Below section covers a list of simple microcontroller projects to learn and work with the concepts of various microcontrollers and architectures. These microcontroller based projects are covered with detailed explanation of working of hardware, circuit diagrams, software and codes.
Microcontrollers are widely used in various industries, electronic products, automobiles etc.. to perform computing or logical operations. With this huge importance the demand of microcontrollers in industries is prominent and hence as electronics engineers it is important for us to learn how to use them. There are a large number of semiconductor companies manufacturing a variety of microcontrollers, the most popularly ones are 8051 microcontrollers, AVR microcontrollers, PIC microcontroller, TI Microcontrollers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.
RTC or Real Time Clock is the most commonly used module in Electronics and embedded devices to keep track of time. But the problem with RTC is that the microchips in computers are not that much accurate and they can only provide the time of local device. On the other hand, using the internet to fetch the time from NTP servers is better solution for getting time as it is more…
We previously interfaced Joystick with Arduino UNO to understand how it works and controlled four LEDs on its left, right, up and down movement. In this project we will use the same Joystick as Gamepad or game controller to play any computer games which requires left, right, up and down movements. To play games which requies more control options, two or more joysticks can be…
In previous tutorial we have discussed about MQTT Protocol and installed local MQTT server on our Raspberry Pi for controlling the GPIO locally. But the drawback of local MQTT server is that we cannot control the GPIOs from anywhere in the world, it only provides services locally. But if this MQTT server is hosted on some cloud then any appliances connected to Raspberry Pi…
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are the trending topics in the industries now days and we can see their increasing involvement with the launch of every new electronics device. Almost every application of Computer science engineering is using Machine Learning for analyzing and predicting the future results. Already, there are many devices rolled in the market…
As the name suggests, color sorting is simply to sort the things according to their color. It can be easily done by seeing it but when there are too many things to be sorted and it is a repetitive task then automatic color sorting machines are very useful. These machines have color sensor to sense the color of any objects and after detecting the color servo motor grab…
In this tutorial we will interface OLED Display with NodeMCU ESP8266. NodeMCU is an open source IoT platform that includes firmware which runs on the low cost Wi-Fi enabled ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC from Espressif Systems. It has GPIO pins for connecting other peripherals and it supports serial communication using SPI, I2C and UART pins. It also has pins for ADC and PWM. We…
The popular operating system used in Raspberry Pi is Raspbian which is a linux based official OS for Raspberry Pi, using which we have build many Raspberry Pi Applications. We can easily install Linux and Windows operating systems on Raspberry Pi, but due to the lack of official support from Android, installing Android on Raspberry Pi has never been that easy. Some…
Few years back if you were to tell someone that the Geyser and bedroom lights in your home are connected to internet, they would be baffled and might even criticize it as over-engineered products. But today with the advent of IoT, Smart cities etc the idea no longer sounds strange, we have devices around us that have become smarter by being able to communicate with the…
MicroPython is a lightweight version of the Python programming language developed for programming microcontrollers, SOCs, and other embedded system devices. It was created to enable developers to leverage the “easy to learn and use” nature of python for embedded systems development. With Python now the major introductory language in most schools and with it being one of the…
Development in Arduino and Arduino IDE has always been easy and fun with their simple user interface. The Arduino IDE is open-source and free to use Development Environment with all features like write, compile and upload the code to Arduino Boards. It is based on Java and runs on major OS like Windows, OS X and Linux. But with all its simplicity and large community, it…
OTA Programming (Over the Air) is a process which allows devices to upgrade their firmware or software wirelessly without any physical access. It uses wireless technology like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS or 4G/3G rather than wired serial communication. OTA is used to reprogram the devices like microcontrollers, cellphones, computers, set-top box etc. OTA…
Biometrics has been used as a reliable authentication system for a long time now. Today there exist complex biometric systems which can identify a person by his heart beat rhythm or even by his DNA. Other feasible methods include voice recognition, Face recognition, Iris scanning and Finger print Scanning. Out of which the finger print recognition is the most widely used…
