One of the nicest amenities of interpreted programming languages is that you can test out the code that you’re developing in a shell, one line at a time, and see the results instantly. No matter how ...

The Padauk PMS150C is a terrible microcontroller. There are only six pins, there’s only one kiloword of Flash, 64 bytes of RAM, and it doesn’t do multiplication. You can only write code to this chip ...

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

AVR-Laptop squeezes multitasking, apps, games, and video playback into a homemade PC powered by an 8-bit ATmega2560 with just ...

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 ...

As home appliance and industrial motor drive systems continue to evolve, higher reliability, smaller system size, and lower costs have become key design priorities. Artery Technology has introduced an ...

Characteristics and contrasts with microprocessors. Hints on selecting and deploying microcontrollers. What might be on the horizon for microcontrollers, especially the competition between Von Neumann ...

Learn how to build a discreet smart home temperature and humidity sensor hidden inside an IKEA photo frame with a 7-year battery life.

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Realtek RTL8773J Series is the first Bluetooth 7-ready microcontroller family we've seen so far. It features a dual-core ...