UPC EETAC Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Systems and in Network Engineering EEL

 

6-bit Johnson sequencer with ST/SP button (design phase #2)

P11

Johnson sequencer with LCD display (phase #2)

(Under revision)

1. Specifications

Implement Johnson_sequencer_mod12 using a PIC18F4520 microcontroller chip. Software is organised mimicking a FSM and interrupt-driven to attend edge-triggered inputs such start/stop pushbutton and CLK.

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Fig 1. Symbol of the device to be designed.

Features:

- Same features reported in P10 tutorial: Johnson_sequencer_mod12 (design phase #1).

- Add an LCD to show represent the LED sequence using special characters on the LCD display.

2. Planning

A) Planning hardware

Represented in Fig. 3.

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Fig. 3. Circuit.

 

B) Planning software

Hardware software diagram

Fig. 4. Hardware-software diagram highlighting small modifications in output_logic() for connecting the LCD.

Draw the state diagram, only considering what is modified with respect the design phase #1. 

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Fig. 5. State diagram proposal.

Represent the new RAM variables required in this application.

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Fig. 6. New RAM variables.

Draw the main ideas of init_system(). Configure input and output pins. Consider as well interrupts configuration.

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Fig. 7. Data direction registers configuration.

Draw the flowchart of read_inputs(). Basic function to poll input voltages as in P9.

Draw the flowchart of write_outputs(). Basic function to write pin voltages as in P9.

Infer how to organise the interrupt service routine ISR() to handle edge detections.

Draw state_logic() truth table

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Fig. 8. State logic function (CC1).

 

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Fig. 9. State logic flowchart is a behavioural interpretation of the truth table.

 

Draw output_logic() truth table.

Symbol Fig. 10. Output logic function (CC2). 

 

Symbol Fig. 11. Output logic flowchart is a behavioural interpretation of the truth table. 

 

Organise a MPLABX - XC8 IDE project targetting a PIC18F4520 at location:

C:/CSD/P10/Johnson_sequencer_mod12/(files)

 

3. Development  - 4. Testing  interactively

A) Developing hardware

Example circuit: Johnson_sequencer_mod12_LCD.pdsprj.

 

B) Developing software

These are the LCD library functions and the source code modified to include the control of the LCD Johnson_sequencer_mod12_LCD.c.

 

C) Step-by-step testing

Run the Proteus simulator. Do it in step by step mode while watching variables and placing break points, specially for following interrupt flags.

Circuit running

Fig. 13. The circuit in "run" mode while monitoring the variables in the "watch" window.

 

5. Report

 

6. Prototyping

You are invited to download the application to a given training board an verify that it works as expected and the same as in the simulator.