DSLR DIY ? How to Make an Intervalometer for Canon or Nikon!
2009-11-20 01:30:00 Intervalometer can be used in DSLR photography to take time-lapse shots. You can buy one of these Intervalometers off the shelf for anywhere between $60 to $200+ but if you got some programming and soldering skills, you might be interested in learning to make one yourself. Circuit schematics, code, and whole bunch of images are included ...
DIY Accelerometer Controlled Marble Maze!
2009-11-19 21:20:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a rather very interesting DIY project that involves a marble maze controlled by a wireless accelerometer housed in a Wii Steering Wheel unit. Brilliant! I purchased the Wii steering wheel unaware that an additional button is mounted to the back ...
RFID Hack ? How to Make an RFID Music Selector!
2009-11-18 03:00:00 For RFID modders, here’s a great DIY to refer to, an RFID application that involves selecting your favorite music using RFID modules! I know some of you are working on RFID projects, this one should be very helpful indeed. The RFiDJ project is my first attempt at an application in Imperceptible Computing. After work I like ...
Sonar DIY ? How to Make Sonar-Like Radar Visualizer for an Ultrasonic Scann
2009-11-17 23:52:00 Good morning! Here’s a rather interesting DIY that shows you how to make a sonar-like radar visualizer for an ultrasonic scanner. Now, I think this could easily be applied to other types of scanners including infrared, radio, etc…etc… Great! First things first, we need to build our circuit. This is the easy bit! We?ll be using ...
Weight Hack ? How to Make Smart Bathroom Scale that Logs Your Weight!
2009-10-16 23:28:00 In these days of high tech gadget, I have no idea why every bathroom scale doesn’t come with an SD card slot so it will automatically record your weight over time but here’s a great hack showing you how to make a smart bathroom scale that does all. On this project I hacked a digital bathroom ...
Arduino Hack ? How to Make an NES USB Flash Drive! (with NES security)
2009-10-13 06:23:00 Here’s an awesome NES hack that involves a retro-NES controller hacked as an NES USB Flash drive, also with added NES security that can only be unlocked using the NES controller itself, how brilliant! At first, I simply wanted to turn the controller into a flash drive and be one of the thousands of videos and ...
Halloween DIY ? How to Make a Pumpkin that Honks!
2009-10-12 23:31:00 Here’s a fun Halloween DIY that shows you how to make a pumpkin that HONKS! It would be even cooler if the pumpkin honks when people are near by using sensors, still a great idea for gadgetizing your pumpkin, bravo! Control board showing the two 555 timers, two MOSFETs, pot to control horn blast timing and ...
DIY ? How to Make an Alti-Variometer!
2009-10-12 21:23:00 Here’s a cool DIY tool for para-gliders and alike, learn how to make an Alti-Variometer. I’ve actually seen a para-glider who crashed into a tree by the highway the other week. If he had landed on the highway, I am sure he could have easily crashed onto on-coming cars. Perhaps this Alti-variometer could have prevented ...
