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How to add more Outputs to your Microcontroller using 74HC595 microcontroller

This Instructable will show you step-by-step how to add 8 extra digital outputs, using only 3 of your microcontroller’s digital outputs. Step 1 Which Microcontroller Should You Use? In order to do this Instructable with your microcontroller, you will need to make sure that it has the following:(3x)……Available Digital Outputs (Analog/PWM Outputs will work too) (1x)……Ground/GND Pin […]

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Guia para programar uC AVR – Dark Side Electronics using AVR microcontroller

La forma más sencilla y rápida de programar un micro-controlador (uC) de la familia AVR, usando el programador USBasp, es utilizado el programa eXtreme Burner – AVR de Extreme Electronics. En esta guía te detallaremos como programar tu propio uC. Para esto necesitarás lo siguiente: – Programador USBasp – Driver de fischl.de/usbasp (solo Windows) – eXtreme Burner

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Getting started with ubuntu and the AVR dragon using atmega8 microcontroller

Here’s what i did to get started using the AVR Dragon to program ATMEGA8 microcontrollers using ubuntu (This is aimed at beginners, I myself am also being a beginner, so any improvements from more experienced users are greatly appreciated). After finally switching my laptop and computer over to ubuntu permanently, i found no software that

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Adding ICSP header to your Arduino/AVR board using ISP10PIN microcontroller

So you may have been playing with Arduino’s, or rather, Hackduino’s. If you made your own Hackduino or similar project, you may be wondering how to add the ICSP header. Basically, using the ICSP header will allow you to use an external programmer to ‘upload’ software to your MCU (microcontroller unit). This will work for

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Charlieplexing 7 segment displays using Atmel Tiny26 microcontroller

Charlieplexing of discrete leds has been the topic of a few other instructables. The Charlieplexing LEDs- The theory and the How to drive a lot of LEDs from a few microcontroller pins comes to mind. They are both excellent and should be read by anyone that wants to gain a deeper knowledge of how charlieplexing

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Buggy – A Crafty Programmable LED Creature using Microcontroller Atmel Attiny44v

Buggy is a programmable LED craft project using a homemade, single-sided, PCB board, and a programmable AVR Attiny44v microcontroller. Buggy has two bi-colored LED eyes and can sense visible and IR light and emit sounds using a piezo speaker. Not counting the board, there is about $8 USD in parts per bug. I designed this

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