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...

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...

Raj @ embedded-lab.com published a revised version of an old project, a programmable Relay Switch based on PIC16F1847 (or PIC16F628A) that can be used is various automation applications and you can independently set ON and OFF timer with maximum time interval 99 hours and 59...

by Susan Nordyk @ edn.com: Bosch Sensortec’s BMX160 is a 9-axis motion sensor touted as the smallest in the industry for wearable and augmented/virtual-reality devices. The miniature device is housed in a 2.5×3.0×0.95-mm, 14-pin LGA package, small enough for smartphones, smart...

Quad Channel Relay Board is a simple and convenient way to interface 4 relays for switching application in your project. Features Input supply 12 VDC @ 170 mA  Output four SPDT relay  Relay specification 5 A @ 230 VAC  Trigger level 2 ~ 5 VDC  Berg pins for...

In this series of tutorials SteveQuinn show us how easy is to build a IoT Ethernet Device using ESP8266-01 WiFi module and how interface BMP085 barometric sensor, DS1307Z RTC, ILI9431 and log the data on a SD card. As mentioned, this Instructable is split into two parts. Part (A)...

Christer Weinigel did a teardown of OWON SDS7102 oscilloscope. He explained how its internals are connected, ported Linux to its Samsung SoC in the scope, succeeded in getting its peripherals working, and set to work programming the Xilinx FPGA that’s responsible for signal...

A self-igniting candle implemented using AVR and PIC microcontrollers. This project has two variations, one using an ATTiny25, the other using a PIC12LF1822. In a series of minimalistic devices, this electronic candle periodically measures ambient light levels. Once it detects...