At first glance, using a microcontroller for a simple fancy light project is overkill. However, the existing design can be modified later without additional hardware. Often a few extra code lines will ...

The Raspberry Pi 5 is a fantastic little computing machine. However, no matter how powerful the Raspberry Pi 5’s CPU may be, the Raspberry Pi 5 would be a useless lump of silicon and FR4 without a ...

What Else Can You Use PWM For? PWM lines are incredibly versatile and it is always worth asking the question "could I use PWM?" when you are considering almost any problem. The LED example shows how ...

I am supposed to be on other duties this week, but cannot resist pointing you in the direction of the new Raspberry Pi in-house MCU, the RP2040. Much as I want to write chapter and verse about the ...