This project describes hardware and software I have developed which allows a small 8 bit PIC microprocessor to function as a single frequency detector or tone decoder. Such a circuit can be used to detect the presence of a certain frequency within an analog signal, such as an audio signal. I could be used in …
Metal detector robot using pic microcontroller Continue Reading
Introduction Flying drones have a wide range of applications and are becoming more and more popular. With that in mind, we decided to construct a balloon copter capable of fluid navigation in any direction. At the same time, we wanted our design to be reliable and capable of carrying a substantial amount of weight so …
ams’ digital ambient light sensor features an integrated on-chip photopic filter The TSL2540 from ams was developed as the 4th generation ambient light sensor (ALS) and includes an integrated on-chip photopic filter which provides near photopic responsiveness for operation behind the inked glass of a touch panel display. The TSL2540 is a highly sensitive light-to-digital converter that transforms light intensity …
Introduction Our ECE 4760 final project was an image plotting system with high-level processing done in a MATLAB script we wrote and the low-level control software done on the PIC32MX250F128B microprocessor. Our MATLAB program takes images and extracts endpoints of line segments and sends the coordinates over to the PIC32 via UART serial communication. The …
Assembly using the chipKIT DP32 Board Unless you dug up a dusty chipKit DP32 in the back of one of your electronics junk drawers (or I unloaded the last one I have), what’s in here is mostly irrelevant. Go (back) to Assembly using SG-µMD1. Electronic Parts List using the chipKit DP32 The following are the components …
Assembly Instructions for the µMD1 using the Digilent chipKit DP32 Continue Reading
The independent studies research with Dr. Karl Gugel during the fall semester of 2010 involved experimenting with built-in and separate Ethernet controller devices. The goal of this project was to determine the necessary components needed to be able to interface the various ethernet controllers with numerous microcontroller devices. Dr. Gugel essentially wanted to be able …
Ethernet Controller and Microcontroller Research Continue Reading
Researchers at IIT Madras have successfully booted up ‘Moushik‘, a microprocessor that has been indigenously designed and fabricated in India. The design was done in IIT Madras, the fabrication at the ISRO Semiconductor Laboratory in Chandigarh. So this is a complete made in India Microprocessor same as we saw with AJIT. Moushik is the third series of chips that have been produced …
MOUSHIK- A COMPLETE MADE-IN-INDIA MICROPROCESSOR AND SOC FOR IOT DEVICES Continue Reading
Abstract Understanding the use of microcontrollers is fundamental in both Electrical and ComputerEngineering undergraduate programs. Our school replaced our microprocessor class withmicrocontroller class in year 2010 due to the fast growing popularity of microcontrollers. In thefirst two years of offering this class, a more traditional “lectures plus weekly Lab” model wasused. Students received background knowledge …
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and interactive touchscreen displays provide intuitive user experiences in applications from robotic and machine controls to medical user interfaces, automotive instrumentation and home and building automation systems. A well-designed GUI enables users to process information more quickly and interact more effectively with a product. Microchip Technology Inc. announced a new GUI …
MICROCHIP INTRODUCES NO-COST, LICENSE- AND ROYALTY-FREE ENSEMBLE GRAPHICS TOOLKIT Continue Reading
As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing’s role in the country’s economic future through this series on work at the Institute around manufacturing. Computer chips are one area where the United States still enjoys a significant manufacturing lead over the rest of the world. In …
