Get your motors running in no time using this easy-to-follow guide. Detailed circuit diagrams and hands-on tutorials show you, step by step, how to program PIC microcontrollers to power a wide variety of small motors. You'll learn how to configure all the hardware and software components and test, troubleshoot, and debug your work. Running Small Motors with PIC Microcontrollers is filled with more than 2,000 lines of PicBasic Pro code you can use right away.

Use PIC microcontrollers to control all kinds of small motors, including: Model aircraft R/C servosSmall DC motorsServo DC motors with quadrature encodersBipolar stepper motorsSmall AC motors, solenoids, and relays

This easy-to-follow tutorial explores the techniques--both in hardware and software--that you need to understand in order to run small motors with PIC microcontrollers. All material is covered in a non-mathematical way so anyone interested in computer control of motors can do so even with a minimal technical background.

Running Small Motors with PIC Microcontrollers contains more than 2,000 lines of PicBasicPro code and dozens of circuit diagrams with the focus on controlling motors. Hands-on tutorials, program listings, and resources are included.