7-Segment Display Counter with Arduino
Recently I’ve published a basic Binary to Hexadecimal converter design based on Atmega 2560 chip. The same set up can be used for building a simple UP/Down counter with Arduino Mega compatible board. 7-Segment display and its I/O stayed the same ...
Arduino with DS3231 Real Time Clock
In this post I’ll show you how to interface a RTC module DS3231 Real Time Clock with Arduino. This particular module uses I2C protocol to transfer current time to a micro controller. DS3231 library and header files should be installed ...
Digitally Controlled Power Supply 2
This is an update to a recent post on a subject of building a Digitally Controlled Power Supply. In part 1 a basic configuration was presented. In this version a numbers of modifications were made to software/hardware to produce a more advanced ...
Blinking LED with PIC16F684
This very simple design shows how to make a blinking LED using PIC16F684 MCU. In my previous post I’ve used PIC16F877/86 however most of basic circuits do not require a lot of I/O pins and PIC16F684 small 14 pin package is more ...
Arduino 4 Digit LED 7-Segment Countdown Timer
Arduino 4 Digit LED 7-Segment Countdown Timer based on Arduino MEGA will be shown in this post. For LCD version of this design follow this link. Similar project that uses PIC16F876 MCU can be found at this link. Raspberry Pi ...
4-Digit LED Dot Matrix Clock Arduino
Here is another digital clock design based on Arduino platform. This time it uses 4-Digit LED Dot Matrix module to show the time. Similar design with LCD display is available here. The Dot Matrix module consists of four MAX7219 chips ...
Using Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04 with PIC16F877
This post is about building a basic distance meter with ultrasonic HC-SR04 sensor and PIC micro controller. For Arduino version click here. Raspberry Pi variant is also available at this link The interface is very simple and does not require too many commands ...
Arduino LCD Bargraph Voltmeter
Arduino based LCD Bargraph Voltmeter can be easily assembled with Arduino Mega 2560/Arduino Uno or compatible boards. Arduino LED battery level indicator is here. Similar design based on Raspberry Pi platform is available at this link. This design is basically ...
Interfacing MCP4725 DAC with Arduino
In this post I’ll show you how a 12 bit DAC model MCP4725 can be connected and controlled by Arduino or a compatible board. Similar design based on Raspberry Pi platform can be found at this link . Wire.h and ...
Bargraph Voltmeter
A simple bargraph voltmeter can be built using 2x16 LCD or compatible VFD display. For Arduino version click here. This design utilizes PIC16F877 microcontroller and its ADC block to convert 0 – 5V input voltage to a binary number shown ...