In this blog, we will try to demystify the process of flashing ATmega328P, an 8-bit AVR microcontroller, using serial programming algorithm. Why should you know… Read More »Serial Programming of AVR Microcontrollers
In this post we will explore Functions in C. We will look at what functions are and how they make our lives easy. Let’s say… Read More »Functions in C
The proper use of C’s volatile keyword is poorly understood by many programmers. This is not surprising, as most C texts dismiss volatile in a… Read More »Understand the Volatile Keyword in C/C++
Overview for setting up TI MSP430 Traditionally, we select a microcontroller and use the IDE provided along with it. In our case, we are working… Read More »TI MSP430: Setup without an IDE on Windows 10
What are pointers really? How do they work? And most importantly how are they useful?! To understand pointers you need to first know a bit… Read More »Pointers in C/C++
LM35 is a temperature sensor that outputs an analog signal which is proportional to the instantaneous temperature. The output voltage can easily be interpreted to… Read More »Monitor Temperature with LM35 Temperature Sensor
MinGW (“Minimalist GNU for Windows”) is a complete runtime environment for gcc to support binaries native to Windows 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems. With MinGW… Read More »Install MinGW on Windows for make
In this post, we will look into various selection criteria for sensors. Finding the right sensor can be a tough call. Hopefully by the end… Read More »Selection Criteria for Sensors
What are Embedded Systems? Embedded Systems can be defined as a microcontroller or microprocessor based system of hardware and software designed to perform dedicated functions. … Read More »Introduction to Embedded Systems
Imagine a relay that has to be activated at a certain time or a data logger that has to store values at precise intervals. Let’s… Read More »Getting Time From Internet Using ESP8266 – NTP
