[Navin] has been hard at work producing a GUI which works with different micocontrollers. The idea is to make it even easier to develop projects by simplifying the feedback and control you can get ...

The ESP8266 is a popular WiFi chip that provides a relatively transparent connection between the TX and RX pins of a microcontroller and a WiFi network. It was released a little more than a year ago, ...

Many designs contain a host of small, fixed-function devices to handle routine operations such as IO expansion, interface bridging, and keyboard sensing. But sometimes a designer would prefer a slight ...

Editor's Note: This three-part article is abstracted from Chapter 7 of the book Embedded Hardware Know It All with the kind permission of the publisher. See also Part 1. The book features a “360 ...

As the level of software integration becomes greater in embedded applications, designers are looking for ways to simplify the process. A dual-core digital signal controller offers one solution.

Microchip Technology has introduced the MPLAB PICkit Basic, an affordable and versatile in-circuit debugger designed to simplify programming and debugging for engineers, hobbyists, and students. The ...