Part of setting up a microcontroller when writing a piece of firmware usually involves configuring its connections to the ...

Making an Arduino shield can be simpler than you think. This time I designed one to program Attiny and Atmega microcontrollers, that way I don't have to use a breadboard and make the wiring to program ...

Abstract: The adoption of electric voting machines (EVMs) has revolutionized the electoral process by providing a streamlined and efficient method for voters to select their representatives. Unlike ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design of Quad-Copter flying machine using Atmel microcontroller. The scope of this project involves both hardware design and software implementations. Potentiometer ...

UART stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter and it is a useful hardware feature in any microcontroller unit. A microcontroller needs to receive data, process it, and send it to the ...

The highly popular ATtiny and ATmega microcontrollers (formerly from Atmel, now from Microchip) are based on the 8-bit AVR microcontroller architecture. Let's consider some of the reasons to learn and ...

The book, Explore ATtiny Microcontrollers using C and Assembly Language, provides an in-depth look at the 8-bit AVR architecture found in ATtiny and ATmega MCUs. It's a great tool for diving into the ...

An in-depth look at the 8-bit AVR architecture found in ATtiny and ATmega microcontrollers, mainly from a software and programming point of view. Explore the AVR architecture using C and assembly ...

If you are interested in learning more about the history of the iconic Arduino UNO microcontroller you are sure to be interested in the new article published this month to the official Arduino blog ...