Chapter 10
Spare Parts

The PICSimLab has a window that allows the connection of spare parts to the microcontroller, it can be accessed through the menu “ Modules-> Spare parts ”.

The main window has the menu with the following functions:

• File

  • New configuration - Clear the spare parts window
  • Save configuration - Saves the current settings of the spare parts into .pcf file
  • Load configuration - Loads the settings from .pcf file
  • Save pin alias - Saves the current pin alias to .ppa text file
  • Load pin alias - Loads the pin alias from .ppa file

• Edit

  • Clear pin alias - Clear the pin alias
  • Toggle pin alias - Enable/Disable pin alias use
  • Edit pin alias - Open current pin alias .ppa file in text editor
  • Reload pin alias - Reload the current .ppa pin alias file (need after edit .ppa file)
  • Zoom in - Increase draw scale
  • Zoom out - Decrease draw scale

• Inputs

  • DS1621 (Temperature I2C) - Adds a I2C temperature sensor
  • Encoder - Adds a rotary quadrature encoder with push button
  • FM50 (Temperature) - Adds a analog temperature sensor
  • Fixed Voltage - Adds a analog fixed voltage reference
  • Gamepad - Adds a gamepad
  • Gamepad (Analogic) - Adds a gamepad with one analogic output
  • Keypad - Adds one matrix keypad
  • LDR - Adds a light dependent resistor
  • LM35 (Temperature) - Adds a analog temperature sensor
  • MPU6050 - Adds a accelerometer and gyroscope (only raw values)
  • Potentiometers - Adds 4 potentiometers
  • Potentiometers (Rotary) - Adds 4 rotary potentiometers
  • Push Buttons - Adds 8 push buttons
  • Push Buttons (Analogic) - Adds 8 push buttons with analog output
  • SHT3X - Adds a analog temperature and humidity sensor
  • Switches - Adds eight switches
  • Ultrasonic HC-SR04 - Adds a ultrasonic range sensor

• Outputs

  • 7 Segments Display - Adds four multiplexed (or single) 7 segments displays
  • 7 Segments Display (w/dec) - Adds four multiplexed 7 segments displays with decoder
  • Buzzer - Adds a active/passive buzzer
  • DC Motor - Adds a DC motor with H-bridge and quadrature encoder
  • LCD hd44780 - Adds a text display hd44780
  • LCD hd44780 I2C - Adds a text display hd44780 connect to one PCF8574 I2C converter
  • LCD ili9340 - Adds a color graphic display ili9340 with touchscreen
  • LCD pcd8544 - Adds a monochrome graphic display pcd8544 (Nokia 5110)
  • LCD pcf8833 - Adds a color graphic display pcf8833
  • LCD ssd1306 - Adds a monochrome graphic display ssd1306
  • LED Matrix - Adds a 8x8 LED matrix with MAX72xx controller
  • LEDs - Adds 8 red LEDs
  • RGB LED - Adds one RGB LED
  • RGB LED WS2812B - Adds one or multiple addressable RGB LED
  • Servo Motor - Adds a servo motor
  • Step Motor - Adds a step motor

• Others

  • ETH w5500 - Adds a ethernet shield w5500
  • IO 74xx573 - Adds a 74xx573 octal latch
  • IO 74xx595 - Adds a 74xx595 SIPO 8 bit shift register
  • IO MCP23S17 - Adds a MCP23S17 serial SPI IO expander
  • IO PCF8574 - Adds a PCF8574 serial I2C IO expander
  • IO UART - Adds a UART serial port
  • Jumper Wires - Adds sixteen jumper wires
  • MEM 24CXXX - Adds a 24CXXX serial I2C EEPROM memory
  • RTC ds1307 - Adds a ds1307 real time clock
  • RTC pfc8563 - Adds a pfc8563 real time clock
  • SD Card - Adds a SD card shield
  • Temperature System - Adds a temperature control system

• Virtual

  • D. Transfer Function - Adds a discrete transfer function mathematical model
  • IO Virtual term - Adds a virtual serial terminal
  • Signal Generator - Adds a virtual signal generator
  • Text Box - Adds a static text box
  • VCD Dump - Adds a digital value file dump recorder
  • VCD Dump (Analogic) - Adds a analog value file dump recorder
  • VCD Play - Adds a digital value file dump player

• Help

  • Contents - Open Help window
  • About - Show message about author and version

After adding the part, with a right click of the mouse you can access the options menu of the part with the options:

• Properties - Opens the connection settings window
• Move - Unlocks the part to move
• Rotate - Change the orientation of part
• Delete - Remove part
• Help - Open Help window of part
• About - Show message about author and version of part