Yes, we also offer our modules and boards as separate products. Get in touch and we can discuss how best we can assist you.
Yes, we also offer our modules and boards as separate products. Get in touch and we can discuss how best we can assist you.
Yes, you can buy as many courses as you want, and they don’t have to be in any particular order. Within the track you choose, you can also choose the courses you want to continue with.
The classes are online and we also offer support content and User Guides for all our modules. Get in touch and we can discuss how best we can assist you.
The eight-bit microcontroller market is alive and well. In fact, per a recent Research and Markets report:
The global 8-bit microcontroller market size reached US$ 8.2 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 13.9 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0% during 2023-2032.
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Virtually all the original 8-bit microcontrollers are, in fact, nearly all deceased. As an example, Intel stopped manufacturing the original 8051 in 2005. But what has survived is the central processing unit (CPU) for that device, commonly referred to as the core.
What are alive and well, still being used in modern industry, are derivative 8-bit MCUs. Through amazing advancements in semiconductor fabrication, MCU manufacturers have been able to include ancillary devices, such as analog-to-digital converters and high-speed communication channels, within the same semiconductor package as the core processor. Also, through advanced code memory interfacing techniques such as pipelining, modern 8-bit processors can execute programs and interface with memory much faster than their ancestors.
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8-bit microcontrollers are used to control a variety of consumer products, especially home appliances. They have many automotive control applications, serving within engine control units (ECUs), dashboard instrumentation and smart sensors. They are also found in games, toys, remote controllers, and wireless communication products.
There are two reasons why PCM emphasizes assembly language programming in its Introduction
to Eight-Bit Microcontrollers course:
· We believe that learning the instruction set (assembly language instructions) for a given microcontroller
is an excellent foundation for learning higher level languages such as C. Next to machine code, assembly is the lowest level of coding language. All C language commands are constructed with several lines of assembly language commands.
· We also believe that learning a processor’s instruction set and writing snippets of code in
assembly language is an excellent way to learn the internal function of a microcontroller’s CPU.
We believe that these materials are already covered adequately through secondary level STEM and CTE programs as well as community college and tech school certificate and degree programs. At present, PCM plans to concentrate on the development and implementation of course materials covering industrial
electronics and mechatronics.
Yes, we do! But at present the courseware is offered as an ancillary program that fast-tracks basic transistor and operational amplifier theory. The objective of this portion of our courseware is to ensure students will gain adequate foundational knowledge to understand the role of op amps in sensor signal conditioning and the operation of transistors as solid-state switching devices. PCM does offer detailed courseware covering industrial applications of bipolar and field-effect transistors (FETs), thyristors, and
solid-state relays.
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Yes, we do! We recognize the value of allowing students to be creative. However, we also believe students need to work within strict guidelines while developing their projects. Rather than turning students loose with one massive project we believe students should be given several opportunities to perform what we call mini capstone projects. The school, through support from PCM, must ensure that all materials and test equipment are on hand for project development. We stress hands-on activities (building and testing) in project development. These projects must simulate real-world manufacturing activities, adhering to the following
procedure:
A. A small team of students (no more than four individuals) will be given a statement of work, a
document that a prospective customer would send to an engineering company.
B. The team will respond by writing a proposal that describes how their company will meet the needs of the customer. The customer (played by classroom/lab teacher) will respond to the proposal with initial approval or rejection. Design and procedural changes will be implemented as necessary to satisfy the customer.
C. The team submits a bid, including a bill of materials, description of product operation, testing procedures, and a timetable for delivering a working prototype.
D. The team builds the prototype while testing it, compiling test results, and creating necessary
documentation in the form of a user’s guide/technical data package. The team delivers a PowerPoint presentation to the class and faculty members explaining the product’s structure and application. The customer (teacher) signs off on the project, officially approving the product.
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Yes, it does! PCM has a bilingual production/logistics manager and a trilingual marketing VP who will work closely with the CEO/product developer in modifying course materials to support students who are English language learners. PCM eLearning courseware and lab activities are inherently scaffolding based.
Intensive interactive support is offered as each new concept is introduced, with many opportunities for problem solving and instructor feedback. The scaffolding is effectively removed as students gain confidence and begin to work more ndependently.
At this juncture, we are fully able to support ELL students arriving in the USA from Latin America. In addition to developing an extensive glossary of electronics terminology and abbreviations, PCM is also in the process of creating a lexicon of Spanish terms and phrases used in electronics technology, cross referencing them to their equivalent English words. We believe this could be invaluable in aiding students with little or no background in the English language.