Monthly Archives: September 2012

Excellent AVR-Eclipse setup HOWTO

Posted on September 28, 2012 by steve

The Arduino environment and associated hardware is nice and very straightforward for quick-and-dirty prototyping and development, but it’s sometimes overkill. Some projects just don’t need a full Atmega328. Atmel manufactures a wide variety of 8-bit MCUs with different features to … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Prototypes Big Box of Parts

Posted on September 26, 2012 by steve

I discovered The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk (TGIMBOEJ for short, ranking right up there as Worst Acronym Ever) recently. It’s a neat idea; sign up on The TGIMBOEJ site and a box chock full ‘o stuff magically … Continue reading →

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