AVR ATmega MCP4728 DAC library:
The MCP4728 device is a quad channel, 12bit voltage output DAC. It also has EEPROM embedded. The DAC is driven using the I2C interface.
This library implements an ATmega driver for this IC.
More details on Davide Gironi’s blog.
Check out the video after the break.
Johnson Davies built a tiny thermocouple thermometer based on an ATtiny85 measuring boiling water:
This project describes a thermocouple thermometer, capable of measuring temperatures up to +1350°C, using just an ATtiny85 and an OLED display.
More details on Technoblogy.
A HX711 load cell library for AVR ATmega:
HX711 is a precision 24bit ADC IC designed for weigh scales and industrial control applications to interface directly with a bridge sensor.
A load cell is a transducer that is used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly proportional to the force being measured.
The library you can find here is usefull to implement a weigh scale using the HX711.
More details on Davide Gironi’s blog.
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Vinod made a Qi wireless power receiver using Attiny13, that is available on GitHub:
I have only two aims while trying this. The receiver should get powered by the transmitter continuously. I should be able to control the power received by adjusting the error packets, in my case I am trying to keep received voltage always 10v.
There are lot more but I am only interested in this two features for now, so I will not be following the complete Qi specs described on the WPC documents, by the way, it worked for me without any issue. This is purely experimental.
See the full post on his blog.
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Dilshan Jayakody published a new build:
The main objective of this project is to design a maintenance free and low-cost light which automatically turns on and off at the predetermined time of the day.
To meet the above requirement I designed this controller using ATmega8 MCU and DS1307 RTC. The driver stage of this light controller is intended to work with commonly available 7W LED modules.
More details on his blog.
Łukasz Podkalicki shared a how-to on building a Class D amplifier on ATtiny13:
I always wonder whether it is possible to make an amplifier of class D on ATtiny13 or not. Some time ago I found George Gardner’s project based on ATtiny85 – TinyD. It was a sign to start challenging it with ATtiny13. It took me a few hours but finally I made it! The code is very short and useses a lot of hardware settings which has been explained line-by-line in the comments. The project runs on ATtiny13 with maximum internal clock source (9.6MHz). It gave me posibility to use maximum of hardware PWM frequency (Fast PWM mode).
See the full post on his blog.
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Nerd Ralph published a new build:
Although I’ve been working with AVR MCUs for a number of years now, I had never made a high voltage programmer. I’ve seen some HVSP fuse resetter projects I liked, but I don’t have a tiny2313. I think I was also hesitant to hook up 12V to an AVR, since I had fried my first ATMega328 Pro Mini by accidentally connecting a 12V source to VCC. However, if you want to be an expert AVR hacker, you’ll have to tackle high-voltage programming. Harking back to my Piggy-Prog project, I realized I could do something similar for a fuse resetter, which would simplify the wiring and reduce the parts count.
See the full post on his blog here. Code is available at Github.
Facelesstech published a new build:
So you are using a bare attiny85 in your next project but don’t have room for the programming header, What do you do? I came up with the idea of using pogo pins layed out on A PCB so that they will sit on top of the Attiny85 legs. I used standard male jumps at each end of the chip to help line it up.
More details on Facelesstech homepage. Project files are available at Github.
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Attiny wearable project from Facelesstech:
It’s a foundation for a wearable platform. It’s a Nato watch strap threaded through a PCB with a coin cell battery holder between the PCB and the strap. I’m using a Attiny85 this time around but could be used for most chips/dev boards. This is a proof of concept to iron out any problems I’ve overlooked.
Project info at Facelesstech’s blog and the GitHub repository here.
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Davide Gironi posted an update on Xively logger project we covered previously:
This embedded platform is a modular and configurable ThingSpeak data logger, built on an ATmega328 micro, usefull to send datapoints to your ThingSpeak feed.
This project is an update to the Xively logger presented here
See the full post on his blog here.
