The cheapest ESP8266 programmer!
Gustavo Reynaga shows us how to you can flash your ESP-01 and esp-201 with Arduino IDE and upload any other firmware with ESP flash tools. Hi folks, now I'll teach you how to make your programmer to the ESP-01 and ESP-201, (perhaps serve with other models) using an Arduino UNO, a...
Continue ReadingBasics of the SPI Communication Protocol
circuitbasics.com talks about the SPI serial communications protocol: One unique benefit of SPI is the fact that data can be transferred without interruption. Any number of bits can be sent or received in a continuous stream. With I2C and UART, data is sent in packets, limited to...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Arduino UNO Hardware Design
Yahya Tawil tipped us with his latest article that explains how Arduino works from an electronic design perspective. Most articles explain the software of Arduinos. However, understanding hardware design helps you to make the next step in the Arduino journey. A good grasp of the...
Continue ReadingWhat’s inside a microchip ?
In this video "DanTheAwesomeMan" takes us on a tour of the visible internal workings of a 27C512 EPROM microchip, with the aid of an optical microscope at up to 800x magnification. What's inside a microchip ? -...
Continue ReadingLTM8003 – 40VIN, 3.5A Step-Down μModule Regulator
LTM8003 is a step-down DC/DC µModule (micro-module) regulator with a 40V input voltage rating (42V abs. Max.) and 3.5A of continuous (6A peak) output current. The LTM8003’s pinout is FMEA (failure mode effects analysis) compliant, so the output voltage stays at or below the...
Continue ReadingExploring the Transcend Wifi-SD card
James O'Neill explores a Transcend SD that he believes it's the smaller Linux server. It's actually a 16GB memory card, an ARM processor and a WIFI chip all in an SD card package. The way these cards works is different from the better known Eye-FI card. They are SERVERS : they...
Continue ReadingAn Introduction to MSP430 Launchpad
Rahul Sreedharan introduces us to TI's MSP430 microcontroller using LaunchPad board. In this tutorial we will be exploring the workings of a MSP430 based microcontroller from Texas Instruments. MSP430 is developed by Texas Instruments as an extremely low power 16 bit architecture for...
Continue ReadingATtiny based bidirectional motor control using L293D
Rahul @ Xanthium has posted a tutorial on interfacing ATtiny with L293D: In this tutorial we will learn to interface L293D with ATMEL ATtiny microcontroller and control them bidirectionally.The microcontroller used here is ATtiny2313A which is interfaced to two L293D motor control...
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