December 11, 2006

Top 10 Christmas Project Ideas

10. Microcontroller Christmas Music This project will allow you to create your own music using a microcontroller. “With Christmas fast drawing near, I thought it appropriate to create a project that has a festive theme and also shows what the humble PICmicro is capable of doing with a little imagination and the right tools. i.e. PROTON+ Compiler. Everyone and their reindeer has created Christmas projects in the past but most

PC Parallel Port Interfacing

David from uC Hobby shows how to use a computer parallel port instead of a microcontroller when developing new projects. The article also includes the Microsoft C# code that he uses. “Using the parallel port is often easier to work with then a microcontroller. I find that testing code on the PC can be much easier then going straight to the firmware as the developer tools for the PC platform

ColecoVision 1982 Comercial

  I remember the ColecoVision were the most coveted game consoles when they first came out. Wow have times changed… “The ColecoVision was a second generation video game console, released by Coleco in August 1982. It was marketed by CBS Electronics outside the United States. It offered arcade-like graphics and controllers, and an initial catalog of 12 titles, with 10 more promised titles on the way. All told, approximately 170