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Why is the digital I/O in Arduino slow and what can be done about it? by Jan Dolinay

Article 10 May 2013 license: CPOL

This article explains why the Arduino digital I/O functions are slow and compares them with faster implementation used in Wiring framework.

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C++CArchitectDevASMDesignIntermediateAdvancedHardwareGeneral, +

DeltaDTB PID Controller Protocol by Mah Di

Article 10 Apr 2013 license: CDDL

How to Monitor and Control an Embedded DeltaDTB PID Controller via RS232/485

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WinXPVB9.0.NET3.5VBWindows.NETWin32CEODevCOM+, +

APD INCA Protocol Explanation by ArnoDavis

Tip/Trick 19 Mar 2013 license: CPOL

Psuedo code to describe the over the air protocol used by the APD INCA unit.

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EmbeddedWindows

Emulation of I2C Protocol on C# by Nakul Vyas

Article 26 Feb 2013 license: CPOL

This article presents code to emulate I2C protocol in C#, this can be useful in applications like data acquisition without microcontrollers.

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C#Windows.NETArchitectBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedSysAdminApplication

Leap Motion: Move Cursor by Meshack Musundi

Article 24 Feb 2013 license: CPOL

How to use the Leap controller to move the cursor using a finger

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DevIntermediateC#VB.NETHardwareC#4.0VB.NET.NET4Sensors

MDrive – Part 4 of 4 by John Michael Hauck

Technical Blog 30 Dec 2012 license: CPOL

These posts focus on controlling intelligent precision electric motors from Windows applications written in C#. Specifically, we will be controlling a Schneider Electric M-Drive stepper motor with an integrated encoder and controller.

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C#Hardware

MDrive – Part 3 of 4 by John Michael Hauck

Technical Blog 29 Dec 2012 license: CPOL

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C#Hardware

MDrive – Part 2 of 4 by John Michael Hauck

Technical Blog 23 Dec 2012 license: CPOL

These posts focus on controlling intelligent precision electric motors from Windows applications written in C#.

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C#Dev

MDrive – Part 1 of 4 by John Michael Hauck

Technical Blog 23 Dec 2012 license: CPOL

These posts focus on controlling intelligent precision electric motors from Windows applications written in C#.

General Reading » Hardware & System » Hardware Programming

Servomotor Control with PWM and VHDL by Programnation

Article 20 Dec 2012 license: LGPL3

Generate a PWM signal for servomotor control with VHDL.

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VHDL

Home Automation via XBEE modules by Shayan Ali Bhatti

Article 7 Dec 2012 license: CPOL

Wireless Home Automation via XBEE Modules

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C#WindowsDevDesignIntermediateHardware

Survival Guide for Great Stunts – Part 1 by John Michael Hauck

Technical Blog 13 Oct 2012 license: CPOL

Part 1 of this series highlights the model that will be used to introduce the project to the students.

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All-Topics

Arduino, C#, and serial interface by Marco Bertschi

Article 12 Oct 2012 license: GPL3

How to send a command to an Arduino board using C# and a serial port.

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C++CDevCOMBeginnerUSBArduinoSerial

High Speed Serial Port Bit Transfer Between Micro-Controller and PC by keyvan arj

Article 22 Aug 2012 license: CPOL

A good way to high speed bit transfer through Serial Port in communication with micro-controllers

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C++WindowsDesignAdvancedHardwareApplication

Frequency Divider with VHDL by Programnation

Article 20 Aug 2012 license: LGPL3

This brief article describes a frequency divider with VHDL along with the process of calculating the scaling factor.

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WindowsDevLinuxIntermediateVHDL

Arduino and the Web using NodeJS and SerialPort2 by Bangon Kali

Article 18 Aug 2012 license: CPOL

This article focuses on how to listen for signals from an Arduino through the Serial Port (Linux, Mac) or COM Port for Windows using the SerialPort2 Node.JS module and serve signal data to the web in real time using Socket.IO.

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JavascriptDevIntermediatejQuery

7-Segment Display Multiplexing Control with Parallel Port and x86 Assembly by Arman Asçi

Article 15 Aug 2012 license: GPL3

Time division multiplexing between 6 x 7-Segment displays control with Parallel Port and x86 assembly.

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ASMdisplayParallel

A Platform for Unrestricted Low-level Hardware Programming and Experiments (NakedCPU) by Dr. APo

Article 9 Aug 2012 license: CPOL

This article presents an experimental platform consisting of two computers to conduct hardware programming and research, unrestricted by any Operating System.

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C++DevASMIntermediateAdvanced

Morse code from a tiny chip by peter gabris

Article 8 Aug 2012 license: CPOL

Example PIC microprocessor program on a tiny RF transceiver.

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CPIC

From C to Hardware by ericevenchick

Technical Blog 1 May 2012 license: CPOL

Let's look at the components involved in microcontrollers and see how they work.

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CWindowsDevAdvanced

Keeping time with the PCF8583 Real Time Clock and AVR by Mike Hankey

Article 13 Feb 2012 license: CPOL

A Real Time Clock development board.

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CDevIntermediateHardwarecodingMicrocontrollerArduino

USB Digital Multimeter Driver Using HIDAPI by moloned

Article 9 Jan 2012 license: CPOL

This driver program decodes and displays LCD output from a Victor 86B USB DMM data packet that has been accessed using HIDAPI functions.

