Category Archives: AVR

Dead bugs

Posted on October 25, 2012 by e8johan

I did not know it, but soldering a circuit without a PCB is apparently called creating a “dead bug”. The ICs being soldered are placed on their backs, legs pointing upwards, like a dead bug. Over at the dangerous prototypes … Continue reading →

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AVR Assembler

Posted on January 6, 2012 by e8johan

Programming in assembler is one of the key skills that I believe all engineers should acquire. It is not very important which architecture, only that one understands the basic language spoken by computers (machine code and assembler usually have a … Continue reading →

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Uzebox – an 8-bit Gaming Console

Posted on November 7, 2011 by e8johan

The Uzebox is an old school gaming console hardware designed for today’s hobbyists. It is based around an ATmega MCU and an RGB-to-NTSC (or PAL) converter chip. The system has 4kB of RAM and 64kB of FLASH. The system can … Continue reading →

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PIC vs AVR

Posted on August 1, 2011 by e8johan

Most of our readers are familiar with either Microchip’s PIC processors or Atmel’s AVR’s. Lady Ada knows both and has narrated the epic battle PIC vs AVR. Features such as packaging, price, development tools and languages, boards and communities come … Continue reading →

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