A microcontroller is a small computer built inside an integrated circuits. It always features a microprocessor, which defines the basic performance and often the family of products, but also memory (volatile and non-volatile) and Input/Output peripherals. It's often the core of portable systems, ...
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How can I simulate a battery's current/voltage characteristics?
I want to simulate a battery whose behaviour can be controlled by a microcontroller. If the battery is at low charge and there is a high current, the voltage should decrease. Any solution for this ...
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How to develope device driver? [closed]
Do you know on how develope device driver for window XP ?
I want to connect 18F4550 board into window XP environment.
Via USB or Serial ?
Any ideas or suggestions will be very appreciated.
Simple ...
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How to power a low consumption Computer On Module from noisy industrial power sources
I am thinking about using a small Linux Computer On Module in an industrial environment. The specific application I need to use it for is in a panel that has limited power source options.
The only ...
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What's a microcontroller “ordering code”?
I'm shopping for an ATtiny13A microcontroller for an Instructable, and I see lots of them offered online, but none are named just "ATtiny13A" — they're all things like:
ATtiny13A-PU
ATtiny13A-SU
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Can I use Mini2440 tutorial for Tiny6410?
Recently I bought Tiny6410, my question is,
Can I use this link for Tiny6410 ?
Any experiences ?
Mini2440 is an ARM9 development board, for the Samsung S3C2440 processor
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Driving a DC motor forwards and backwards with a PIC
Say I have a DC motor which runs clockwise when current flows in one direction, and counter-clockwise when the current flow is reversed.
I have 2 lines going in my circuit, +5V and ground. I have a ...
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Host (baseband) controller in mobile phone
Hi mobile world I met many times the term "host controller" or "baseband controller" used interchangeably in the context of being the heart of the mobile. What exaclty is that, som SoC with CPU, GPU, ...
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Connect PICKit2 to PIC18F14K50
I have these two reference images:
and
and I'm trying to put a 6-pin header on my circuit so that I can easily reprogram the PIC if needed, without having to resolder. (I'm using the surface ...
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What happens when an embedded program finishes?
What happens in an embedded processor when execution reaches that final return statement
Does everything just freeze as it is; power consumption etc, with one long eternal NOP in the sky? or are NOPs ...
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reading data back from lm016l LCD(HD44780)
How to read data back from a lm016l lcd(HD44780 based)?I couldn't find any useful data on reading except writing.I have followed hd44780 datasheet ,but when i try to display what i read back,the whole ...
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UART strange behavior with PIC32
I am new to PIC32 MCU, I wrote a small piece of code to run the UART.
The MCU is the Microchip PIC32MX795F512H, the code uses interrupts to handle reception and transmission on the UART channel 5 ...
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How to build a custom PIC Programmer?
I want to build my own PIC programmer, can any one point me into right direction. Links, tutorials, books etc would be very helpful ? The programmer should use USB for communicating with the computer ...
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What do I need to make this project?
I'm form a computer science background so I figure I should ask for advice on what I need to do this.
What I'm planning to do is program a microcontroller to keep track of time and flash LED lights.
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Do two encoders connected to a microcontroller interfere with each other?
I connected two AMT 103 rotary encoders (mounted on two separate DC motors) to a dspic30f4011 and read the values using interrupts (instead of qei as the dspic only has one). However, the error in the ...
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Possible causes for 7-segment LED flicker
I'm working with a vendor overseas to revamp an existing product. We're trying to keep cost down.
Currently the product consists of:
4 large buttons
4 double digit 7-segment LEDs. (each button has ...
