ME 333 Readings, Videos, and Sample Code

Readings, videos, exercises, and sample code for ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics.

You can download the most updated version of the class readings here.

Appendix: A Crash Course in C

Reading: A Crash Course in C, C Compilers

Videos:

1. Writing your first program in C, HelloWorld.c (5:09). Chapter A.1. Exercises: 1.
2. Differences between C and MATLAB (7:30). Chapter A.2. Exercises: 2, 3.
3. Binary and hexadecimal (Base 2 and 16) (4:47). Chapter A.3.1. Exercises: 4, 6.
4. Data types (5:30). Chapter A.3.1. Exercises: 8, 10.
5. Using the data types (3:49). Chapter A.3.1. Exercises: 11.
6. Representations of data types (5:15). Chapter A.3.1. Exercises: 12, 13.
7. Pointer basics (5:54). Chapter A.3.2. Exercises: 14, 15.
8. Sample program: printout.c (5:55). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 16 (not covered in video, reading only) 17, 18.
9. Sample program: datasizes.c (2:57). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 9.
10. Sample program: overflow.c (2:43). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 19.
11. Sample program: typecast.c (5:43). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 20.
12. invest.c, part 1/5: intro to a typical C program (4:18). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 23.
13. invest.c, part 2/5: overview (3:58). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 24, 25.
14. invest.c, part 3/5: sections 1-4: program comments, preprocessor commands, new data type definitions, and global variables (4:48). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 26.
15. invest.c, part 4/5: sections 5-6: helper function prototypes and the main function (4:40). Chapter A.4.
16. invest.c, part 5/5: section 7: helper functions (7:42). Chapter A.4. Exercises: 28-30, 32, 33 (some material covered in reading only).
17. Header files and libraries (9:31).

Sample Code:

• Section A.1: HelloWorld.c
• Section A.4: printout.c, datasizes.c, overflow.c, typecast.c, invest.c
• Section A.4.16: helper.h, helper.c, main.c
• Problems, Section A.5: bubble.c, lights.c, hexdump.c

Microchip Documentation:

Microchip PIC32MX795F512L

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Chapter 1: Quickstart

Reading: Chapter 1

Videos: none

Sample Code:

• Section 1.3: PIC32quickstart.zip

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Chapter 2: Looking Under the Hood: Hardware

Reading: Chapter 2

Videos:

1. Introduction to the PIC32 microcontroller (5:10).
2. Introduction to the PIC32 architecture (6:02).
3. The PIC32 physical memory map (5:20).
4. Introduction to the NU32 development board (4:03).

Sample Code: none

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Chapter 3: Looking Under the Hood: Software

Reading: Chapter 3

Videos:

1. The PIC32 virtual memory map (5:24).
2. Understanding simplePIC.c (5:42).
3. Digging through PIC32 header files (7:12).
4. The PIC32 executable build process (4:26).

Sample Code:

• Bootloader.zip

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Chapter 4: Using Libraries

Reading: Chapter 4

Videos:

1. The NU32 library (5:28).

Sample Code:

• Section 4.5:
  • NU32.c and NU32.h are included in Chapter 1
  • LCD.c
  • LCD.h
  • LCDwrite.c

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Chapter 5: Time and Space

Reading: Chapter 5

Videos:

1. Timing PIC32 code and the disassembly file (8:27).
2. The PIC32 memory map file (7:15).

Sample Code:

• Section 5.1:
  • timing.c

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Chapter 6: Interrupts

Reading: Chapter 6

Videos:

1. Overview of interrupts on the PIC32 (4:29).
2. PIC32 interrupt SFRs (6:22).
3. The PIC32 shadow register set (1:25).
4. Seven steps to using an interrupt with the PIC32 (3:47)
5. PIC32 interrupt code example (4:10)

Sample Code:

• INT_core_timer.c
• INT_ext_int.c
• INT_timing.c

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Chapter 7: Digital Input and Output

Reading: Chapter 7

Videos:

