8 November 2013
10 ways to destroy an Arduino
10 ways to destroy an Arduino is an interesting article published by Rugged Circuits, the creators of the Arduino compatible...
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3 November 2013
Arduino, how to exchange serial data with a computer
One of the most annoying problems of the newset Arduino users is the serial communication, mostly the data exchange from...
19 October 2013
Let’s learn how to use the Watchdog (2)
In a previous article on the use of the watchdog we have seen how to use this peripheral to reset the microcontroller...
2 October 2013
The “FUSE” bits
Atmel chips have present some internal registers that can be used to set up several particular features of the microcontroller,...
26 September 2013
The Gundam Syndrome!
Do you know the Gundam Syndrome? Don’t smile, it really exists! Or maybe not… 🙂 The Gundam Syndrome is a...
25 September 2013
New firmware for the LED clock
I’ve updated the firmware for my LED clock. The new release 1.5.0 fixes sevarl bug most of them regarding the...
12 September 2013
Optimize the sketches
When we talk about the sketch optimization, not only we refer to the need of writing good code but also...
9 August 2013
Let’s learn how to use the Watchdog (1)
In microcontrollers, the Watchdog, literally a “watchd dog”, is a timer clocked by an indipendent oscillator. It can be set...
3 August 2013
Let’s shorten the bootloader time of the Leonardo/Micro/Esplora
Anyone with an Arduino Leonardo or Micro or Esplora does know that after a reset the board will wait for...
7 July 2013
An Atari Punk Console made with an Attiny85
The Atari Punk Console (APC) is a popular circuit made using two 555 timer ICs. The original circuit, called a...