Check out these websites from authors who took time to write a bunch of tutorials for various projects, all with MikroElektronika compilers. Some of these are a few years old, but they're still as relevant as the day when they were posted. They stand the test of time because the authors made an effort to bring real value to their readers:
Dany's PIC tips, software and projects in mE's mikroPascalDani's site proves the truth of the saying "content is king". The site has a vintage look, but it's still maintained, for the benefit of all of us. The title says it all: Dany's PIC tips, software and projects in mE's mikroPascal.
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Embedded-LabRaj from Embedded-lab has been our loyal supporter for many years. He has written many tutorials for PIC MCU programming in MikroC. Each entry starts with the required background theory enabling you to gain a deeper understanding as you go through the projects and experiments yourself.
Andrew Hazelden's BlogAndrew Hazelden is one of the top contributors on Libstock. He also maintains his own blog where he shares his personal projects written in mikroC. Not only are they clearly illustrated, step by step guides, many of them feature an accompanying video clip narrated by Andrew in his calm and soothing voice.
The mikroC PRO for AVR organizes applications into projects, consisting of a single project file (extension .mcpav) and one or more source files (extension .c). mikroC PRO for AVR IDE allows you to manage multiple projects (see Project Manager). Source files can be compiled only if they are part of a project.
I have several industry projects with Rockwell Collins Incorporated (RCI); the top U.S. Defense Electronics Company which provides tactical defense electronics to the U.S. Department of Defense. RCI brand systems are used by all branches of U.S. Military which cover 70% of all U.S. military airborne systems (including fighters and helicopters) and a vast majority of U.S. Army warfighter systems. Every major airline company flies with their electronics. Simply put, RCI is responsible for some of the the most sophisticated electronics imaginable. We designed a monocular, multi-purpose optical sensor to replace multiple flight instruments on size-weight-and-power (SWaP) challenged Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) to address DARPA nano-air-vehicle challenge. In other words, I created a passive optical range finder; one that could not be detected by the enemy, but allow an aircraft to fly itself. RCI extended the funding, and with it I got to get my first senior research assistant hired (today employed by the National Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University) and together, we investigated ways this system could be integrated into helmets for U.S. Air Force pilots, allowing the aircraft to track the position and orientation of the pilot head inside the cockpit, which could be used to prevent a redout or blackout.
In collaboration with Space Systems and Controls Laboratory (SSCL) I created of one of the most influential aircraft in the U.S. today; the one-of-a-kind Saint- Helicopter, my brainchild, the smallest IUAV helicopter in the world which is fully autonomous, fully self-contained, and featuring on-board monocular simultaneous localization and mapping capability. In other words this machine was capable to draw floor plans of previously unknown buildings and urban areas, in flight, without GPS coverage, autonomously. SSCL is a NASA sponsored independent research laboratory under the Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGS), which is further funded by research grants and private donations from Boeing and Lockheed-Martin. It is the laboratory that built and operated the first generation of small spacecraft in Iowa. SSCL projects flew on-board the Space Shuttle Endeavor, and the NASA KC-135A. Saint-Vertigo with the SSCL brand on it was demonstrated to U.S. Air Force, Boeing, RCI, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, as well as U.S. Army helicopter pilots with flight hours in Vietnam. I have dreamed and created it from scratch, including the airframe, electronics, computer-architectures, control systems, as well as software and algorithms. It required understanding of five different engineering disciplines to invent it. It proved an impacting research platform which allowed development of solutions for bridging the gap in between practical GPS coverage and image navigation. It was well received by the robotics and aerospace society, and the peer-reviewed scientific contributions of this machine are already giving the research in its field a new direction. Saint-Vertigo is a compact, rugged, 3D-agile IUAV transportable in a backpack, very difficult to shoot at, and can fly in congested, isolated, GPS-denied, or hostile areas where fixed-wing aircraft cannot take off, fly through, or land. The strategic advantage this can bring to US Troops and Special Forces in environments where conventional surveillance is not applicable (e.g., below-canopy jungles and riverine environments) aside, my technology is paving the way for GPS-independent navigation systems of the future. The civilian uses of such a spatially aware flying robot, will be in environments that preclude or discourage direct human involvement such as escape from fire and floods, disaster response for nuclear facilities, inspecting bridges, wind turbines, and dams for dangerous cracks and flaws (Minneapolis I-35 Bridge collapse was preventable with such continuous monitoring), search-and-rescue, as well as monitoring the mechanical and structural health of the electric power infrastructure where it can survey an area, process sensor data, identify risk, and help people make safe transit through a dangerous area. This could save countless lives in an urban conflagration or natural disaster. It attracted a $500,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory and $600.000 from Office of Naval Research.
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