at last succeeded with the second one... and then the original one (happily fine after all) Your instructions had just enough background, and were clear and easy to follow. Nice that you put the config in the main.c to make it easier, and that you used config bits for it. I've watched several people's videos and yours was the one that finally worked. You should remind ppl about the polarity of the power supply, as if you put it on the wrong end of the breadboard... the polarity is reversed... yes I was that stupid!

[anoniem]

May Allah bless you with Islaam, this was useful. Alhamdulillah.

[engr.ziyana.hameed]

Hi, My Name is Ziyan an Electronic Instructor from Sri Lanka, you are explaining great, All the best.

[FWD]

Great Videos, they are extremely informative !!

[alphahr]

Very good. I have been doing PIC microcontroller since 1999 and really enjoy creating projects with many different types

[ArifBillahOnGoogle]

Fantastic tutorial for the beginners. Thank you.

[muhammadbilal]

You had done it so nicely. Learning quite much from your channel. Thanks man.

[jamesdyer]

I have an upcoming project and this video really helped in a huge way!

[hobbyelectronics]

Complex concepts but explained in a very easy way. Everybody can learn electronics. Great Work!.

[b-jail]

Thank you so much Sir.This tutorial is very useful.I’ve learned many things from this tutorial.

[jaren]

its my first time see video on youtube without dislike .

[brucelamb]

Thank you for this video. This might be the only video where you demonstrated a working chip off of an external source. Will this work off an external direct 5v source with no regulation?

[luisfigueroa]

Te veo por primera vez desde Alemania, muy buen tutorial!

[Alex-rvgw]

Recently I did see you updated any Pic microcontroller series

[chihyi]

Great job, thanks your efforts. I come from Taiwan, I feel sorry for students in Taiwan, I can not see any one from Taiwan.

[muralivanapali]

Great job👍.. I really like this video and thanks for explanation... All connections are understand...

[staycool]

Thank you, best thing about you is you just don't teach it, you teach it gently.