http://allthingsembedded.com Electronic hardware,embedded hardware,embedded software,embedded electronics,micro controller,microcontrollers,super capacitor,ADC,analogue,Microchip,Atmel,TI,PIC Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:33:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently got hold off one of these hand held programmers which allows you to have up to four images (hex files) ready to go without having a pc or power point!. [caption id="attachment_267" align="alignright" width="150" caption="CCS Hand held programmer."][/caption] My product uses a PIC12F675 and up until now I have been ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=266 This has been an extremely busy year for me, despite the GFC. That said, I have not yet 'reaped' from my efforts yet. Around March this year I was approached by a partner company to re package a design I had done nearly 14 years ago for a new product to ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=258 One of the recent features added to Microchip's foray of micro controllers is the peripheral pin select (PPS) functionality. A very powerful addition allowing you to map physical pins to most of the on chip peripherals 'willy nilly'. This feature is available across the PIC18 and PIC24 range and makes board ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=240 [caption id="attachment_227" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Supercapacitor"][/caption] Imagine a battery that you could charge instantaneously. What applications might that suggest to you? How about the electronic equivalent of the centuries old flywheel? The basic principle of the flywheel is to store energy, for instance in a tramcar when it is braking, rather than waste ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=177 Next time you are watching Wimbledon, NFL or the Cricket and they put on one of those fantastically clear slow motion replays spare a thought for the humble ADC (Analogue to Digital convertor). These devices play an intrinsic part of modern day living. You will find these in mobile phones, ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=220 As each day goes by, yet another mobile and (increasingly) wireless device hits the market. Anything from mobile phones to remote data collection devices (e.g. Zigbee endpoints) This is all well and good, but powering these suckers and keeping them powered for anything up to 15 years or so is causing ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=202 This article is sure to ruffle a few feathers I'm sure. But basically it argues for ingenuity over the focus on pure academic qualification. I am living proof of that as well as many of you out there, that you do not necessarily need a degree in this industry, to be ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=192 When things don't go as planned it can cost you money, loss of face or even loss of lives. But the thing is, when failure is staring you in the face, what can you do about it? and what can you learn from it. During my time in the embedded industry ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=180 Wow!, hot on the heels of my announcement of Microsoft's 'Dare To Dream Different Challenge' comes Atmel's offer to win a FREE 'CryptoController Development Kit' !. "The kit includes a small board that has a CryptoController chip connected to an AVR® microprocessor, a 9-volt battery alternate supply cable, all the necessary ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=169 Think you have a great idea for an embedded device? Got what it takes to drive the hard yards and come up with something that may change someone's quality of life? Like a slice of either U$73,000 in the professional category or U$23,500 in the hobbyist category? Then the "Microsoft Dare to Dream ... http://allthingsembedded.com/?p=153