Multiple Relay Control with Microcontroller
2009-06-30 06:42:00 I have the ambition to control up to 20 switched contacts with a RISC chip in a somewhat affordable way. The circuit needs to be able to activate any selection of the twenty at once (1,7,13 or 2,9,11,12,15 for example). The simplest design I have so far involves: RISC Out (9 logic outs and 1
upd70320l microcontroller
2009-04-28 11:35:00 is that microcontroller contains any stored software? I have seven segment display board that works with upd70320l microcontroller and cy62256 ram amd m27c256 EPROm and other 74XXX |IC it is dead no light on the 7 segment and the power is on all ICs I have tested all 74XXX Ics they are
Troubleshooting a UPD70320L Microcontroller
2009-04-28 11:35:00 is that microcontroller contains any stored software? I have seven segment display board that works with upd70320l microcontroller and cy62256 ram amd m27c256 EPROm and other 74XXX |IC it is dead no light on the 7 segment and the power is on all ICs I have tested all 74XXX I
Analog to Digital Conversion By Pic Microcontroller
2009-02-21 16:53:00 I want to know how a Pic Microcontroller can be used for analog to digital conversion ???? can u give some code in C or Assembly language... urgent
How to use 8051 microcontroller to generate three phase pwm
2009-02-12 07:05:00 Hi... recently i was working with my final year project which using 8051 microcontroller to generate three phase pwm to trigger the inverter bridge... I need to write a program to the 8051 microcontroller to generate three phase pwm pulses, is anyone here can give me some guide line on ho
AVR Microcontroller
2009-02-10 11:11:00 Hi all I am required to use ATMega128 in my project and i would like to get start up codes like a "flashing LEDs" and more. i must write in C/C++. i am used to writing in assembler for 8051 microcontroller as i havent used C for a long time. Please help with codes,tips,ideas and more
Timer Control - 16F877 Microcontroller
2009-02-04 06:22:00 i want to controll the timer in the 16F877 microcontroller.........when a pulse input is given......how do i do that..........help desperately needed
arm Vs microcontroller
2008-12-31 06:44:00 LPC2129 is given as an ARM7 processor in a material.. but the same has been mentioned as a microcontroller in the block diagram.. Actually what is the difference between the two.. and which has more advantages than the other kindly reply to my ID meet00796@gmail.com
STM32 Microcontroller Wins EDN China 2008 Innovation Award
2008-12-22 17:20:00 Electronics Design and Strategy News (EDN) has presented China's 2008 Best Product Award to STM, a global leader in microcontrollers and recognized innovator among semiconductor manufacturers. The STM32 won over many competing products covering a broad range of categories. Read on for details.
Microcontroller Development
2008-12-09 05:20:00 hey there folks. I am a first time post here. I was just looking for some guidance. We have developed this micro-controller of sorts and we are looking to develop it. We are open to open.source development: http://www.blackbirdco.com Sorry if this is not the place for this. I'm just reaching
Industrial Solution - PLC or Microcontroller
2008-12-08 19:36:00 I am Engineering student of India, I have been given a industrial project by my professors. People working there has told me to use PLC, but I have never learnt PLC. I know the same problem can be solved by microcontroller. Can anyone answer me my the following queries? • Advantage of PLC over
Microcontroller chip question? need expert.
2008-11-12 15:15:00 Is anyone is florida area proficient on the analog devices Arm7 type chips programming? I need an expert for a very easy most simple project possible. Thanks?
someone help me with my microcontroller!
2008-10-26 18:39:00 i planned to do some daring 89c51 based projects, and so i bought a flash programmer, 2 89c51s, and numerous other electronic bits and pieces like capacitors, oscillators etc, that made me broke! and when i pluged the prgrammed 89c51 in the bread board, forget making 7 segments work, i can't seem to
Socket SMD for PDIP microcontroller
2008-09-15 00:18:00 Hi anyone caould help me finding any SMD socket for PDIP components (Example PIC Microcontrollers) Tnks
Brown Outs and Microcontroller ICs
2008-08-22 07:13:00 what is brown out in the microcontroller ICs?
Laser Modem with an Arduino Microcontroller
2008-08-12 04:03:00 Serial data transition from a Arduino controller using a standard red laser, photo transistor and an instrumentation amplifier. This started when I ordered an IR led and phototransistor pair from Spark Fun along with some spare ATMega168 microcontrollers. I first experimented using the IR led to transmit 2400 baud serial to the phototransistor. I programmed my Arduino Diecimila with the sample serial program altering the baud rate and allowing it to run in a continuous loop. read more
By: OhmPie
DIY - How to Make a Wireless Accelerometer Mouse Pointer!
2008-06-05 19:22:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This is a great project for your school final project. Human Interfacing Device is key area in modern electronics era. Gesture recognition can be well introduced in modern day computers to play 3-D games. Virtual Reality is not far away from ...
Safety Protection Guides and Fact about Microcontroller You Should Know
2008-05-28 11:59:00 The microcontrollers are widely used in nowadays electronic and modern devices. You can track them whether on personal use for fun or even for the serious and confidential applications by banks, security services, government authority or military field. Most of the algorithm that uploaded into its memory is well written in Assembler. Many villains out there ...
