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About Category "Microcontrollers"

This category is associated with posts relating to microcontrollers and other embedded goodies.

Open Source MIDI Control Surface

I am in the process of designing a simple MIDI control surface, all design information to be released under a Creative Commons license.

Audience:

Anyone interested in building their own simple MIDI control surface, for fun or profit.

Published:

Thursday, 27th November 2008;
last updated on Friday, 28th November 2008

The Solstice Clock - Part 1

What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock.

Audience:

Those interested in time and timekeeping, calendars, astronomy, microcontrollers and electronics projects.

Published:

Tuesday, 8th April 2008

In touch with Freescale

Smiffy is contacted by Freescale Semiconductors

Published:

Friday, 3rd June 2005;
last updated on Monday, 25th September 2006

Microcontrollers: Samples

Smiffy looks at the sampling policies and performance of microcontroller manufacturers.

Published:

Thursday, 26th May 2005;
last updated on Sunday, 24th September 2006

The Big Microcontroller Question

Smiffy evaluates 8-bit microcontrollers.

Published:

Saturday, 7th May 2005;
last updated on Sunday, 24th September 2006