Overview and getting started with using microchip microcontrollers.  Attendees should have taken ETY at Seneca or an equivalent intro to electronics course, and have some general knowledge about microcontrollers (ie: what they are, what digital logic is, etc.).

No materials are required, but you can follow along if you wish with these materials:

-PIC16F877A Microcontroller or equivalent (make sure to get through-hole type)

-breadboard/stripboard and connection wire

-safe place to build circuits (no metal surfaces, flammable materials, etc)

-PICkit 3/4 ICSP device

-Laptop

-very small cap (22/33 pF) and resistors in the range of 2-10k (may not be required if another model MC is used)

-digital handheld DMM