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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.
USB
ftisp: USB-to-ISP Programmer
27. June 2010 - 12:49 — adminFtisp is a command-line utility that allows program AVR processors via an USB chip FT2232 or FT232R.
Ftisp uses the fast synchronous bit-bang features of this chips.
USB-to-LPT converter
24. April 2010 - 15:37 — adminThere are a lot of devices with LPT (Centronics) interface, but newer computers haven't the LPT interface. Here is a solution...
Photo: Henrik Haftmann
Building a PIC18F USB device
24. April 2010 - 15:22 — adminA step-by-step tutorial about creating a PIC18Fxx5x-based USB device.
Super simple AVR ISP USB programmer
18. April 2010 - 19:14 — adminAn in-system programmer for AVR microcontrollers built with ATTiny44 with virtual USB firmware.
Light reading for a weekend
27. March 2010 - 11:33 — adminThe time kills me nowadays, so here are links to interesting projects, at least. Enjoy.
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)
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.
Bus Pirate v3 - prototype
28. November 2009 - 18:50 — adminThe ‘Bus Pirate’ is a universal bus interface that talks to most chips from a PC serial terminal, eliminating a ton of early prototyping effort when working with new or unknown chips. Many serial protocols are supported at 0-5.5volts, more can be added.
(Source: Dangerous Prototypes)
Pinguino - a PIC-based Arduino
7. November 2009 - 16:23 — adminEveryone knows an Arduino... For the PIC-lovers, there is an alternative, based on Microchip stuff: A Pinguino.
DS1820 to USB
26. October 2009 - 16:01 — adminHow to connect 1-Wire device (e.g. DS1820) to the USB via OBDEV's USB firmware for AVR.
