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Getting Started with Nuvoton 8-bit Microcontrollers – Coding Part 3
This post is a continuation of the previous post on Nuvoton N76E003 microcontroller here. Communication Peripheral Overview N76E003 packs basic serial communication peripherals for I2C, SPI and UART....
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Exploring STC 8051 Microcontrollers
8051 microcontrollers are the first-generation microcontrollers that sparked the modern embedded-system era and established the basic concepts for almost all microcontrollers. In the early 1980s, 8051...
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Getting Started with Nuvoton 8-bit Microcontrollers
Many of us who are involved in the embedded system industry like 8-bit microcontrollers. They are cheap, easy to use and solve most of the common automation problems. 32-bit micros are in that contrast...
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Acme traffic light restoration
The Southern California Transportation Museum is one of the largest private transportation museums in the United States. We are privileged to have among our artifacts a set of Acme traffic lights. This...
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Getting Started with Nuvoton 8-bit Microcontrollers – Coding Part 1
This post is a continuation of the first post on Nuvoton N76E003 microcontroller here. About the N76E006 Test Board Shown below are the actual photo, the PCB layout and the schematic of the...
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Making a SPL dB Meter
In the 1980s, there was no internet as like today and so the sources of entertainment were televisions, radios and cassette players. When I was a kid, we had an audio cassette player. We used it to...
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Tinkering TI MSP430F5529
In my past tutorials on MSP430s, I demonstrated how to get started with MSP430 general purpose microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI). Those tutorials covered most aspects of low and mid-end...
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Meet CrowPi2: An all-in-one portable Raspberry Pi laptop for STEAM learning...
When it comes to STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, art and math) education, the Raspberry Pi is perhaps the most affordable, powerful, and versatile learning tool for all ages and skill levels....
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Elecrow launches Crowbits: Electronic Blocks for STEM Education
With the grand success of CROWPI2, an all-in-one portable Raspberry Pi Laptop development platform, Elecrow has now come up with Crowbits: easy-to-use electronic building blocks for young inventors....
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Exploring STC 8051 Microcontrollers – Coding
About STC8A8K64S4A12 Microcontroller and its Development Board This is the continuation of my first post on STC 8051 Microcontrollers here. Many Chinese microcontroller manufacturers develop awesome...
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A Simple Solar Irradiation Measurement Technique
A pyranometer or solar irradiation tester is measurement tool that is a must-have for every professional in renewable energy sector. However, owing one is not easy because it is both expensive and...
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Inductance-Capacitance Measurement using PIC18 Microcontroller
When designing or debugging an electrical or electronics device, it is very important to know the values of the components that have been used on board. With a multimeter most of the components can be...
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Mastering the SiLabs C8051 Microcontroller
In a world where upgrades and advancements are constant, it is easy to overlook older technology in favour of newer, more advanced options. However, the case of 8051 microcontrollers defies this...
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