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Read MoreCurrent Per Pin - Part 2
This time, Andrei concludes his investigation of electric current by looking at LEDs and the ability of microcontrollers to supply current..
Read MoreImagine a World of Robots
Robotics may actually be impossible. I wonder if I should tell anyone.
Read MoreCurrent Per Pin - Part 1
In this post, Andrei's 50th (yay), we start looking at electric current. First a crappy explanation of what current is, then a few examples of current draw to give a feel of current scale. Finally, an experiment.
Next week we'll apply this to LEDs and our processors. Stay tuned.
Read MoreA Robot By Any Other Name
Every robot needs a name.
Read MoreThe Sound of One Arm Tapping
The robot arm has awakened and is looking for something.
Read MoreMy Arms! They Are Here!
I want to make a robot typist. Of course, I'm going to need some arms.
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Read MoreLooking Out For Number 1
This week Andrei presents a pin 1 spotting guide. Chips, circuit boards, and connectors are all numbered, and this is your guide to figuring out what on your schematic is where on a circuit board.
Plus Penguin music.
Read MoreDefinitely Tricky: Downloading Firmware
Firmware update is very tricky, with many pitfalls.
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Read MoreESE101: Switching from Assembly to C Part 2
Today we install a new version of CCS and start learning C with a basic blinky program.
ESE101: Switching from Assembly to C
"Assembly is good, assembly is fun! But use C when you need to get things done!"
- Elecia White
Read MoreApril Madness?
March Madness leads to… umm… May flowers?
Read MoreEmbedded FM T-Shirts Until May 18!
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Read MoreI Apply SPI: Good Vibrations
This week, we take a look at the firmware involved in using the SPI bus. From the function calls to control the select pin then send out some data via the SPI bus, the form and specifics of the command structure for an accelerometer, and then we get some data flowing.
Busted data sheets, 16-bit values, and right handed chips - how can you pass this up?
Read MoreI Apply SPI: Making Connections
This time, Andrei blends together schematics and oscilloscope traces, pours over data sheets and diagrams, and sifts through the jargon of SPI.
The result is a richer understanding of SPI with a side of CubeMX parameters.
Read MoreMarch Micro Madness: PyBoard vs ESP8266!
Inigo Montoya: You are wonderful.
Man in Black: Thank you; I've worked hard to become so.
Inigo Montoya: I admit it, you are better than I am.
Man in Black: Then why are you smiling?
Inigo Montoya: Because I know something you don't know.
Man in Black: And what is that?
Inigo Montoya: I am not left-handed.
Man in Black: You are amazing.
Inigo Montoya: I ought to be, after 20 years.
Man in Black: Oh, there's something I ought to tell you.
Inigo Montoya: Tell me.
Man in Black: I'm not left-handed either.
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I Apply SPI: Scrawls and Traces
Once we get into the nitty-gritty of SPI, there is going to be a lot of schematics and oscilloscope pictures that we have to figure out. Now is the time to get up to speed on schematic notation and oscilloscopes.
Read MoreMarch Micro Madness: Semifinals!
BBB vs. PyBoard and ESP8266 vs. AT89STK-11. Let's see how this plays out...
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