HOW TO - Alarm clock of the short now

A beginner's PIC project, the Maker writes "I am unemployed at the moment, but I'm very busy. I tend to work late nights and wander over to bed when I run completely out of steam. The problem is that this happens at a different time every day. I end up being too lazy and stupid to re-set the alarm clock, so I don't bother. I oversleep. Recently I realized that I need a special alarm clock that instead of going off at a particular time goes off after a set duration. Like an egg timer, but grand!. So, I made one, and I realized that it would be a great beginner's project. It includes a very basic C program and a simple PIC schematic."

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Die Dulci Fruere