Category: Mcu

A small avrdude compatible AVR-ISP programmer based on the FTDI FT234X which only needs a standard micro USB cable. found many fairly big/bulky AVR-ISP programmers in the "middle" of cables (USB cable->programmer->cable->[adaptor->]6-pin connector) but I wanted something...

Chips4Makers have launched a campaign to fund their open silicon microcontroller with a Z80, MOS6502, and M68K cores. The Retro-uC allows to use of these legendary instruction sets for your to days electronics projects. Are you a maker that pines for the early years of personal...

Zak Kemble @ zakkemble.co.uk shared another great tiny project. This time it's a tiny electronic dice based on ATtiny25V microcontroller. Sources available on GitHub. He writes: Here’s a simple, tiny electronic dice project using 7 LEDs, an ATtiny25V, a CR1616 coin cell and a few...

Black Magic Probe Mini V2.1 (BMP21) designed by 1BitSquared in collaboration with Black Sphere Technologies is a JTAG and SWD Adapter used for programming and debugging ARM Cortex MCUs. Its the best friend of any ARM microcontroller developer. Black Magic Probe gets rid of...

Another great little project is published by David Johnson-Davies and it's about a circuit able to keep track of your alcohol intake. There seems to be a lot of discussion in the news currently about how much alcohol it's safe to drink on a regular basis [1][2]. If you want help in...

Mouser is now offering the MPLAB Snap in-circuit debugger and programmer from Microchip to streamline in-circuit debug/program for MCUs and DSCs. The MPLAB Snap targets most PIC, AVR and SAM flash microcontrollers and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs), using the MPLAB X...

In continuation of the development of microcontrollers for a real-time control system, Microchip unveils a new set of microcontroller family based around the known Atmel ATtiny family called the ATtiny1607 family. Microchip is hoping to continue support for the Atmel's famous AVR set...

The ARM Cortex family of 32-bit RISC-based processors has emerged as the leading processor core in embedded designs due to its efficient architecture, robust and scalable instruction set, and extensive base of development tools and software. Cortex-M MCUs has been one of the most used...