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Because I have not tested all electronic circuits mentioned on this pages, I cannot attest to their accuracy; therefore, I do not provide a warranty of any kind and cannot be held responsible in any manner.
Programmable BASIC controller
13. March 2010 - 14:28 — adminTiny Basic Controller (TBC) is a simple device that can operate as a PLC (program logic controller) for home automation, control, etc. The control program is a text version of BASIC language.
(Photo from cqham.ru)
Cheap USB pin expander: ExpandIO
13. March 2010 - 12:52 — adminExpandIO-USB is a cheap, driver-free USB I/O expander for software-controlled peripherals.
(Illustration)
TV Tetris and Snake on AVR
6. March 2010 - 13:09 — adminAnother piece (better say "Two in one") to my collection of simple TV games: Ben Ryves' Snake / Tetris, based on ATMega168.
Photo: Ben Ryves
QP: Open-source state machine framework
6. March 2010 - 12:56 — adminQP™ is a family of lightweight, open source, event-driven, state machine frameworks and real-time kernels for embedded microprocessors, MCUs, and DSPs.
ChibiOS/RT: Free Embedded RTOS
6. March 2010 - 12:37 — adminFree real-time OS for embedded applications based on ARM, AVR, PowerPC, MSP430, x86, Coldfire or H8S processors.
ChibiOS logo
TV Text display with ATMega168
27. February 2010 - 16:15 — adminTV display based on AVR ATMega168 by Ben Ryves.
Photo by Ben Ryves
Pyxis - an Arduino OS
3. February 2010 - 15:23 — adminThe thing I simply can't omit: Pyxis OS for an Arduino.
Waveform display on a VGA monitor with AVR
16. January 2010 - 16:29 — adminNot so useful, but nice: "Waveform display" (like a oscilloscope) on a VGA monitor.
(Photo: 5volt.eu)
LPC Xpresso
8. January 2010 - 18:58 — adminAnother dev board with an LPC ARM microcontroller from NXP - LPCXpresso.
DIY USB Sound card, vol. II
6. January 2010 - 2:28 — adminAnother attempt to make an USB sound card based on TI's PCM2704 chip by Miroslav Batek.
