Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

Hack-A-Day reader Bogdan Marinescu does a better job summarizing his project than I ever could. You can get his source code, schematics and more details by following the “read” link. This project is a ...

Structure and timing of typical microprocessors. Sample microprocessor families. Memories, UARTS, timer/counters, serial devices, and related devices. MUX and related control structures for building ...

Matrix keyboards are commonas an input device in microcontroller-based projects. A conventionalway of connecting a matrix keyboardto a microcontroller is to use multipleI/O pins of the MCU. The MCU ...

Meet the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, a tiny board designed around a microcontroller that lets you build hardware projects at scale. Raspberry Pi is once again using the RP2350, its own well-documented ...

Recently, I wanted to build a Sleepy-LED Eye as an add-on indicator for a small personal project. My idea is a near-replica of the iconic breathing pattern used for the “sleep” indicator in Apple ...

Here at Hackaday, we see microcontroller based projects in all states of completion. Sometimes it makes the most sense to design systems from the ground up, and other times when simplicity or a quick ...

Technology Editor Bill Wong talks to Brant Ivey, Application Engineer at Microchip, about low power microcontroller system design. Low power design tends to be application specific so there is a lot ...

Costing a mere $4, the Raspberry Pi Pico was launched in 2021 using the in-house RP2040 chip. Unlike most other Raspberry Pi models, the Pi Pico isn't a microcomputer, as it is classified instead as a ...

Snekboard is an open hardware development board that’s designed to let you hook up to LEGO Power Functions motors and switches so you can build robots out of LEGO and control them with CircuitPython ...

Description: In this project I did a Christmas jumper with rgb LEDs, this can also be a creative clothing project or whatever ...