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Finally solved my problem of using a coin cell with a Microchip PIC
TL;DR: Don't enable the 'brown-out reset' configuration bit if you are using the PIC at less than 5 volts.I have been playing with Microchip PICs for a number of years. Mostly I use something in the...
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One Thousand LEDs
The Electronic Goldmine email arrived a few weeks ago, and one of the items was a bag of one thousand LEDs (part G18232: Square Green LEDs (Factory Bag of 1000)). The price, at the time, was $15.00, on...
View ArticlePS/2 Mouse on a PIC16F726 with a 9x11 LED Display
A few months ago I found some web pages describing the physical and signalling protocols between a PS/2 mouse and a PC. It was a lot simpler than I expected. Even though there are six pins on a PS/2...
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Neon Digits
Some time last year ThinkGeek gave HacDC the left over neon digits that never sold. They used to carry a 'DIY Neon Kit', similar to this one, but they discontinued it. The digits did not come with any...
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Pin Forming LED Leds
The other day I bought a bag of one thousand green LEDs from Electronic Goldmine. The bag was sitting on my desk and every once in a while I would grab some of the LEDs and wonder what to do with them....
View ArticleAnimated LED Pyramid
Looking for something to do with the thousand LEDs I bought from Electronic Goldmine, I decided to make a small pyramid. It reminds me of the Sol LeWitt sculpture, but on a much smaller scale. The LEDs...
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UV Ring with PIC16F628 POV Board
I have been intrigued by the idea of using UV LEDs to "write" on a phosphorescent surface ever since I saw this posted on the Make: blog. I already had a bunch of UV LEDs that I received when I thought...
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TI TLC5940 16-Channel LED Driver with PWM Control
I just learned about the TLC5940 from Texas Instruments. They are available at SparkFun. Normally I like to do everything myself, including write my own multi-channel PWM code for the Microchip PICs....
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AdaFruit PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board - v1.3
The other day I found on my desk what looked like a credit card from one of those semi-cafeteria style restaurants. At this restaurant you present the card at each station when you order something and...
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Ultrasonic Range Sensor on a PIC 16F767
Recently I bought an HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Range Sensor from Amazon.com. I thought this would be interesting and fun to play with. The first challenge was writing the code to interface with it. The range...
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Finally solved my problem of using a coin cell with a Microchip PIC
TL;DR: Don't enable the 'brown-out reset' configuration bit if you are using the PIC at less than 5 volts.I have been playing with Microchip PICs for a number of years. Mostly I use something in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Thousand LEDs
The Electronic Goldmine email arrived a few weeks ago, and one of the items was a bag of one thousand LEDs (part G18232: Square Green LEDs (Factory Bag of 1000)). The price, at the time, was $15.00, on...
View ArticlePS/2 Mouse on a PIC16F726 with a 9x11 LED Display
A few months ago I found some web pages describing the physical and signalling protocols between a PS/2 mouse and a PC. It was a lot simpler than I expected. Even though there are six pins on a PS/2...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Neon Digits
Some time last year ThinkGeek gave HacDC the left over neon digits that never sold. They used to carry a 'DIY Neon Kit', similar to this one, but they discontinued it. The digits did not come with any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pin Forming LED Leds
The other day I bought a bag of one thousand green LEDs from Electronic Goldmine. The bag was sitting on my desk and every once in a while I would grab some of the LEDs and wonder what to do with them....
View ArticleAnimated LED Pyramid
Looking for something to do with the thousand LEDs I bought from Electronic Goldmine, I decided to make a small pyramid. It reminds me of the Sol LeWitt sculpture, but on a much smaller scale. The LEDs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UV Ring with PIC16F628 POV Board
I have been intrigued by the idea of using UV LEDs to "write" on a phosphorescent surface ever since I saw this posted on the Make: blog. I already had a bunch of UV LEDs that I received when I thought...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TI TLC5940 16-Channel LED Driver with PWM Control
I just learned about the TLC5940 from Texas Instruments. They are available at SparkFun. Normally I like to do everything myself, including write my own multi-channel PWM code for the Microchip PICs....
View ArticleClik here to view.
AdaFruit PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board - v1.3
The other day I found on my desk what looked like a credit card from one of those semi-cafeteria style restaurants. At this restaurant you present the card at each station when you order something and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ultrasonic Range Sensor on a PIC 16F767
Recently I bought an HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Range Sensor from Amazon.com. I thought this would be interesting and fun to play with. The first challenge was writing the code to interface with it. The range...
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