Tag: Mcu
Kinetis KEA128 StarterTRAK for CAN Applications
This reference design is a low-cost development kit based on Kinetis EA series MCUs that allows faster prototyping and tool reuse. This evaluation board features either one of the KEA128, KEA64 or KEA8 MCUs, depending on the board version. This particular design uses KEA128. The...
Continue ReadingATMEGA328 Component Tester
baweja_akshay @ instructables.com has build a ATMEGA328 component tester that is able to test Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, BJT, FET, Thyristors and more. Coming upon COMPONENT TESTER so it can test almost everything, obviously not the power components because they require more...
Continue Reading10 steps to selecting a microcontroller
Jacob Beningo @ edn.com discuss on how to select the right mcu for your next project based on hardware and software architecture. Selecting the right microcontroller for a product can be a daunting task. Not only are there a number of technical features to consider, there are also...
Continue ReadingPortable Ultrasonic Range Meter
ManosM @ instructables.com has build a portable ultrasonic range meter based on ATMega328 mcu and LCD display. This device is a small, portable ultrasonic range meter using an ATMega328 microcontroller, an ultrasonic module and a 4x20 LCD for ranging distances in meters and...
Continue ReadingHow to migrate from Microchip to Freescale and Why
Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio has pointed us to this latest article on why to choose Freescale mcu versus Microchip ones: The task of choosing the best micro for an application is not made easier by the multitude of suppliers you have at hand today, this being the drawback of having so...
Continue ReadingWake-U-Up System
Zhiyong Hao and Zhuo Chen from Cornell Univercity build A PIC-based Alarm clock system that is different from most alarm clocks known. This project is aimed to design a ‘Sleep and Wake-up Assistant’. Different from a normal alarm clocks which can only make noise, this alarm...
Continue Reading2 Digit 99 Seconds Timer
2 Digit Count Down Timer is a utility Count Down timer project for upto 99 seconds of countdown time. This project can find many uses in your shack and home. The relay output remains on during the Count Down period, allowing you to interface load or alarm that you want to keep it on...
Continue ReadingDIY-Thermocam – an open-source, do-it-yourself thermographic camera
Max Ritter has pointed us to his latest project, the DIY-Thermocam, a open source thermal imager based on FLIR thermal sensor. The results are awesome! The device is based on the popular FLIR Lepton thermal sensor and uses a Teensy 3.2 mikrocontroller to display live thermal images...
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