Note: updated with new firmware, a schematic and a tips for a programmer. A couple of years I embarked on my own home automation project. It started off by building a server controlled 433 MHz transmitter build with an Arduino to switch lots of […]
MQTT and Wifi Powered Mailbox Flag Using Atmega Read More »
I. Introduction Today, the rising cost of energy and social trend of “going green” has put increasing pressure on commercial property owners to improve the efficiency of their investments. There is good reason for this, too. In the State of California, office buildings represent the single largest user of energy in the commercial sector (Efficiency
Microcontroller Microcontroller ‘s (MCU) is a kind of CPU (CPU) can be seen as. MIB MCUs from slower and less capable of addressing memory, but they are designed for the implementation of real-time control problems both cheaper and easier to use. The major difference between CPU and MCU are required to use external hardware. MCU, almost every time,
About Atmel and Combination Lock Application using AT90S2313 microcontroller Read More »
Introduction The design philosophy behind the JI1000 is a simple, yet powerful microcontroller based mobile security system. At the heart of the JI1000 is the Atmel AT90S4414 8-bit RISC microcontroller. We used the 4414 for this design because a microcontroller is well-suited for a security system. The basic control functions for our system include monitoring
Clifford Systems JI1000 Car Alarm System Using Atmega Read More »
Introduction The first step to digital signal processing is to convert a signal into digital data, and here the Analog to Digital Converter devices comes into action. Some of the AVR micro controllers include ADC unit in their features. This is a very useful unit for measurement related applications. The ADC used in AVR micro
How to work with the ADC unit of an AVR Micro-controller using atmega Read More »
While I was finalizing e-snowflake project, I imagined that single RGB 5050 LED would create nice rainbow effect if placed inside a ball like ping-pong. You can find plenty of such projects on the net, this one was heading to embed everything within ping-pong, battery included. The design challenge was to create PCB small enough to fit into ping-pong, design electronic on/off
Rainbow glowing ping pong Using ATTing 13 Read More »
There has been a lot of interest in muscle powered electronic devices, due in large part to the success of Perpetual Torch Perpetual Torch, also known as battery-less LED torch. The battery-less torch consists of a voltage generator to power the LEDs, an electronic circuit to condition and store the voltage produced by the voltage generator and high efficiency white LEDs.
Faraday For Fun: An Electronic Batteryless Dice using Microcontroller ATTiny13 Read More »
The game Mastermind has been around a long time, and I remember getting a board version with colored pegs when I was a kid. I love this game, as it is solvable simply by pure logic. One player (or a computer/microcontroller) chooses a sequence of colors from a pool of available colors and then the other player
Build a Complete AVR System and Play Mastermind Using Microcontrollers Using Atmega Read More »
As most guys I don’t tell my wife that “I love you” as often as I should, but this little gadget will at least improve that situation as bit. So by combining a nice box and some hardcore electronics nerdiness I’ve made a nice christmas gift for my wife. The LoveBox is a small box
LoveBox – The box of love using ATtiny2313 Microcontroller Read More »
The purpose of this project was to take a traditional remote controlled car and create our own control mechanisms. To control the car, we used a dual-axis accelerometer and LEDs (light emitting diodes) configured as photo-detectors. The control mechanism was selected using a single pole dual throw (spdt) switch was wired in a single pole
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