AVR based mini Projects

WeatherDog Using ATMega32 Introduction Our project was a real-time weather update system that accepted an airport code from the user via a keyboard, looked up the code on an internet database, and displayed…

Stepper Motor Indexer & Decoder ECE 476 Using ATmega32 1. Introduction For our final project we built an ATmega32 based stepper motor controller which measures the angular position of the motor shaft using an optical encoder and quadrature decoder.…

A Microcontroller Based Turbidity Meter using AtmelMega32 Introduction Low-Cost Turbidity Meter for Underdeveloped Countries Our project is a collaboration with an independent research project being conducted by senior civil and environmental engineering student James Berg. The goal…

Portable Security System Using ATMega 32 Introduction Consider you are in a research lab that handles highly hazardous material. You don't want anybody to enter the room, to even come close to the door. Or consider…

Inverted Pendulum Balancer Using Atmel Mega32 Introduction The goal of this project was to build and implement an inverted pendulum balancer, in the vertical two dimensional plane, using Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) feedback control. [caption id="attachment_16620" align="aligncenter" width="600"]…

PC temperature control using Atmel Mega32 Abstract Our project is a standalone temperature and fan monitoring and control unit for the PC. It uses the temperature readings to adjust fan speeds in order to regulate temperature…

MOS 6502 Emulation on an Atmel Mega32 ECE 476 - Spring 2003Christopher Foster and Jeff Puchalski When Chris and I first started tossing around project ideas, I sputtered out: 'Hey! Wouldn't it be cool if we could…

Laser Communications System Using ATMega32 Introduction Laser communications systems are wireless connections through the atmosphere. They work similarly to fiber optic links, except the beam is transmitted through free space. While the transmitter and receiver…

TREASURE HUNT OF THE HIGH SEAS ATMEL MEGA32 INTRODUCTION Sail the high seas searching for treasure and protecting your ship from pirates in a video game in which a system of lasers discerns the direction of wind and…

Vehicle Performance Meter Using Atmel Mega32 INTRODUCTION The DomMeter is a car performance meter that measures acceleration to compute values important to car enthusiasts. Specifically, the DomMeter calculates the 0-60mph time, 0-30mph time, 0-100mph time, quater…

Cornell Hockey Using Atmel Mega32 News April 27, 2003 The project is due for us tomorrow, since we have the Monday evening lab slot. We spent a little time in the lab fixing the last…

Sheet Music Generator using Mega32 Microcontroller Introduction If you are a music buff, then our sheet music generator will be the answer to your dreams. You plug in the instrument of your choice and as you…

Hard Drive Based AVR Programmer Using Mega163 The project which we are presenting is not the project we presented in our proposal. We initially planned to build a WWVB time-code receiver, which would demodulate a 60 kHz…

The Rotating Globe Using Atmel Mega163 Introduction For years scientists and scholars alike have been plagued by one common obstacle which, until now, has proven to be impossible to overcome.  How do you find the country…

Larry Pellach and Brian Silverstein Introduction Imagine being able to monitor the status of a given room or area from anywhere in the world, at anytime.  In today�s booming technological atmosphere, this dream doesn�t sound…

Security Entrance System Overview: Our security system is a stand alone device that allows access to registered users identified by their magnetic cards.(For this project, "access" is represented by a lit LED, showing…

EE476 – Final Project Hummer RC Truck Introduction: For our final project, we decided to enhance the controls of a Hummer RC truck. Our main objective was to demonstrate that an Atmel microcontroller together with basic hardware…

EE 476 Final Project Portable MP3 Player Introduction In the recent years, the MPEG Layer III (MP3) music compression format has become an extremely popular choice for digital audio compression. Its high compression ratio, and near CD…

Whack-A-Cap: miniature representation of a popular amusement game Introduction: Our final project code calls for the implementation of an amusement game often bannered as "Test-Your-Strength" or less accurately (but more commonly) known as "Whack-a-Mole." Our machine is in…

CU Organizer Introduction: One of the newest and fastest growing additions to the digital age in the 1990s has been the handheld personal computer. Given a little flash memory and a good…

A m -Controller Based Thermostat Using Atmel AT90S8535 microcontroller Introduction The goal of our final project was to design a thermostat using an Atmel AT90S8535 microcontroller. The thermostat was to compute the current temperature once per second and then…

Bar Inventory System: Drinking for Class Instead of Because of Class Introduction Project Summary Our project is an expandable bar inventory system that implements wireless communication. The bar inventory system was an interesting project, because it involved both hardware and software…

Leonardo Arduino clone a single-sided PCB using ATmega32U4 DESCRIPTION This project is to make a clone of Arduino Leonardo in a simple way.That is why the distribution of the pin does not match the standard Arduino (have to…

Head-Controlled Keyboard And Mouse using ATmega32 Easy Input is a head-controlled keyboard and mouse input device for disabled users. The system uses accelerometers to detect the user's head tilt in order to direct mouse movement on…

Honey I Shrunk The Arduino using ATmega328p As you might be able to tell from recent posts, I've been doing quite a bit of work with an Arduino. I've now got at least one project that I'd…