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STM32 – Prior to Start

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Shawon Shahryiar

STM32 ARM-based micros from STMicroelectronics pack high density resources than any other conventional microcontroller. They are also high speed devices, operating typically at 72MHz and beyond. Despite several advanced features and heavy resources, they turn out to be misfortunes for beginners who wish to play with them. Available in market are several cool STM32 boards but most of them are not well documented. The aim of this document is to address some common FAQs. Typically most people ask the following question: How to program the STM32 micro embedded in my development board? What tools do I need to get started?

A simple IoT demo using ESP8266 and Arduino

Posted on December 2, 2014 by R-B Leave a comment

ESP8266 is a highly integrated serial-to-wifi tranceiver chip that can be used to connect any microcontroller with a serial port to a WiFi network for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The best part of it is that the breakout board for this chip costs only $3 on Ebay, and the chip itself can be programmed/customized for a complete IoT solution. This instructable describes a simple demo of using the ESP8266 and Arduino to send temperature measurements to a remote webserver using WiFi connection. In this example, the remote server is ThingSpeak and the tenperature sensor used is Maxim’s DS18B20.

HootLoader2 allows you to customize the ATMega16u2 USB-Serial bridge on Arduino Uno

Posted on December 1, 2014 by R-B Leave a comment

We know that the newer Arduino Uno boards have two programmable microcontrollers: one is Atmega328, which is an actual Arduino processor, and the second one is Atmega16U2, which is flashed to operate as an USB-Serial converter. Nico’s HootLoader2 allows you to reprogram the Atmega16U2 with your custom sketches to add more functionalities. HoodLoader2 replaces the DFU bootloader with a CDC bootloader and comes with full Arduino compatible USB-HID core, and CDC Serial. You can also use the 7 i/o pins of the Atmega16u2 on board.

Running LED dice

Posted on November 27, 2014 by R-B 6 comments

Tons of LED dice projects with different output forms have been published online. The most common output configuration in those projects is a 3-1-3 setup (two rows of three LEDs and one LED at in the middle) of seven LEDs, which simulates the actual patterns of dots found on the six faces of a traditional dice. When it is rolled, one or more LEDs are selectively turned on to display a random number between 1 to 6. This project is about a similar LED dice but with a slightly different output form. It uses 6 LEDs which are arranged in

Arduino OLED clock plus thermometer

Posted on November 25, 2014 by R-B Leave a comment

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are the coolest displays ever made. Check out this instructable on building an Arduino controlled OLED clock that uses a DS3231 RTC module for precise time-keeping. The DS3231 is a low-cost, extremely accurate I2C realtime clock (RTC) with an integrated temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) and crystal. The project incorporates a rechargeable battery to maintain accurate timekeeping during power failure. The implementation of an interactive menu system, which is navigated through two tact switches, the time setting becomes handy. The DS3231 module uses the built-in temperature sensor to compensate for clock drift due to temperature variation, which helps to keep the

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