DTMF Phone Dialer - PIC Microcontroller Based
2008-05-22 15:38:00 This project may not be needed for your everyday life but it turns a PIC Microcontroller into a DTMF Phone Dialer and there is code provided so next time you need to make some DTMF magic you can use this project as a starting point. " The dialer is operated this way: Storing a number. The ...
By: Hacked Gadgets
Microcontroller Development tools on USB stick
2008-05-19 23:28:00 Looking for compact but flexible, simple and cheap development board? You should consider this nice list of microcontroller USB-Stick tools. These are special development tools that include all necessary hardware and software in a portable USB stick. Most of them consist of two parts - USB stick and attachable target board. For instance eZ430-RF2500 is the ...
Graphical Display for Microcontroller based Temperature controller
2008-05-18 22:13:00 I have been using indain made custom designed Microcontroller based multi Thermoouple input , multi digital output programmable temperature controller sucessfully . I want a graphical display 3"x4" or 4"x 6" colour or 64 grey stone , LCD or backlit display showing time v/s temperature online
DIY Homemade Gate Controller using Picaxe Microcontroller!
2008-05-15 17:00:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little DIY homemade gate controller for all you DIYers! here are the gates i put in when we had are first child so she would not run out on the road i had this idea ...
Atmel 89S52 Microcontroller Problem
2008-05-13 17:15:00 Friends, Today I had a hell of a time solving out problem of this Atmel 89S52 Microcontroller getting reset as soon as I try to run robot motors. I tried to bring down the impedance of the pin to 1k Ohms to GND and still it gets reset. I increased the capacitor filter to 1000uF and then 2000u
Automatic Closing Gates using a Picaxe Microcontroller
2008-05-13 15:15:00 Here is an interesting build of some Automatic Closing Gates that was made for this wooden gate. It was built out of necessity, the builder had a child that he did not want running onto the road. The motor and gearbox is controlled using a Picaxe Microcontroller. Activation of the gate is done remotely using ...
By: Hacked Gadgets
Cornell ECE Final Microcontroller Projects - Spring 08
2008-05-05 23:28:00 It’s been ten years when Cornell University Computer Engineering students were publishing their final embedded projects. I always enjoy browsing over that big list of complete projects. You can get some crazy ideas here but also some good lessons that could be helpful while building your own projects. As every year this one is not an ...
Freezer Failure Alarm based on the PIC Microcontroller
2008-04-29 13:17:00 Gadget Freak has a cool Freezer Failure Alarm project that is based on the PIC Microcontroller. Most projects have no important purpose but this one sure does. It could save you hundreds of dollars if you have a freezer full of meat! Looks like a nice simple yet effective design. See this document for full ...
By: Hacked Gadgets
DIY - How to build your own G-Force Meter!
2008-04-27 11:52:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember I did a G-Force Meter couple years ago? Here’s another cool DIY G-Force meter. The only difference it that it uses 7-segment display and a PIC18F series microcontroller. After seeing so many applications using acceleromters making a simple ...
DIY - Robotic Yellow Drum Machine plays Drums!
2008-04-02 14:49:00 Wow, this has to be one of the cooler DIY robots I’ve seen in a long time. Basically, it plays drums. Not real drums, but it plays your household stuff like vases as drums. Beautifully done, we give it an A+ for the creators. (Btw, we are not selling the blog ...
Microcontroller final year projects by Cornell University Students
2008-03-14 06:45:00 Students at Cornell University were given the responsibility of choosing, designing and building a microcontroller project,. This year’s projects include laser pong, air guitar, an evolving neural robot, and a USB host controller. http://instruct1.cit.cornell.ed-u/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/- During the last 5 weeks of the semester in ECE476, Microcontroller Design, students have to combine sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and mathematical techniques ...
By: Bot-Hack
Keylogger found in Dell 600m laptop
2008-03-10 13:57:00 The owner of a Dell 600m laptop found a keylogger inside his Dell laptop attached to the Keyboard cable. The keylogger board contained an atmel AT45D041A 4 megabit flash memory chip and one Microchip PIC16F876. You can read its full story from the link bellow. Keylogger found in Dell 600m laptop: [Link] Related posts No related posts.
