ADVANCED MICROCONTROLLER AND EMBEDDED SYSTEM (EE 425T)

Semester-VII ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Experiment No:- 03
Interfacing with seven segment display

Requirements:-
MPLAB and Proteus software

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SIMULATION SET- 3
INTERFACING WITH SEVEN SEGMENT DISPLAY

1) Attach a seven segment display to the port C of PIC18 microcontroller via resistors of

220 Ω and display number 8. Connect the seven segment display such that a , b , c , d , e , f

and g are connected to pins RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RC5, RC6 and RC7 respectively.

2) With the physical arrangement as given in problem (1), display numbers 0 to 9 once

with a time delay after every number. Note that the display should take place only once,

thereafter the display should show 9 endlessly i.e. till the program runs.

3) With the physical arrangement as given in problem (1), add a switch to pin RC0 of port C

such that operation of the switch results in display of number 8.

4) The physical arrangement is as given in problem (3). Write a C18 program wherein

operation of the switch would result in display of numbers 0 to 9. Once the display

reaches 9 it should resume the counting from the beginning.

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SOLUTION OF SET- 3
INTERFACING WITH SEVEN SEGMENT DISPLAY

1) Attach a seven segment display to the port B of PIC18 microcontroller via resistors of

220 Ω and display number 8. Connect the seven segment display such that a , b , c , d , e , f

and g are connected to pins RB1, RB2, RB3, RB4, RB5, RB6 and RB7 respectively.

Header file:

Same as in problem (1) of Simulation set 1

Source file:

/* File: XC8.c
* Simulation set 3: Solution to problem 1 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "XC8.h"

void main(void)
{
TRISB = 0;
while(1)
{
LATB = 0xFE;
}
}

Output & comments on the obtained output:

As narrated in the problem, hardware is simulated in Proteus software using a seven

segment display connected to port B of PIC18 microcontroller via resistors of 220 Ω for
each segment. Pins RB1, RB2, RB3, RB4, RB5, RB6 and RB7 are connected to segments

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a , b , c , d , e , f and g. In order to display number 8, port B must be given 1111 1110 as

output. Figure 1 shows the physical implementation of the above code.

Figure 1

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2) With the physical arrangement as given in problem (1), display numbers 0 to 9 once

with a time delay after every number. Note that the display should take place only once,

thereafter the display should show 9 endlessly i.e. till the program runs.

Header file:

Same as in problem (1) of Simulation set 1

Source file:

/* File: XC8.c
* Simulation set 3: Solution to problem 2 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "XC8.h"

void delay_timer (void); //declaration of user-defined timer

void main(void)
{
TRISB = 0;
unsigned char num_display[]={0xFE,0x0C,0xB6,0x9E,0xCC,0xDA,0xFB,0x0E,0xFE,0xDE};
unsigned char z;
for (z=0;z<=9;z++)
{
LATB = num_display[z];
delay_timer();
}
while(1);
}
void delay_timer (void) //code for user-defined timer
{
unsigned char i;
for (i=0; i<=255; i++);
}

Output & comments on the obtained output:

Circuit simulation in Proteus software is same as problem (1) and output is as required
by the problem.

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3) With the physical arrangement as given in problem (1), add a switch to pin RC0 of port C

such that operation of the switch results in display of number 8.

Header file:

Same as in problem (1) of Simulation set 1

Source file:

/* File: XC8.c
* Simulation set 3: Solution to problem 3 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "XC8.h"

void main(void)
{
TRISB = 0;
TRISCbits.RC0 = 1;
while(1)
{
if (PORTCbits.RC0==0)
LATB = 0xFE;
else
LATB=0;

}
}

Output & comments on the obtained output:

Circuit simulation in Proteus software is as shown in figure 2. Switch is connected to

pinRC0 of port C in pull up resistor configuration while seven segment display is
connected to port B via resistors of 220 Ω each. When the switch is closed, number 8 is
displayed while the opening of switch results in the seven segment display going blank.

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Figure 2

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4) The physical arrangement is as given in problem (3). Write a C18 program wherein

operation of the switch would result in display of numbers 0 to 9. Once the display

reaches 9 it should resume the counting from the beginning.

Header file:

Same as in problem (1) of Simulation set 1

Source file:

/* File: XC8.c
* Simulation set 3: Solution to problem 4 */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "XC8.h"
void main(void)
{
TRISB=0;
TRISCbits.RC0=1;
unsigned char num_display[]={0x7E,0x0C,0xB6,0x9E,0xCC,0xDA,0xFB,0x0E,0xFE,0xDE};
unsigned char z=0;
while(1)
{
if (PORTCbits.RC0==0)
{
LATB = num_display[z];
for (i=0; i<=225; i++); //for loop used as user-defined timer
if (z<9)
z++;
else
z=0;
}
else
{}
}
}
Output & comments on the obtained output:

Circuit simulation in Proteus software is same as problem (3) and output is as required
by the problem.

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