http://www.smiffysplace.com/microcontrollers RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place: posts filed under category microcontrollers en (C) Copyright 2001-2010 Matthew Steven Smith All Rights Reserved Matthew Smith http://www.smiffysplace.com/the-solstice-clock-part-3 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. Part 3 presents the circuit schematic and board layout of the prototype Solstice Clock. Smiffy 2009-02-04+09:30 Autumn;Autumnal;CMOS;Fall;Flash;Microcontrollers;Moon;Seasons;Software;Solstice;Spring;Summer;Technical;Vernal;Winter;astrolabe;calendar;digital;embedded;equinox;equinoxes;hora;horologia;horologium;horology;hour;kalendar;logic;lunar;microcontroller;microprocessor;moonphase;solstices;time;timekeeping;year http://www.smiffysplace.com/the-solstice-clock-part-2 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. Part 2 tells of a simplification of the original concept, more things that the clock can do, and choosing a microcontroller and clock crystal to drive it. Smiffy 2009-02-03+09:30 Autumn;Autumnal;CMOS;Fall;Flash;Microcontrollers;Moon;Seasons;Software;Solstice;Spring;Summer;Technical;Vernal;Winter;astrolabe;calendar;digital;embedded;equinox;equinoxes;hora;horologia;horologium;horology;hour;kalendar;logic;lunar;microcontroller;microprocessor;moonphase;solstices;time;timekeeping;year http://www.smiffysplace.com/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. Smiffy 2008-11-27+09:30 CMOS;Flash;MIDI;Microcontrollers;Music;Software;Technical;arts;controller;digital;embedded;logic;microcontroller;microprocessor;music http://www.smiffysplace.com/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. Smiffy 2008-04-08+09:30 Autumn;Autumnal;CMOS;Fall;Flash;Microcontrollers;Seasons;Software;Solstice;Spring;Summer;Technical;Vernal;Winter;astrolabe;calendar;digital;embedded;equinox;equinoxes;hora;horologia;horologium;horology;hour;kalendar;logic;microcontroller;microprocessor;solstices;time;timekeeping;year http://www.smiffysplace.com/in-touch-with-freescale Smiffy is contacted by Freescale Semiconductors Smiffy 2005-06-03+09:30 CMOS;Flash;Freescale;Microcontrollers;Motorola;digital;embedded;logic;microcontroller;microprocessor http://www.smiffysplace.com/microcontrollers-samples Smiffy looks at the sampling policies and performance of microcontroller manufacturers. Smiffy 2005-05-26+09:30 Atmel;CMOS;Dallas;Flash;Freescale;Microcontrollers;Motorola;digital;embedded;logic;microcontroller;microcontrollers;microprocessor http://www.smiffysplace.com/the-big-microcontroller-question Smiffy evaluates 8-bit microcontrollers. Smiffy 2005-05-07+09:30 8051;8052;AVR;Atmel;CMOS;Dallas;Flash;Freescale;Maxim;Microcontrollers;Motorola;dalsemi;digital;embedded;logic;microcontroller;microprocessor