By: YourITronics
Increase microcontroller code efficiency
2008-03-09 13:36:00 C compilers are getting more and more advanced, but there is always a trade off made between speed and code size. Compiled code can be faster or smaller but not both. So you have to choose which part is more important speed or code size.The Increase of microcontroller code efficiency can be done in many [?]
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Minimizing microcontroller code size
2008-03-09 13:36:00 Reducing microcontroller code size isn?t ease task, but what if you want resulting code to fit your available memory?Minimizing microcontroller code size can be done in two ways:Firs is using compilers optimization feature by code size. This optimization is very dangerous. Your optimized code may not work as supposed to because compiler may eliminate some [?]
By: electronics
Microcontroller eats too much of RAM
2008-03-09 13:35:00 All you know that microcontrollers have limited amount RAM and EEPROM. For instance ATMega128 has 4-Kbytes of RAM, 4-Kbyte of EEPROM. This may seem quite enough for some applications, but more complicated routines require more of RAM. And there is no compiler that can do better optimization on usage of ram than programmer.The main aim [?]
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POV clock based on PIC16F84
2008-03-08 13:40:00 Red digits on this photo appear to float in the air in front of the clock. This illusion is based on inertia of a human eye. If LED-formed digits will periodically and frequently enough flash, they will appear solid and steady. And since the matrix of digits is formed by a mechanically scanned single line ...
By: YourITronics
PIC18F2550 Project Board
2008-03-07 03:00:00 The new PIC18F2550 Project Board was designed as the development platform for student projects. The board features: MCU: PIC18F2550 with external xtal ADC: one channel 0-2.5V sigma-delta converter, Linear Technology LTC2400/LTC2420 6-channal 10-bit ADC 0-5V Display: Two connectors for text LCD or GLCD usb: onchip usb port with type B connector Power supply: onboard low dropout regulator, rechargeable battery Code programming: 10-pin header ...
By: YourITronics
Multiuse PCB2 : printed circuit board
2008-03-04 10:41:00 The Author writes: This small PCB, which I named Multiuse PCB2 is an improved version of multiuse tiny 1. I designed Multiuse tiny1 for my NES/SNES controllers to USB project. Since there is not a lot of space availabe inside an SNES controller, I designed the PCB to be as small ...
By: YourITronics
Audio Interface Project based on AT90S8515 microcontroller
2008-03-02 19:54:00 The Audio Interface Project is an AT90S8515 Microcontroller-based interface that upgrades the ChannelPlus MDS-6 Music Distribution System, which is a home Audio amplifier. The interface is used to integrate the Audio distribution system into a larger automated framework. Audio Interface Project based on AT90S8515 Microcontroller: [Link] - [Abstract] - [Download Project] Related posts Microstepper Motor Controller (0) 22 Watt ...
By: YourITronics
Potentiometer with memory aka MemPot
2008-03-02 15:06:00 MemPot was developed by Dan Blackburn and Tuomo Tammenpää as a control interface for circuit bent instruments and sound generators. MemPot is a built around PIC 16F819 Microcontroller that reads analog resistances, records them to memory and plays them back via digital Potentiometer DS1267 chip. The memory buffer size and the playback speed can ...
By: YourITronics
Arduino compatible breadboard with an ATMEL8 AVR microcontroller
2008-03-02 13:19:00 Here is a simple tutorial on building your own Arduino compatible breadboard. The board is controlled with an ATMEL8 AVR Microcontroller and a Spark Fun Breakout Board for FT232RL USB to Serial .Its a good project to start into programming microcontrollers, but if you dont like building it you could buy one already built from ...
By: YourITronics
Digital Camera Interface Project
2008-03-02 12:55:00 The aim of the following project is the construction and development of an interface between a CMOS camera and a computer. The interface will allow a use to get images from the camera and to change the properties of the camera as brightness, luminance, etc. from the computer. Also some image tracking technology is implemented ...
By: YourITronics
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