Posted September 20, 2009 by Chris

Anyone who deals with embedded systems is bound to run into or frequently use Linux, so being able to cross-develop on Linux can be very handy. These few articles give you some insight into how to get started programming with the PIC & Linux environment.

Posted May 16, 2009 by Chris

This little project shows how to take a semi-broken GPS unit and create a new hardware interface to connect with your laptop. The software and hardware (PCB) schematic is provided for you.

Posted February 18, 2009 by Chris

This version of pong is fairly like the original one but the hardware used is minuscule in comparison. Using only a 12xxxxPIC to do all the hard labor, this project plays pong on a TV with two controllers for input.

Posted February 16, 2009 by Chris

This project is a very nicely designed weather satellite image receiver. The project write-up has the hardware schematic along with many nice photographs of the hardware in action. Take a good look at how much you can do with a simple microcontroller.

Posted January 18, 2009 by Chris

The keyboard has been a standard input device for several decades now so understanding how it works is rather important. This project goes through the process of creating the software for an 8051 microcontroller that can understand keyboard input. Software & Hardware schematics provided!

Posted January 13, 2009 by Chris

One of the drawbacks to embedded devices is they never have enough memory. A very simple trick to get around this is to make use of program memory space as well as RAM memory space. Most modern microcontrollers allow writing to program memory while the program is running.

Posted January 9, 2009 by Chris

StickDuino is a completely open source custom USB stick for an Arduino. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to interface Arduino to USB or Build a PCB for your Arduino, this is a great place to start.

Posted January 6, 2009 by Chris

Computer Terminals have their place in history but many are still used today. This is a basic numeric keypad terminal with serial I/O capabilities. Output is displayed on the 4×16 LCD screen, input given via the keypad. Good for security, remote control or a fun project!

Posted January 5, 2009 by Chris

Craft is a great demonstration of what the ATmega88 can do. It has various outputs to a standard CRT monitor with only a 20MHz clock. Audio signals are also generated by the microcontroller. A very interesting project, take a look!

Posted January 4, 2009 by Chris

Today’s post is not so much a project write-up as it is a very informative article. This one gives a very enlightening overview of what boot loaders do and how they lead to very cool projects. At very least give this one a skim through, you will learn something you didn’t know about microcontrollers!