Tag: Programming
IEEE Ranking for Programming Languages – 2016
Are you an embedded system programmer? Checkout the rank of your favorite programming language according to IEEE Spectrum ranking. C language is in the first place for programming devices controllers, followed by C++, Arduino, then Assembly. IEEE Spectrum has special methods to figure...
Continue ReadingArduino Inline Assembly Tutorial
ucexperiment.wordpress.com has published a series of tutorials on how to use assembly language on Arduino. This can be pretty helpful if you want to do some advantaged coding on Arduino. An inline assembly statement is a string which specifies assembler code. The string can contain...
Continue ReadingGetting 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...
Continue ReadingOpen-Source SWD Programming Adapter
Ethan Zonca has designed a programming adapter for use with STM32 programmer. After making the switch from AVR to STM32 microcontrollers, I redesigned my old 6-pin ICSP pogo-programming adapter for SWD. The new design allows programming with pogo pins or a small pin header soldered...
Continue ReadingIcestudio – Open Source Graphical FPGA Programming
Jesús Arroyo has published Icestudio, a new graphical tool that lets you generate Verilog code using block diagrams and run it on the Lattice Semi iCEstick development board. Using the drag and drop interface you can connect IOs, logic gates, dividers, and other elements. Once the...
Continue ReadingPlatformIO – open source ecosystem for IoT
PlatformIO is an open source integrated development environment for the IoT world. It comes with an IDE which allows you rapid embedded system development and with library manager which organizes hundreds of the most popular libraries. It's cross platform without external dependences...
Continue ReadingSerial Port Communication in C#
Maurizio tipped us with his latest article on how to use Serial Port in C#. The article does cover the basic code needed to achieve serial communication. The serial port of the PC is a very important resource both in industrial environment and in home-made electronics, due to the...
Continue ReadingArduino 101 Fundamentals
eliesalame @ instructables.com has written an introduction course to programming Arduino. It is focused on those who just starting now in the Arduino world. It is meant to be a beginners guide that includes detailed explanation about the basic statements and functions. Most of the...
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