As an educational experiment, I decided to build a small temperature sensor.
Since I have little experience with direct Analog to Digital (A->D) converters, I decided to start out with a little more “meaty” hardware.
I used a Basic Stamp II (BOE) BS2-IC microcontroller to capture temperature using a Sensirion Temperature and Humidity Sensor, and display using a 2×16 Serial Display.
But back up for a second…
What is a PIC?