Latest Firmware Articles and Videos

Part One in this two-article series focuses on the hardware setup and on using a pulse-width-modulated signal to control a servo.

Part One in this two-article series focuses on the hardware setup and on using a pulse-width-modulated signal to control a servo.

The new development board features a 32 MHz Quark and a host of features at a $14.95 price tag.

The new development board features a 32 MHz Quark and a host of features at a $14.95 price tag.

This article covers everything you need to know to generate pulse-width-modulated signals with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained…

This article covers everything you need to know to generate pulse-width-modulated signals with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained Pro development board.

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and…

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and the Arduino MKR1000.

This article provides additional details related to code development, hardware configuration, and the OLED interface.

This article provides additional details related to code development, hardware configuration, and the OLED interface.

Learn about basic procedures and techniques for creating your own projects with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained Pro development platform.

Learn about basic procedures and techniques for creating your own projects with Atmel’s SAM4S Xplained Pro development platform.

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

Test-driven development (TDD) is an iterative process for writing software, where the unit tests are developed just…

Test-driven development (TDD) is an iterative process for writing software, where the unit tests are developed just before the implementation. TDD isn't used widely in embedded software, but it's the best way to get started with unit testing.

No I2C interface with that sensor? No problem. Program a PIC chip as an I2C slave device for custom sensor and I/O…

No I2C interface with that sensor? No problem. Program a PIC chip as an I2C slave device for custom sensor and I/O interfacing. Here, we use three DHT22 sensors on a single I2C interface.

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration…

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration that works well for our temperature controller.

SIMCOM's SIM 900A in Europe? Read on to learn how.

SIMCOM's SIM 900A in Europe? Read on to learn how.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

With USB communications and a Scilab graphical user interface, we can really see what the PID controller is doing.

With USB communications and a Scilab graphical user interface, we can really see what the PID controller is doing.

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using…

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using an oscope and LEDs.

Learn how to read electrical signals and data from an analog device using the Step Response technique in Part 5 of the…

Learn how to read electrical signals and data from an analog device using the Step Response technique in Part 5 of the Building Raspberry Pi Controllers series.

An introduction to software unit testing for embedded systems developers.

An introduction to software unit testing for embedded systems developers.

We'll learn Arduino library implementation and establish the firmware framework for the 7-part project series. We'll use…

We'll learn Arduino library implementation and establish the firmware framework for the 7-part project series. We'll use Microsoft Visual Studio Express for library editing.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.

In this article I'll show you one way to use a PIC microcontroller to get the time and date from a GPS module.

In this article I'll show you one way to use a PIC microcontroller to get the time and date from a GPS module.