Author Archives: e8johan

DIY Lab Power Supply

Posted on August 15, 2011 by e8johan

The digital hobbyist usually relies on a few supply voltages. If 3.3, 5 and 12 Volts sounds good enough for you (perhaps the 1.7, 7 and 8.7 are needed too), the you can convert an old PC power supply to … Continue reading →

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Enabling Comments

Posted on August 11, 2011 by e8johan

During the under construction time, this site had comments disabled. These should now have been reenabled. We are sorry that this feature has been disabled the last two weeks. We value your input!

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FreeRTOS – tasks

Posted on August 10, 2011 by e8johan

Coming from a bare metal embedded system, the tasks of FreeRTOS may seem intimidating. In this article, we will look at how to setup a pair of threads and have them cooperate.

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Homebrew 8-bit Computer

Posted on August 8, 2011 by e8johan

In this YouTube clip, the DUO ADEPT is presented. It is a homebrew 8-bit computer created from around 100 chips. A whole bunch of breadboards and a small fortune in wire also went into the build. The whole project is … Continue reading →

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FreeRTOS

Posted on August 3, 2011 by e8johan

FreeRTOS is a free, as in liberty, real-time operating system for embedded systems. This means that you can have tasks, mutexes and timers for your PIC32/24, AVR32 or Cortex M3. In fact, there is official support for 27 architectures, and … Continue reading →

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PIC vs AVR

Posted on August 1, 2011 by e8johan

Most of our readers are familiar with either Microchip’s PIC processors or Atmel’s AVR’s. Lady Ada knows both and has narrated the epic battle PIC vs AVR. Features such as packaging, price, development tools and languages, boards and communities come … Continue reading →

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Filling the Pipeline

Posted on July 4, 2011 by e8johan

The update of DigitalFanatics has been “under construction” for quite a while now. This is not bad news, we’re filling the pipe with some great contents. But first, let me give you some background. DigitalFanatics was started years back when … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on June 1, 2011 by e8johan

We’re working hard on bringing you the best electronics and embedded software news, guides and tips!

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