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PIC16F13145

An 8-bit microcontroller used to control electronic components and communicate with external devices.

MPLAB X IDE

A development environment used to write, build, program, and debug PIC microcontroller firmware.

MCC (MPLAB Code Configurator)

A tool that configures peripherals, pins, clocks, and generates initialization code for the microcontroller.

XC8 Compiler

A compiler that converts C programs into machine code for supported PIC microcontrollers.

Visual Studio

A development environment used to create the computer-side graphical user interface.

Windows Forms

A .NET framework for creating desktop applications with graphical controls.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

A visual interface that allows users to interact with a program through controls.

RNBD451

A Bluetooth Low Energy module used to provide wireless communication between compatible devices.

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

A wireless communication technology designed for low-power connections over short distances.

UART

A serial communication method that transmits and receives data using separate transmit and receive signals.

TX (Transmit)

The signal line used to send serial data from a device.

RX (Receive)

The signal line used to receive serial data into a device.

Baud Rate

The configured speed of serial communication, expressed in symbols per second.

9600 Baud

A serial communication setting used in the laboratory UART experiments.

115200 Baud

A higher-speed UART setting used in the separate robot or BLE-related setup.

COM Port

A Windows interface that applications use to communicate with serial devices.

SerialPort Control

A Visual Studio component that allows an application to send and receive serial data.

RC4 / UART TX

The PIC16F13145 pin assigned as UART transmit in the laboratory configuration.

RC5 / UART RX

The PIC16F13145 pin assigned as UART receive in the laboratory configuration.

SYSTEM_Initialize()

A generated initialization function that configures the system and enabled peripherals.

LED (Light-Emitting Diode)

An electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the proper direction.

Active-Low LED

An LED configuration in which a logic-low output turns the LED on.

GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output)

Configurable microcontroller pins used for digital input or output.

LAT Register

A microcontroller register used to control digital output latch states.

Push Button

A physical input device that changes its electrical state when pressed.

START Button

A control used to begin an operation or enable a monitoring process.

STOP Button

A control used to stop an operation or disable a monitoring process.

LED Sequence

A programmed pattern that turns multiple LEDs on and off in a specified order.

Seven-Segment Display

A display made of LED segments arranged to show numerical digits.

ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)

A peripheral that converts an analog voltage into a digital numerical value.

ANA2 / RA2

The analog input associated with RA2 in the laboratory potentiometer configuration.

Potentiometer

A variable resistor that can provide an adjustable voltage for analog input experiments.

10-Bit ADC

A converter that produces 1024 possible digital levels, ranging from 0 to 1023.

ADC Reference Voltage

The voltage range reference used by the ADC to convert an analog input into a digital value.

ADC Voltage Conversion

The process of calculating input voltage from the ADC reading and reference voltage.

ADC Threshold

A configured ADC value or voltage that determines when a specific condition or alarm is triggered.

ProgressBar

A Visual Studio control that visually represents a numerical value within a configured range.

Label

A Visual Studio control used to display text or values that users generally do not edit directly.

Button

A Visual Studio control that performs an action when clicked.

RadioButton

A control used to select one option from a related group of choices.

CheckBox

A control that lets the user enable or disable an independent option.

TextBox

A control used to display or accept editable text.

MessageBox

A dialog box used to display messages, warnings, errors, or confirmations.

PictureBox

A Windows Forms control used to display images.

Panel

A container control used to group related GUI elements.

DataGridView

A Windows Forms control used to display data in a table-like grid.

Schematic Diagram

A detailed drawing showing electronic components and their electrical connections.

Block Diagram

A simplified diagram showing the major system components and how information flows between them.

UART Communication Flow

The exchange of serial data between a computer application and a microcontroller through a serial interface.

Potentiometer

is a three-terminal passive electrical component that functions as a manually adjustable voltage divider or variable resistor