Single Board Computers- The Arduino YUN Review

Prelude Hackers and hobbyists have used the arduino for a diverse number of projects and have made it a very popular. Its simple to use and easy to program. For people who have a slightly 'more' requirement, ARM based single boards came into the market. Initially the ARM boards were tougher to build and program …

Using Eclipse with Arduino on Windows: Uploading and Compiler Flags

Arduino IDE project used library There is a segment at http://arduino.cc/playground/Code/Eclipse about how to use the arduino IDE project library. I am basically rewriting it like I did it. Step 1: Verify that you have downloaded the Arduino-0023 In the Last tutorial we had made sure that our downloaded core and files were in place …

Using Eclipse with Arduino on Windows: Method 2

You can compile your own static library in Eclipse. The best way is to create this as a library project, and to define a build configuration for each combination of AVR CPU and clock frequency you have.Step 1: Library Build Open Eclipse and start a new C++ project. C++ Project Project Name: ArduinoCore Project Type: …

Using Eclipse with Arduino on Windows: Method 1

Arduino IDE project used library There is a segment at http://arduino.cc/playground/Code/Eclipse about how to use the arduino IDE project library. I am basically rewriting it like I did it.Step 1: Verify that you have downloaded the Arduino-0023 In the Last tutorial we had bade sure that our downloaded core and files were in place and …

Using Eclipse with Arduino on Windows: Basic Setup

First things first. At the time of this writing the arduino 1.0 release was available but since there were a lot of people including myself who were having problems with the damn thing, I decided it was best to go with the available and working. There are so many tutorials out there on how to …

DIY remote shutter release for Canon 1000D, 400D, 450D, 550D, 600D

If you have ever read a photography article or book about getting sharp pictures you would know that there is always a section about using remote shutter releases. The IR remote shutter releases are more popular online while professionals rely on using the good old cable ones. So I went online to find out what …

Adding Password Protection to Your Embedded Project

Introduction Enter Password Passwords and such small bits and pieces of information are generally stored in eeproms in digital systems. While developing such a system the general methodology is that the user is made to enter a predefined length of characters which is encrypted using an algorithm and a key. This encrypted password is then …