RTOS with PIC Microcontroller

Name: RTOS with PIC Microcontroller
Rating: 4.6 (26 reviews)

A course on PIC fundamentals to RTOS implementation

Created byEshanav Systems

Last updated 1/2026

English

What you'll learn

Basics of PIC Microcontroller: GPIO, Interrupts, Timers, ADC and Serial Communication
Building RTOS Projects using FreeRTOS
Building your own Hardware: Rigging up circuits and soldering
Reading device datasheet to develop projects

Course content

6 sections • 41 lectures • 7h 35m total length

About this course4:26
What to expect from this course?
What you will come to know at the end of the course?
Whom this course is suitable for?
What are the topics covered in the course?
Know the answers to these questions in this video.
PIC Microcontrollers13:28
This video will give a short overview of PIC microcontrollers, microcontroller family, features, Software, and Hardware tools needed.
Microcontroller Overview17:24
PIC32MX device specifications, IC packages and pin count, and architecture overview.
Software Installations7:09
Let's install MPLABX IDE and XC32 compiler.
Links for downloading the software are in the resources
List of Components3:40
Components and tools needed for building our-own hardware.
Links are provided for the PicKit4 and starter kits.

Circuit Design18:44
Let's look at the basics of hardware design for MCU based system. In this video, I have discussed the power supply design and the minimal recommended circuit for PIC#@MX device. Go... Watch it.
Circuit Design- Part27:10
In this video, I discussed choosing the pins for GPIO, Output Compare, External interrupts, ADC, and UART.
Power Supply for PIC8:18
Building a power supply for MCU and other peripherals.
Basic Connection Requirements10:39
This video shows how I built the basic connections required for the PIC32MX MCU.
Bluetooth Connections7:03
In this video, I have built the ICSP connections and Bluetooth header for HC05.
LEDs for GPIO5:24
I will connect LEDs, Switches and analog input to an ADC channel.
LCD Connection7:37
You will see me building the LCD connections to the PIC32MX prototype board.
Flashing the PIC8:08
I have built my prototype board. It's time to flash the MCU and test the hardware. Let's do it...
KiCAD PCB Files0:35
If you want to have the PCB for PIC32MX MCU, I have shared the production files.

Creating a Project5:13
Let's create a new project in MPLABX today.
XC32 Compiler for PIC32M13:02
This video gives insights into the XC32 compiler and configuration registers.
General Purpose Output18:37
This video shows a demo of LED blinking
General Purpose Input9:43
This video shows to use switches to control LEDs
Core Timer12:22
Today I am going to talk about the core timer. What is a core timer and why is useful for us? Let's find out.
External Interrupts16:39
In this video, you will know about external interrupts.
Input Change Notification10:56
Input change notification is a special interrupt feature available in PIC microcontrollers. Know more about input change notification in this video.
LCD Interface18:07
This video gives you basic information about LCD interfacing from scratch.
Quiz Buzzer

Timer112:13
In this video, you will come to know about the 16-bit timer in PIC32MX MCU.
32-Bit Timers11:59
Want to know how to combine two 16-bit timers to form a 32-bit timer? Watch this video.
Watchdog Timer7:00
What is a watchdog timer? Why is it useful for me? Get answers to these questions in this video.
Input Capture12:52
Input capture is a powerful module if you know the pain of time measurement of events. This video makes it easy for you to understand the input capture module with an easy to follow the demo.
Output Compare17:40
In this video, you will understand the use of the output compare module to generate PWM pulses.
Analog-to-Digital Converter(ADC)14:42
This video gives all the information about the ADC module in the PIC32 device and a demo for you to understand it.
UART for BLE15:47
In this video, I will give a demo of the UART module to interface with the Bluetooth module to control the LEDs in the prototype board.
MPLAB Harmony Configurator (MHC)11:28
MPLAB Harmony configurator let's you generate the code for the peripheral modules, include libraries and drivers, and be able to use RTOS source code in your project by mouse clicks. Know more in this video.
Assignment

What is FreeRTOS?5:36
Let's get some information about FreeRTOS from the website www.freertos.org
FreeRTOS Project in MPLABX11:54
In this video, I have modified the FreeRTOS demo project for PIC32MX270 MCU.
Task Management15:47
In this video, I have shown how to run 2 or more tasks using the FreeRTOS task scheduler.
Inter-Task Communication14:38
In applications where we want to share data betweenn the tasks, we can do that by using global variables. FreeRTOS provides a better method for task-to-task communication using Queues. Find out more about queues in this video.
Idle Task & Critical Section12:07
Tasks can be in a running state, ready state and block state. Task scheduler creates an idle task when it is started. This idle task executes when all the tasks are in blocked state. Let us see how to use this idle task to perform our application-specific functionality in this video.
Memory Management7:27
Microcontrollers have memory constraints. When we use RTOS on microcontroller, the task scheduler and kernel objects need memory for operation. How the memory is managed in FreeRTOS? I have covered basic memory management performed by the FreeRTOS in this video.

Software Timer11:01
Software timers are hardware independent feature of FreeRTOS. Know more about the software timers in this video.
Interrupt Management15:55
In this video, I have given a demo of external interrupts in a FreeRTOS project.
BLE tasks demo9:33
In this video, I will demonstrate usage of UART module to recieve and send serial data using interrupts and queues.
Resource Management9:08
Let us discuss the issues caused when a common resource shared by multiple tasks.
Mutexes11:56
Know about a special type of semaphore used for mutual exclusion of a common resource shared by multiple tasks.

Requirements

Hardware components given in the list
PICKIT3 Programmer
Computer with MPLABX IDE
No programming experience required. You will learn everything you need to know.

Description

This course is mainly focused on teaching the fundamentals of PIC microcontrollers without any prior programming knowledge. You will build your own hardware by making use of the microcontrollers and other circuit components. You will learn how to write codes to perform basic tasks by referring to device datasheets. Register level coding is used throughout the course so that you will get a complete hold on the PIC microcontroller programming. You will not use a Code configurator or any peripheral libraries. Instead, you will be able to build peripheral libraries and use those in implementing various functionalities.

If you are a beginner who wants to become an expert in PIC microcontrollers, this is the course for you. If you are an expert who uses peripheral libraries and code configurator to build your PIC projects, and who wishes to know the register level coding, this is for you.

Apart from PIC fundamentals, the course covers RTOS concepts by making use of open-source FreeRTOS kernel. You will understand multitasking, task scheduling, and intertask communication.

The code you would write will run on the hardware you would build. That means you will become an expert in both hardware and firmware development. You will get in-depth hands-on experience with simple examples to understand the underlying concept.

If you are a student, this course will add value to your resume, to conduct your academic project works and find a career in embedded systems. If you are a professional working in the embedded field or want to find a career in embedded systems, this course will help a lot.

Who this course is for:

Beginners in electronics
Engineering students
DIY Enthusiasts
Professionals

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Getting to Know5 lectures • 46min

Hardware Design & Prototyping9 lectures • 1hr 14min

Basic Programming8 lectures • 1hr 45min

PIC Peripheral Interface8 lectures • 1hr 44min

RTOS Fundamentals6 lectures • 1hr 7min

RTOS Advanced5 lectures • 58min

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