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Introduction to Microcontroller Programming * Course Index * Introduction * About the Author * About this Course * Feedback * Course Navigation * Quick Course Navigation * How to use this Course * Acronyms Used and Course Conventions

About PICmicro Chips * What is a PICmicro? * Microcontrollers * Digital versus Analogue * Inputs and Outputs * Memory * Programming * 16F1937 Architecture

Clocking Your PICmicro Devices * Introduction * The Clock Circuit * Clock Settings * Clock Confusion

E-Blocks * Introduction to E-blocks * Using E-blocks * E-blocks Boards

Flowcode Step By Step * Introduction to Flowcode * Basic Flowcode Functions * Digital Outputs * Digital Inputs * Basic Loops * The LCD Display * Binary Numbers * Decisions * Goto (Connection Point) * 7-Segment Displays * Software Macro * Strings and Memory * A Simple Hi-Fi

PICmicro Projects * Introduction to PICmicro Projects * Construction Methods * Choosing a Power Source * Adding Inputs * Input Conditioning ##

Switch Bounce ## Switch Debouncing ## Schmitt Trigger * Adding Outputs * Adding Drivers

Labs * Introduction and Lesson Plan * 1. Output * 2. Delay * 3. Connection Point * 4. Calculations * 5. Loop * 6. Input * 7. Decision * 8. LCD * 9. Keypad * 10. Analogue + EEPROM * 11. Software Macro * 12. External Interrupt * 13. Timer Interrupt

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Switch Bounce

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Switches contain two metal contacts, made of brass. When switched off, these contacts are held apart, separated by an insulator - air. To switch on, these contacts are slapped together by some lever mechanism, aided by a strong spring. Now, metals are springy. When the contacts hit each other, they bounce apart, hit each other again and may continue to do this a number of times before coming to rest in contact with each other. All of this happens very quickly. We normally do not notice it, and it causes no problem.

When the switch is part of a switch unit, this bouncing causes a series of changes in output, as shown in the diagram.

We can show these changes on a voltage/time graph:

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