PWM interpreter?

Submitted by Steve on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 17:11

There are a lot of projects using PWM, but I don't see any that actually interpret a PWM signal (like from an RC controller) and turn it into data you can use to program a PIC MCU with.

Of couse you can interpret the PWM with your oscilloscope but how do you easily turn it into something you can program an MCU to duplicate for your own custom control application?

Here is one that I managed to find
 

  Joined November 10, 2020      12
Tuesday at 12:29 PM

Did not get your point. Pulse width modulation is definiately a data as it is processed by analog devices and provide operations in more controlled manner. But what is the point between programming a microcontroller unit and Pulse Width Modulation?

  Joined February 12, 2018      696
Monday at 02:11 PM

there is some code on github for it but no one sells a device or program to interpret and record PWM signals from what I can see.

Does anyone know if a signal generator / counter can do this job?

Maybe some MCUs have this functionality built in to them.

  Joined November 10, 2020      12
Tuesday at 12:29 PM

You need a dedicated PWM port or SPWM.

  Joined February 12, 2018      696
Monday at 02:11 PM