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Arduino no delay timer and counter functions


April 4, 2012, 10:18 pm

I wrote a couple of functions that work similar to PLC timers and counters. When the condition comes true, they time to the preset value and turn on a done DN bit. I used Allen Bradley PLC timers as a general reference. Anyway, you can have all y... Read more »

first µC project


June 22, 2011, 11:22 am

Hi, going to start my first µC-project. Is the ATMega a good choice? Greets ctvoigt Read more »

RGB driver with microcontroller.


November 13, 2010, 8:42 am

Hi, I would like to send a RGB LED strip with four potentiometers: 3 potentiometers for the colors red, green, blue. With the fourth potentiometer I want to adjust the brightness. Now, most microcontrollers have 4 A/D inputs, but I would also have 3... Read more »

MAXQ610.


September 9, 2010, 4:48 pm

What exactly is a MAXQ610 ? Thanks. Read more »

MPLAB SIM - Status register...


June 22, 2010, 10:09 am

With C18, I can specify the Status Z register with "STATUSbits.Z" Can I do something similar with MPLAB SIM in the watch window? Or just list the whole STATUS register? I see there is a lower case "n ov z dc c" at the bottom ... Read more »

Microchip Forums problems


June 22, 2010, 4:30 am

Is anyone else here from the Microchip Forum? I am user 'Ian.M'. If you haven't visited the Microchip forum recently, they have 'upgraded' to ASPPlayground.NET Forum Trial Version 3.5 which has basically trashed the whole forum. There are too m... Read more »

A slow year?


May 24, 2010, 12:17 am

Between the PIC and Arduino crowd, you'd think this would be an active group. Is it something someone said? mike -- __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / / / /\ \/ /\'Think tanks cleane... Read more »

lowest cost - low pin count flash 8-bit microcontroller


December 14, 2009, 2:06 am

I need to control an RF transmitter IC, through a SPI port. It looks like the PIC12F508/509 is the ~lowest cost 8-bit Flash microcontroller available. Digikey show this at $.78 for one and $.55 in volume. Is there any similar controller that cost... Read more »

Getting started with automation


November 25, 2009, 1:49 pm

Hello, I would like to start my first project. My goal is to create a board with an Ethernet interface and and couple digital I/Os. I would like to program the webserver, and business logic, but I am not interested in implementing TCP/IP. Could y... Read more »

help with programming please


November 18, 2009, 7:13 am

(this request is a duplication of the newsgroup alt.microcontrollers !!!) Hi, I'm having trouble getting my head around programming a pic (from scratch) Basically i want it to do :- Loop look at 3 inputs (not analogue) compare with the inputs t... Read more »

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avrdude: AVR device not responding


Hi there, Just getting started with my first project. Im using a serial ISP programmer to program an ATMega162, and Im having trouble using avrdude to do, well, anything! avrdude reports: ----------------------------------------------------------... Read more »