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Build Your Own Voice-Activated Home Automation System with the Gentleman Maker’s Posh Butler

Build Your Own Voice-Activated Home Automation System with the Gentleman Maker’s Posh Butler

Learn how to use a Raspberry Pi to make your own posh home automation system!


Projects Feb 24, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Introduction to CAN (Controller Area Network)

Introduction to CAN (Controller Area Network)

This article introduces the Controller Area Network (CAN) serial communication bus, detailing message frames, bus arbitration, and signaling.


Understanding ASCII in Embedded Firmware Development

Understanding ASCII in Embedded Firmware Development

This article, which serves as preparation for a discussion of C-language strings, introduces the concept of ASCII characters and explains two benefits of ASCII-based coding techniques.


Never Run Out of Tea Again! How to Build the Gentleman Maker’s Intelli-T Raspberry Pi Sensor Alarm

Never Run Out of Tea Again! How to Build the Gentleman Maker’s Intelli-T Raspberry Pi Sensor Alarm

Never run out of tea again! The Intelli-T uses a weight sensor and a Raspberry Pi to alert you when your tea supply is running low.


Projects Feb 12, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Simple Priority Arbiters: Allocating Resources in Embedded Systems with VHDL and Logisim

Simple Priority Arbiters: Allocating Resources in Embedded Systems with VHDL and Logisim

This article looks at the use cases and benefits of the arbiter with an implementation of a simple priority arbiter in VHDL.


How to Write Assembly Language: Basic Assembly Instructions in the ARM Instruction Set

How to Write Assembly Language: Basic Assembly Instructions in the ARM Instruction Set

Learn some basic instructions used in the ARM instruction set used for programming ARM cores.


What Is a Microarchitecture? Understanding Processors and Register Files in an ARM Core

What Is a Microarchitecture? Understanding Processors and Register Files in an ARM Core

Learn about the microarchitecture of an ARM processor, including an explanation of the register file and how it functions within a processor.


Use Verilog to Describe a Combinational Circuit: The “If” and “Case” Statements

Use Verilog to Describe a Combinational Circuit: The “If” and “Case” Statements

This article explains the use of Verilog “If” and “Case” statements to describe a combinational circuit.


Five Tips for Using Functions in C-Language Firmware

Five Tips for Using Functions in C-Language Firmware

In this article we’ll conclude our exploration of C functions with some additional information and a few useful implementation techniques.


How to Use Pointers in C-Language Firmware

How to Use Pointers in C-Language Firmware

In this article we’ll discuss pointer operators, pointer arithmetic, and two situations in which pointers can improve your code.


How to Incorporate Functions into Embedded Firmware

How to Incorporate Functions into Embedded Firmware

This article explains why you should use functions in your C-language code and discusses situations in which functions are particularly helpful.


What Are Functions in C Programming?

What Are Functions in C Programming?

This article will help you to understand what functions are, why they are used, and how they are implemented in embedded hardware.


Pointers in C Programming: What Is a Pointer and What Does It Do?

Pointers in C Programming: What Is a Pointer and What Does It Do?

This article will help you to understand the pointer, which is an interesting and important aspect of the C language.


How to Program an MSP430 Microcontroller to Gather Data from an Inclinometer

How to Program an MSP430 Microcontroller to Gather Data from an Inclinometer

This article goes over the design of firmware for a custom PCB project: a precision inclinometer subsystem.


How to Design a Schematic: Creating a Roadmap for a Custom PCB Inclinometer

How to Design a Schematic: Creating a Roadmap for a Custom PCB Inclinometer

This project series details the design and construction of a precision inclinometer based on the Murata SCA103T-D04. This article looks at schematic design considerations.


How to Design a Precise Inclinometer on a Custom PCB

How to Design a Precise Inclinometer on a Custom PCB

Learn the design steps for creating your own custom inclinometer PCB.


Projects Jan 08, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Understanding Arrays in C Programming

Understanding Arrays in C Programming

This article provides basic information and details regarding how to use arrays in C-language firmware projects.


Describing Combinational Circuits in Verilog

Describing Combinational Circuits in Verilog

This article introduces the techniques for describing combinational circuits in Verilog by examining how to use the conditional operator to describe combinational truth tables.


Getting Started with the Verilog Hardware Description Language

Getting Started with the Verilog Hardware Description Language

In this article, we’ll study the basic structure of a Verilog module, look at some examples of using the Verilog “wire” data type and its vector form, and briefly touch on some differences between VHDL and Verilog.


Understanding Variables in C Programming

Understanding Variables in C Programming

This article discusses the nature and use of C-language variables within the context of embedded applications.