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C++CIntermediateUSB

Ready-to-use serial port enumeration list box by Jochen Arndt

Article 1 Dec 2011 license: CPOL

Using the Setup API to enumerate serial ports for selection with list boxes and drop-down combo boxes.

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C++WindowsMFCDevIntermediateHardwareCComboBoxListBoxC++/MFCCOMPort, +

Xilinx FPGA with AVRILOS by grilialex

Article 9 Nov 2011 license: CDDL

How-To Embed Xilinx FPGA Configuration Data to AVRILOS

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EmbeddedCWindowsArchitectDevDesignIntermediateWindowsHardwareVHDL

AVRILOS SysTick Timer enhancements by grilialex

Article 8 Nov 2011 license: CDDL

Bug fixes and enhancements on AVRILOS SysTick module

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CArchitectDevDesignIntermediateHardwareprogrammingMicrocontrollercontroller

Omron PLC Serial Interface by Mah Di

Article 1 Aug 2011 license: CPOL

Surpass Omron OCX OPC Component and use a user friendly .NET based class to interface Omron PLC Series

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WinXPVBWindows.NETWin32DevCOM+IntermediateVBWindows, +

Fatek and Facon PLCs Communication Protocol Serial Interface by Mah Di

Article 24 Jul 2011 license: CPOL

Easily Surpass any OPC Component and use a user friendly .NET based class to interface Fatek and Facon PLC Series

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.NET2.0WinXPVistaVS2005VBWindows.NETWin32Visual-StudioCEO, +

AVRILOS: A simple OS for AVR microcontrollers by grilialex

Article 11 Jun 2011 license: CDDL

A Round-Robin OS (without pre-emptive multitasking) allowing rapid application development

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EmbeddedCWindowsWin32DevDesignIntermediateWindowsHardwareFramework, +

Convert Xilinx FPGA/CPLD to C Source by grilialex

Article 28 May 2011 license: CPOL

Flow and tools to convert Xilinx bitstreams to C source code for programming FPGA/CPLD

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EmbeddedCWindowsMicrocontroller

FMBomb - A Beginner's Approach to Hardware Programming by K-Sid

Article 26 Mar 2011 license: CPOL

A beginner's hardware project using a PIC microcontroller.

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CWindowsDevBeginnerHardware

Vehicle Accessory Computer Interface by bigbro_1985

Article 26 Feb 2011 license: CPOL

A simple system to control your vehicle accessories via car PC

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WinMobileAdvancedVBHardwareUIVB.NETMicrocontroller

Arduino Platform - Working with Shift Registers by DaveAuld

Article 10 Jan 2011 license: CPOL

A beginners' introduction to using shift registers with the Arduino

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C++HardwareArduinoShiftRegisters

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Bot controlled using MRDS by gokulnathm

Article 27 Nov 2010 license: CPOL

A Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Bot controlled using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio

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.NET3.5C#.NETWPF.NETHardware

Arduino Platform - Differential Gap Control (Solar Tracker) by DaveAuld

Article 22 Sep 2010 license: CPOL

Simple implementation of a differential gap control to track the sun East/West movement

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C++CDevBeginnerHardware

Cellular Development with Telit GSM Module and Python by jonbowen234

Article 20 Sep 2010 license: CPOL

This article will provide some background to help understand how to get started developing Python scripts for the Telit family of devices.

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DevIntermediatePythonHardware

I/O port sniffer by cyb70289

Article 22 Jul 2010 license: CPOL

An I/O port sniffer using hardware debug registers.

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CWindowsWin32DevASMAdvancedHardwareVirtualizationvirtual-machine

17 Channel Logic Analyzer by Elmue

Article 31 May 2010 license: CPOL

A digital oscilloscope with serial analyzer for the parallel port

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C++DevIntermediate

Serial Foot Pedal Device Server by Nejimon CR

Article 7 Mar 2010 license: CPOL

A control library to control signals from a serial port foot pedal device

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DevIntermediateAdvancedVBVB.NET

Arduino Platform - Interrupts Introduction by DaveAuld

Article 23 Feb 2010 license: CPOL

An Introduction To Arduino Interrupts

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C++DevBeginner

Remote control based on c8051 with 433MHz radio modules by ingvar8

Article 3 Feb 2010 license: CPOL

Remote control based on c8051 with 433MHz radio modules.

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CDevIntermediateAdvanced

Indoor Weather Station using Arduino by carl morey

Article 2 Feb 2010 license: CPOL

A complete weather station using Arduino 2009 and Visual Basic

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C++VBWindowsVisual-StudioDevAdvanced

A PicRS232 control with a PIC microcontroller serial port by Metaconta

Article 11 Dec 2009 license: CPOL

You can have a small home automation system controlling the serial port and a PIC microcontroller.

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C#Windows.NETVisual-StudioDevHardwareWinForm

Control Physical World Through Computer (Step by Step) by A-Gamal

Article 2 Nov 2009 license: CPOL

This is a step by step description of how to start physical world controlling through your code. This article explains both hardware and software for this operation.

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C#WindowsDevIntermediate

Arduino Platform - SIMON Game Implementation by DaveAuld

Article 27 Oct 2009 license: CPOL

Using the Arduino platform for a SIMON game implementation.

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C++CDevIntermediateAdvancedHardware

Arduino with Visual Basic by carl morey

Article 22 Sep 2009 license: CPOL

How to use Visual Basic with the Arduino 2009 board.

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C++VBWindowsVisual-StudioDevIntermediateAdvanced