Featured, Projects 22 December 2009

I got a sample of a RGB Led (Red Green Blue Light Emitting Diode). So, I decided to make something fun out of it. Using an 8-pin AVR microcontroller, ATtiny45, I made a simple prototype to control the RGB Led using PWM or Pulse Width Modulation.
Then, I put the prototype …

 Featured, Projects 1 November 2009

USB has established itself as the new standard for connectivity. That is why USB connectivity has become the “holy grail” of most embedded applications.
Well, let me get straight to the point. If you want to start developing projects with USB interface, you want to have  the  proper development tools. To have the tools that …

 Articles, Featured, Review 26 October 2009

Want to learn real digital hardware design? You might want to consider Field Programmable Grid Arrays or FPGAs. There are a lot of FPGA learning kits available today. Some are specially designed to target developments of commercial projects which are, of course, very expensive. Some are a little bit price friendly …

 Articles, Featured, Review 20 October 2009

If you are an AVR fan, you must be familiar with most of Atmel’s AVR development  tools: STK500, AVR Studio, AVRISP, AVR TJAGICE, AVR JTAGICE mkII, AVRISP mkII, STK600, etc. But there is one Atmel AVR development tool that provides ISP programming, High Voltage Programming, and debugging which comes in small …

 Articles, Featured, Review 12 September 2009

The MSP430 family of Texas Instruments  is one of the most popular 16-bit microcontroller families  because of its performance, architecture, and ultra low power consumption. Just recently, I received my EZ430-F2013, a USB Stick Development Tool for MSP430.