Modification of the project

At first I decided to use 8051 microcontroller but finally I decided to use PIC16F88 due to several reasons. PICs are faster, more reliable ( high noise immunity) and code-efficient than 8051s.There are more source of coding for PIC16F88 available through various types of websites. Hence, it will be more easier for me to learn about PIC16F88 compared to 8051 microcontroller.

For the time being, my major sources are from this website http://www.mikroe.com/chapters/view/2/chapter-1-pic16f887-microcontroller-device-overview/ and the online book link as stated http://www.mikroe.com/products/view/285/book-pic-microcontrollers-programming-in-c/

For the second part , I decided to modify the available digital weighing scale instead of developing the new weighing scale using load cell sensor and load cell sensor platform. This can help me to reduce the project cost. Furthermore , I found one youtube video related to my project idea. In this video, they modify the digital weighing scale hence it is able to interface with microcontroller. They also explain the most important part in weighing scale known as the strain gauge concept.
Here is the youtube link for the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPzUtzFJFus

I keep watching this video in order to understand what I'm doing for this project. These two sources help me a lot. Everything is new for me but I'm trying the best to understand and generate the ideas for what I'm doing for.

This is the list of component that I've finally decided to use :

• PIC16F88 microcontroller
• INA125P amplifier
• HC-11 wireless module