PIC18F47K42 Microprocessor Projects

PIC18 Microcontroller firmware

C Embedded application code

ASM Low-level assembly projects

UART Serial communication practice

Project Overview

Purpose

This repository presents cleaned EE310 coursework as a professional embedded-systems portfolio project. The focus is on lower-level microcontroller programming and peripheral control using the PIC18F47K42.

Engineering Focus

The work emphasizes embedded C, assembly, device initialization, peripheral setup, UART communication, LCD output, basic I/O, and structured firmware organization.

Project Photo

PIC18F47K42 microprocessor project hardware

PIC18F47K42 microprocessor coursework hardware or development setup used for embedded C, assembly, UART, LCD, and basic I/O projects.

Project Areas

Basic I/O

Embedded C GPIO Device Logic

Basic embedded C projects focused on microcontroller outputs, simple control logic, and foundational firmware structure.

Buzzer control
Basic output behavior
Simple firmware logic
Microcontroller I/O practice

LCD Output

LCD Display Logic Embedded C

LCD-related firmware demonstrates display communication, text output, and structured use of helper/header files for embedded projects.

LCD display output
Header file organization
Reusable helper functions
Peripheral initialization

UART Communication

UART Serial Communication Debugging

UART projects focus on serial communication and microcontroller interaction through transmitted and received data.

Serial communication setup
Transmit/receive behavior
Random-number style UART interaction
Firmware debugging through serial output

Assembly Programming

Assembly Low-Level Logic PIC18

Assembly projects demonstrate lower-level programming concepts, instruction-level behavior, counting sequences, and direct control of microcontroller logic.

Counting sequence logic
Temperature/change logic
Instruction-level programming
Low-level firmware practice

Hardware and Tools

Hardware

PIC18F47K42 microcontroller
Breadboard-based circuits
LCD display
Buzzer/output devices
Wiring and support components
Development/debugging hardware

Software and Development Tools

MPLAB X IDE
XC8 compiler
Embedded C
PIC18 assembly
Header/source file organization
Serial communication tools

Repository Organization

The portfolio version is organized by project type so the coursework is easier to navigate.

basic-io/
  buzzer_main.c
  calculator.c

lcd/
  lcd_display_xyz.c

uart/
  uart_random_number.c

assembly/
  count_code_sequence.asm
  temp_change.asm

final-project/
  final_project.c

include/
  Functions.h
  Header.h
  Initialization.h

Development Process

Device Initialization

Configured microcontroller behavior through initialization files and setup routines for embedded project development.

Peripheral Interaction

Worked with outputs, display behavior, UART communication, and microcontroller I/O.

Low-Level Programming

Used both embedded C and assembly to understand firmware behavior at different levels of abstraction.

Code Organization

Cleaned and reorganized coursework files into a public portfolio repository with clearer names, folders, and documentation.

Technologies and Skills Demonstrated

Technologies

PIC18F47K42 Embedded C Assembly UART LCD GPIO MPLAB X XC8

Skills

Low-Level Firmware Microcontroller Programming Peripheral Setup Serial Communication Assembly Logic Embedded Debugging Code Organization

Project Outcome

These PIC18F47K42 projects demonstrate foundational embedded-systems experience using microcontroller firmware, low-level C, assembly, UART communication, LCD output, and basic I/O control.

This work supports my broader embedded-systems portfolio by showing experience below the IoT/dashboard layer, closer to microcontroller initialization, peripheral interaction, and low-level firmware behavior.

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