Tag Archives: AVR
ICSP to Breadboard Adaptor
Frustrated by having to poke jumper wires into the socket of my AVR ISP MkII every time I wanted to program a breadboarded AVR, I quickly built an adaptor from strip board. It consists of a 6-pin shrouded header plug … Continue reading
ICSP Test Rig
On a whim, I bought a Maplin project to build. I needed an audio signal generator for something I’m planning and the £15.99 Function Generator Kit seemed to fit the bill. I have a very local Maplin shop where the … Continue reading
Last of the line?
Having now designed and proved the minDUINO v1.6 board, I’m intending to mount one on a box with a breadboard for rapid prototyping. However, it struck me that it wouldn’t be too difficult to add either a daughter board that … Continue reading
minDUINO gets a logo
One of the other strings to my bow is Graphic Design. I’m self taught and have been dipping in and out of the graphic water for many years. I have designed lots of logos for various entities in the past … Continue reading
v1.5 Arrival
I thought I’d post a quick update. The minDUINO v1.5 boards have arrived. They look great in red. Another excellent job by Hackvana.com The minDUINO v1.6 boards that can accommodate a ZIF Socket are also on the way. Stay tuned … Continue reading
minDUINO v1.6 Sneak-Peek
I’m getting ahead of myself here but I thought I’d post a quick preview of the minDUINO v1.6 board. The main target here was to accommodate a 28-pin ZIF socket for programming purposes. The 3M ZIF Sockets have a rather … Continue reading
minDuino v1.4 is live
I’m pleased to announce that I have received the minDUINO boards from Hackvana, built and tested one and all is well! You can download all the design files from the tab marked minDUINO v1.4 above. I will be adding directions … Continue reading
Been a while…
OK So, I’ve not posted on this site for a [VERY LONG] time but I hadn’t forgotten it. I’ve been involved in numerous projects that have kept me away from straight AVR projects. Not least ProjectHAB, my other website devoted … Continue reading
Starting Out
I’m not sure what others would say but sometimes, I just get the urge to make something. I’ve been interested in Electronics since I was a young boy. My father taught me to solder at the age of seven (with … Continue reading
First Post – Hi
This is my attempt to document the learning process and construction of a Transistor Tester based on an Atmel AVR chip and designed by Markus Frejek. There are many variations of this project online but I wanted to show how … Continue reading