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Getting Started with PIC 18F Microcontroller MikroC

By Ligo George (https://electrosome.com/author/lijoppans/)
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In this tutorial we will learn how to program PIC 18F Microcontrollers using
MikroC Pro compiler. I hope that you already know the basics of PIC
Programming using MikroC compiler. If you are a beginner to this eld, please
read our rst tutorial Blinking LED using PIC Microcontroller MikroC
(https://electrosome.com/led-blinking-pic/). There are a lot of advantages for
PIC 18F microcontrollers compared to 16F. Some of them are given below.
PIC 18F is optimized for C while PIC 16F is not.
PIC 18F has interrupt priority (high and low priority) while PIC 16F doesnt.
PIC 18F has internal PLL (Phase Locked Loop) to multiply clock frequency
and by thus increases the operating speed.
PIC 18F has more memory.
PIC 18F has hardware multiplier while PIC 16F doesnt.
PIC 18F has more instructions than PIC 16F which makes assembly
language programming simpler and it also reduces the size of HEX File
generated in other compilers.

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Contents

1 MikroC Programming
1.1 Writing Bit by Bit :

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1.2 Writing Entire Register

1.3 MikroC Code Control LED
using Switch
2 Circuit Diagram
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3.0.2 PIC 16F877A

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PIC 18F eliminates Read Modify Write Problems with Mid-Rang PIC Microcontrollers
(https://electrosome.com/read-modify-write-problem-pic/).
In PIC 18F, we neednt bother about bank switching but in PIC 16F it is a big problem if we are using assembly
language programming.

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In 16F PIC Microcontrollers we have two registers to control IO pins, which are TRIS and PORT. TRIS is used to control April 28,
direction (Input or Output) of each IO pin while PORT is used to Write or Read data from IO pins. Whereas in 18F PIC
Microcontrollers there is an additional register, LAT. LAT stands for Port Latch. As in 16F, 18F also uses TRIS register to
control direction of each IO pin. LAT register is used to write Output and PORT register is used read Inputs. I

recommend you to read the article Read Modify Write Problems with PIC Microcontrollers
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Working of TRIS, PORT and LAT registers can be understand from the above diagram. Logic High (1) at TRIS register (https://
makes corresponding pin of PIC microcontroller Input while Logic Low (0) at TRIS register makes corresponding pin amplie
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Output. When a pin is congured as Input, it will be in High Impedance state and its physical state (voltage level) can be
TRIS PORT and LAT Registers

read using PORT register. When a pin is congured as Output, its output logic state will be determined by LAT register. 1
at LAT register makes corresponding pin Logic High (VDD) and 0 a t LAT register makes corresponding pin Logic Low

(VSS). LAT register bits corresponding to Input pins have no eect on Output or Input, thus they are Dont Care.
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LAT write operation writes LAT register.
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PORT write operation writes LAT register.
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PORT read operation reads the physical state (voltage level) of all the pins.
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Thus you can write outputs using PORT write or LAT write operation but using PORT write operation is not
recommended as it may causeRMW Problem (https://electrosome.com/read-modify-write-problem-pic/).

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You can write PORT and TRIS registers entirely or bit by bit.

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Writing Bit by Bit :

TRISC.F0=1;//Makes0thbitofPORTCInput
TRISC.F5=0;//Makes5thbitofPORTCOutput
LATC.F3=1;//Makes3rdbitofPORTBatLogicHigh
LATC.F7=0;//Makes7thbitofPORTBatLogicLow

Writing Entire Register

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Writing Entire Register

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A number with a prex 0b indicates a binary number.

A number with a prex 0 indicates an octal number.

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A number with a prex 0x indicates a hexadecimal number.

A number without prex is a decimal number.
Lets see some examples
Decimal

Binary

Octal

Hexadecimal

0b00000000

00

0x00

0b00000001

01

0x01

128

0b10000000

0200

0x80

255

0b11111111

0377

0xFF

TRISB=0;//MakesallpinsofPORTBOutput
LATB=0xFF;//MakesallpinsofPORTBLogicHigh
TRISC=255;//MakesallpinsofTRISCInput
TRISD=0200;//Makes7thpinofPORTDOutput
LATD=0b10000000;//Makes7thpinofPORTDLogicHigh

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In this tutorial we will learn How to Read an Input pin and How to Write Output. For demonstration purpose we will use February
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PIC 18F4550, a very common PIC Microcontroller. If you want to use any other 18F microcontroller, just select it while
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creating the project or edit it through MikroC Project Settings (Project >> Edit Project). I will recommend 18F452 and
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Similarly Push Button Switch is connected to 19th (RD0) pin which should be congured as Input Pin.
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If you havent yet started with MikroC, please read the tutorial Blinking LED using PIC Microcontroller
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MikroC Code Control LED using Switch

voidmain()
{
TRISC.F0=0;//PORTC0Output
TRISD.F0=1;//PORTD0Input
LATC.F0=0;//LEDOFF
while(1)
{
if(PORTD.F0==0)//IFSwitchPressed
{
LATC.F0=1;//LEDOn
Delay_ms(2000);//2SecondDelay
LATC.F0=0;//LEDOff
}
}
}

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Delay_ms() is a predened function in MikroC Pro which will provide delay in milliseconds.

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capacitors stabilizes the oscillations of the crystal. LED is connected to the 0thbit of PORTC (15th pin) and a 470 resistor

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