Putting a microcontroller on a circuit board

[Lucifre]

Hi, i am just getting into programming a microcontroller but there is one question that bugs me.

When you have programmed a microcontroller, how do you actually put it on a PCB? how can you order a microcontroller without all that additional crap like the breadboard, leds, switches?

is it simple to put a microcontroller onto the PCB?

 

[echo47]

Normally you just solder it to the PCB like any other component.

If the uC has a DIP or PLCC package, you could solder a socket onto the PCB, and then plug the uC into the socket.

You can buy blank unprogrammed microcontrollers from a part distributor such as these in USA:
https://www.digikey.com/
https://www.mouser.com/

 

[cai2]

a microcontroller is just like an ic...simply just put it in a pcb...just like what you did in putting it on a breadboard...

 

[Darth Maul]

there's a minimum system for the micro, for example, if you use at89s family, you need two 33pf capacitor connecting pin xtal1 and xtal 2 to the ground, a crystal between xtal1 and xtal2, and one 10uf elco connecting vcc and the ground. also, pin ~ea/vpp must be connected to the vcc if you don't plan to use external ram. check the datasheet.

 

[nlksg]

Hi, i am just getting into programming a microcontroller but there is one question that bugs me.

When you have programmed a microcontroller, how do you actually put it on a PCB? how can you order a microcontroller without all that additional crap like the breadboard, leds, switches?

is it simple to put a microcontroller onto the PCB?

Allright,

You need basic circuit such as
- power circuit **
- clock circuit **
- hardware reset circuit
- watch dog etc...

** are the most important component inorder to work

 

[pasicr]

Hi,
draw your pcb, buy dip or ellse socket and put pic micro in after programming,
but you need something like osc (cristal XT or RC...)
Ask concrete, I will draw for you any pcb,
regards