Programming an ATtiny with Arduino board
https://www.electronics-lab.com/programming-attiny-arduino-board/
This detailed tutorial shows how to program an ATtiny45, ATtiny85, ATtiny44 or ATtiny84 microcontroller using the Arduino software. The ATtiny45 or 85 is a great option for running simple Arduino programs: it’s small, cheap and relatively easy to use. It does, however, have some limitations relative to the ATmega328P on an Arduino Uno. There are […]
ATtiny85 Game Console
https://www.electronics-lab.com/attiny85-game-console/
webboggles.com has designed a SSD1306 OLED Screen based game kit using an ATtiny85 microcontroller. They also sell it as a kit to assemble it yourself. The new snap case has been updated to allow enough height for the screen header as well as a factory made CR2032 battery holder. The buttons have been concealed to […]
ATTiny85 board A First Look and review
https://www.electronics-lab.com/attiny85-board-first-look-review/
educ8s.tv wanted to take a look at this tiny board for a long time. It is very small size, it is low cost and it uses a different processor than the Arduino boards. It uses the ATTiny 85 microcontroller chip, which can operate at a frequency up to 20Mhz. It has 8Kb of flash memory, […]
Get ready for MPLAB Express
https://www.electronics-lab.com/get-ready-for-mplab-express/
Chas from iradan.com discuss about MPLAB Express, the new cloud IDE from Microchip for PIC microcontrollers. He writes: I credit the maker movement with bringing electronics back from the crusty old and lonely electronics hobby back into the main stream. The Arduino is the micro of choice for this army of makers and I conceded […]
$2 Arduino – ATMEGA328 as a stand-alone
https://www.electronics-lab.com/2-arduino-atmega328-as-a-stand-alone/
In this tutorial you will learn how to use ATMEGA328 microcontroller as standalone Arduino. This way you can minify your next arduino project. They cost only 2 bucks, can do the same as your Arduino and make your projects extremely small. We will cover the pin layout, how to make it ready for the Arduino […]
Generating Analog Voltage with Digital Circuit
https://www.electronics-lab.com/generating-analog-voltage-with-digital-circuit/
Maurizio show us how to generate an analog voltage using a microcontroller and some resistors. The purpose of this article is how to generate analog voltage with digital circuit. Although the market provides today a very broad range of dedicated digital-to-analogue converters, putting such a device in the schematic has a negative impact on the […]
SolarBoost – Make Your Own USB Solar Mobile Charger
https://www.electronics-lab.com/solarboost-make-your-own-usb-solar-mobile-charger/
SolarBoost is an open source smart interface that allows you to build your own powerful and portable solar charger for your phone and other mobile devices. It has two USB ports and can provide 5V @ 2A at each of them and is controlled by a 8-bit 32MHz Microchip PIC microcontroller. It is also equipped […]
Getting Started With the ATMega328P
https://www.electronics-lab.com/getting-started-with-the-atmega328p/
Here is a detailed guide on how to get started with ATMega328P microcontroller. The guide goes in details on how to setup it on a breadboard and how to upload your first code on it. and blink a led. The real benefit of using this microcontroller is that it’s only $4 US, whereas many other […]
Low voltage power supply
https://www.electronics-lab.com/low-voltage-power-supply-unit/
Dilshan Jayakody has build a low voltage power supply that is able to provide four outputs: 1.5V, 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V. This power supply can be used to power low voltage mcus, CPLDs and analog ICs. He writes: In this post we introduce simple and flexible, regulated low voltage power supply unit. This power supply […]
Espruino: JavaScript for Things
https://www.electronics-lab.com/espruino-javascript-for-things/
Espruino is the world’s first JavaScript microcontroller. With it you are able to develop intelligent devices quickly and easily. Espruino is a small computer that anyone can use to control things around them. Its JavaScript interpreter gives you instant feedback so that you can experiment and develop whatever your level of experience. Even if you can’t […]