1. Intro to digital I/O on the PIC32 (6:24)
2. Change notification on the PIC32 (1:18)
3. PIC32 program with digital I/O and change notification (9:02)

Sample Code:

• DIO_sfrs.c
• DIO_plib.c

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Chapter 8: Counters / Timers

Reading: Chapter 8

Videos:

1. Intro to PIC32 counter/timers (5:59)
2. PIC32 timer SFRs (5:55)
3. Using PIC32 timers to generate interrupts (3:34)
4. Example PIC32 timer interrupt program (5:08)

Sample Code:

• TMR_5Hz.c
• TMR_external_count.c
• TMR_pulse_duration.c

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Chapter 9: Output Compare

Reading: Chapter 9

Videos:

1. Introduction to the PIC32 output compare (5:30)
2. A PWM program on the PIC32 (3:12)
3. Using output compare to create an analog output (3:09)

Sample Code:

• OC_PWM_sfrs.c
• OC_PWM_plib.c
• OC_analog_out.c
• OC_signal.m

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PID Control

Reading: None required, but you can check out the wikipedia article if you like.

Videos:

1. Introduction to PID control (4:28)
2. Improving the basic PID control algorithm (2:33)
3. PID control of a mass-spring-damper (4:10)
4. P, PI, and PD variants of PID control (2:42)
5. Empirical PID gain tuning (7:08)

Sample Code: None.

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Chapter 10: Analog Input

Reading: Chapter 10

Video:

1. The PIC32 analog-to-digital converter (6:47)

Sample Code:

• ADC_Read2.c
• ADC_max_rate.c

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Chapter 11: Brushed Permanent Magnet DC Motors

Reading: Chapter 11

Video:

1. Intro to brushed permanent magnet DC motors, part 1/2 (4:31)
2. Intro to brushed permanent magnet DC motors, part 2/2 (7:10)
3. Brushed DC motor equations (6:53)
4. Brushed DC motor speed-torque curve (5:59)
5. DC motor output power (2:05)
6. Friction in DC motors (0:55)
7. A DC motor data sheet (4:34)

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Chapter 12: Motor Sizing

Reading: Chapter 12

Video:

1. Introduction to gears (4:12)
2. Gear efficiency (2:40)
3. Types of gears (3:47)

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UART

• • UART_loopback.c
  • UART_pic_to_pic.c
  • UART_hfc_to_pc.c
  • UART_xbee.c
  • UART_pic_to_matlab.c
  • UART_pic_to_matlab.m
  • UART_pic_to_processing.c
  • UART_pic_to_processing.pde
  • UART_pic_to_html5.zip

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SPI Communication

• • SPI_loopback.c
  • SPI_pic_to_pic.c
  • SPI_DAC_MCP4922.c
  • SPI_ADC_MCP3008.c
  • SPI_SRAM_23K256.c
  • SPI_microSDcard.c
  • SPI_accelerometer_ADXL362.c

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I2C Communication

• • I2C_loopback.c
  • I2C_pic_to_pic.c
  • I2C_DAC_MAX518.c
  • I2C_ADC_NAU7802.c
  • I2C_SRAM_PCF8570P.c
  • I2C_accelerometer_LSM303DLHC.c

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USB

• • USB_HID.zip
  • USB_CDC.zip
  • USB_thumbDrive.zip

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Input Capture

• • IC_loopbackPWM.c
  • IC_readRemoteControl.c

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Comparator

• • COMP_internal.c
  • COMP_output16values.c
  • COMP_INT2values.c

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Watchdog Timer

• • WDT_enableReset.c
  • WDT_checkPreviousReset.c

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Storing Data in Flash Memory

• • FLASH_write.c

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Power Saving

• • PWR_sleep.c

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Real-time Clock and Calendar

• • RTCC_set.c

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Controller Area Network (CAN)

• • CAN_pic_to_pic.c

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Direct Memory Access

• • DMA_adc.c
  • DMA_spi.c

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