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LED Matrix Mask Built On AVR ATmega8

Posted May 24, 2018 by Chris

"AVR Mask1 is a led mask built around 74hc595 shift register and 8×8 led matrix.It has 4 8×8 led matrix, 2 for the mouth, and 2 for eyes. When the user get closer to the mask, the IR sensor placed on the back activate the mask."

Arduino Programming With Shift Registers

Posted March 29, 2018 by Chris

"Today I’ll attempt to teach you a little bit about Shift Registers. These are a fairly important part of Arduino programming, basically because they expand the number of outputs you can use, in exchange for only 3 control pins. You can also daisy-chain shift registers together in order to get even more outputs."

ATMega32A Dev Board V2.0

Posted March 5, 2018 by Chris

"It was found whilst using the original ATMega32A Development Board that there was a couple of things missing that would make life much easier. So here is is the updated version of the ATMega32A Development Board V2.0."

ATiny 170×240 VGA with 8 Colors

Posted February 23, 2018 by Chris

"So what can one do with an ATTINY-85 and no other external components, an 8 pin package that leaves ONLY 4 IO lines after you feed it a clock?? How about 4 color rock solid VGA with stereo sound!!! I kid you not, with only 4 IO pins, this little AVR pulls it off."

ISPnub – Stand-alone AVR In-System-Programmer Module

Posted March 1, 2016 by Chris

"ISPnub is a simple to use stand alone programmer intended for flashing AVR controllers in the field directly in the target system or during production. The module has only one button and two leds as user interface."

How To Write A Library For Arduino

Posted February 21, 2016 by Chris

"Libraries are files written in C or C++ which provide sketches with extra functionality, for example the ability to control an LED matrix, read an encoder, connect to a sensor, display, or module, etc. They are very useful to lower the barriers for creating amazing interactive projects and use a wide range of components. Libraries can be created by everyone and shared with the open source community!"

Microcontroller Clapper Switch

Posted December 20, 2015 by Chris

"I always thought the clapper was so cool. For those who are lazy like me, turn on or off the bedroom light without getting out of bed, simple clap your hands is amazing. Thinking about it I projected one for me. Several projects of clappers can be found on the Internet, and most of them do not use microcontroller. I chose to use a micro planning future updates, such as turn on or off the light with 2 claps, the TV with 3 claps, DVD player with 4 and so on. Another update can be a time to turn off the device automatically."

Digital Tic-Tac-Toe Using ATtiny85

Posted October 30, 2015 by Chris

"This project is an attempt to recreate the classic game in a digital format. To spice things up a bit, instead of using the regular 2 player setup it uses an inbuilt AI mechanism to compete against the player."

Arduino Radar Tutorial: Fading an LED With My Breath

Posted October 7, 2015 by Chris

"I built this Arduino radar project, where I control the brightness of an LED with my breath. In this tutorial, I will show you exactly how to do it. It was an experiment to get the XeThru radar to work with Arduino. I plan to expand on this later, and build more useful applications. And I will share with you how to connect the hardware, and how to create the Arduino code."

DIY – gForce 1.0

Posted September 23, 2015 by Chris

"Basically, the system uses an accelerometer to measure g-force and a SD card to store the data. An Arduino UNO is used to process the data coming from the accelerometer and save it on to a SD card. The system was originally developed for setup tuning and performance optimization in RC cars."