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Open Source Temperature Controller- Appliance Heat Exchanger

video Open Source Temperature Controller- Appliance Heat Exchanger Here’s a heat exchanger demo using the open source temperature controller. Full heat exchanger available here Intelligent controller, schematics, and code available here The open source temperature controller allows you the flexibility to control DC appliances based on the temperature of two thermistor inputs. The processor is […]

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Instalacion del controlador USBasp (USBasp drivers setup) – Dark Side Electronics

English version available at the bottom Se enseñara paso a paso como instalar los controladores (drivers) necesarios para el correcto funcionamiento del programador USBasp para microcontroladores AVR. Primero, mencionaremos algunas consideraciones para evitar fallos por usos indebidos del programador. También se mencionará  el protocolo y pines que debe tener en cuenta para poder programar su

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Build the Penguin game system using ATMega32/644 microcontroller

Gotta love microcontrollers.They do lots of stuff … you can find them in computer mice , traffic lights , toys , and almost all electronic devices nowadays. Well , this is a project that pushes an 8-bit ATMega32 microcontroller to the limits. As you guessed from the title , it is a game system. Here

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Drive a Stepper Motor with an AVR Microprocessor using ATTiny2313 microcontroller

Got some scavenged stepper motors from printers/disk drives/etc lying around? Some probing with an ohmeter, followed by some simple driver code on your microprocessor and you’ll be stepping in style. Step 1 Get to Know Steppers Basically, you’re going to need to figure out where all the little wires go. First step is to figure

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Watch futurama on an 8×8 pixel screen using atmega168 microcontroller

here’s how to convert otherwise reasonable quality video into pixelated garbage and play it on a 2 color 8×8 led matrix, with no sound and only moderate sync. ingredients: – (1) 8×8 2 color led matrix – (1) atmel avr atmega168 – (2) 74hc595 shift register – (1) 3.3V regulator – (1) a linux system

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AVR/Arduino RFID Reader with UART Code in C

RFID is the craze, found everywhere – from inventory systems to badge ID systems. If you’ve ever been to a department store and walked through those metal-detector-looking things at the entrace/exit points, then you’ve seen RFID. There are several places to find good information on setting up RFID, and this instructable focuses on installing the

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A protective case for the Atmel AVR Dragon using AVR

This instructable will show you how to easily modify a readily available plastic case to hold and protect your AVR Dragon PCB. Atmel promotes their AVR Dragon as a low cost development product tool for use with their AVR microcrontollers. While the product does come in a fancy red cardboard box, unlike all the other

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FanBus Digital Fan and LED Interface for PC using ATMega168 microcontroller

Last year I modified a blue LED fan with RGB LED’s to enhance the look of my server case.  Last summer I built a gaming computer and ever since I wanted to light it up with multiple controlled lights and fans.  I finally figured out an easy interface and designed a simple network (the “fan

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