Embedded Computing and Mechatronics

These videos accompany the textbook "Embedded Computing and Mechatronics" by Lynch, Marchuk, and Elwin.

For the first time in a single reference, this book along with the videos provides the beginner with a coherent and logical introduction to the hardware and software of the PIC32, bringing together key materials from the PIC32 Reference Manual, Data Sheets, XC32 C Compiler User's Guide, Assembler and Linker Guide, MIPS32 CPU manuals, and Harmony documentation.

This book also teaches you to use the Microchip documentation, allowing better life-long learning of the PIC32. The philosophy is to get you started quickly, but to emphasize fundamentals and to eliminate "magic steps" that prevent a deep understanding of how the software you write connects to the hardware.

Applications focus on mechatronics: microprocessor-controlled electromechanical systems incorporating sensors and actuators. To support a learn-by-doing approach, you can follow the examples throughout the book using the sample code and your PIC32 development board. The exercises at the end of each chapter help you put your new skills to practice.

NU32 quickstart introduction (Kevin Lynch).
NU32 quickstart for Mac, part 1/3: software downloads (Kevin Lynch).
NU32 quickstart for Mac, part 2/3: compiling and loading (Kevin Lynch).
NU32 quickstart for Mac, part 3/3: using make (Kevin Lynch).
NU32 quickstart for Windows, part 1/3: software downloads (Matt Elwin).
NU32 quickstart for Windows, part 2/3: compiling and loading (Matt Elwin).
NU32 quickstart for Windows, part 3/3: using make (Matt Elwin).
Introduction to the PIC32 microcontroller (Kevin Lynch).
Introduction to the PIC32 architecture (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 physical memory map (Kevin Lynch).
Introduction to the NU32 development board (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 virtual memory map (Kevin Lynch).
Understanding simplePIC.c (Kevin Lynch).
Digging through PIC32 header files (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 executable build process (Kevin Lynch).
The NU32 library (Kevin Lynch).
Timing PIC32 code and the disassembly file (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 memory map file (Kevin Lynch).
Overview of interrupts on the PIC32 (Kevin Lynch).
PIC32 interrupt SFRs (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 shadow register set (Kevin Lynch).
Seven steps to using an interrupt with the PIC32 (Kevin Lynch).
PIC32 interrupt code example (Kevin Lynch).
Intro to digital I/O on the PIC32 (Kevin Lynch).
Change notification on the PIC32 (Kevin Lynch).
PIC32 program with digital I/O and change notification (Kevin Lynch).
Intro to PIC32 counter/timers (Kevin Lynch).
PIC32 timer SFRs (Kevin Lynch).
Using PIC32 timers to generate interrupts (Kevin Lynch).
Example PIC32 timer interrupt program (Kevin Lynch).
Introduction to the PIC32 output compare (Kevin Lynch).
A PWM program on the PIC32 (Kevin Lynch).
Using output compare to create an analog output (Kevin Lynch).
The PIC32 analog-to-digital converter (Matt Elwin).
Introduction to PID control (Kevin Lynch).
Improving the basic PID control algorithm (Kevin Lynch).
PID control of a mass-spring-damper (Kevin Lynch).
P, PI, and PD variants of PID control (Kevin Lynch).
Empirical PID gain tuning (Kevin Lynch).
Intro to brushed permanent magnet DC motors, part 1/2 (Kevin Lynch).
Intro to brushed permanent magnet DC motors, part 2/2 (Kevin Lynch).
Brushed DC motor equations (Kevin Lynch).
Brushed DC motor speed-torque curve (Kevin Lynch).
The DC motor speed-torque plane (Kevin Lynch).
DC motor electrical and mechanical power in the speed-torque plane (Kevin Lynch).
DC motor output power (Kevin Lynch).
Friction in DC motors (Kevin Lynch).
A DC motor data sheet (Kevin Lynch).
Introduction to gears (Kevin Lynch).
Gear efficiency (Kevin Lynch).
Types of gears (Kevin Lynch).
Driving DC motors, part 1/3: Flyback diodes (Kevin Lynch).
Driving DC motors, part 2/3: PWM (Kevin Lynch).
Driving DC motors, part 3/3: H-bridges (Kevin Lynch).
A professional motor control system (Kevin Lynch).
A motor control project with the PIC32 (Matt Elwin).