PyroElectro Tutorials

         Write-ups written with the utmost clarity to increase your capabilities.

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Intro To Digital Timers
         learn about digital timers and the pic
VHDL Keyboard Input
         use vhdl to interface a cpld to a keyboard
Advanced VGA On A UP2
         make even cooler stuff appear on your monitor
The Accelerometer
         take input from an accelerometer and show some ouput
L298 Stepper Motor Control
         control a stepper motor with the l298 (l298hn)
Creating VGA With VHDL
         create vga signals with vhdl and the up2 board
The Music Equalizer Display
         make your own music equalizer display with a pic
L298 DC Motor Control
         control a dc motor with the l298 (l298hn)
A Simple File Server
         make a file server on your pc
A Simple VHDL Counter
         create a simple counter using vhdl with a cpld
An Introduction To VHDL
         a small tutorial on using vhdl with a cpld
An Introduction To Verilog
         a small tutorial on using verilog with a cpld
Altera’s UP2 Board
         learn about the up2 & create a 4-bit full adder
Build A CPLD Dev Board
         make your own cpld development board
Build A ByteBlaster
         build a cable so you can program your fpga/cpld
Interfacing A PIC To LCD (16×2)
         control an lcd display with a pic
The IR Range Sensor
         learn the basics of the sharp ir range sensor
Program the DE2 Board
         download a simple program to the de2 board
Programming the eBOX
         create & download an os image to the eBOX-II
The Altera DE2 Board
         a simple introduction for setting up the DE2 board
The eBOX-II Embedded PC
         learn the in's and out's of the eBOX-II
Stepper Motor Control
         control a stepper motor using an LMD18245
PIC Prototyping Basics
         build your own pic prototype development board
Servo Motor Control
         control a hi-tec hs-422 servo motor with a pic
DC Motor Control
         control a dc motor with a pic microcontroller
Programming The PIC
         learn how to program a pic with the tiny icd2
The PIC Microcontroller
         get the pic microcontroller talking to a desktop host