Hackaday

Inside SKALA: How Chornobyl’s Reactor Was Actually Controlled

Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.
Hackaday

Atmel TPI

Novel programming interfaces for MCUs might catch us by surprise, but then we inevitably get up to speed with the changes required. Today’s bastion is HVTPI – a “12V reset” addition to the TPI we’ve ...
CNX Software

PocketBeagle 2 SBC gets industrial version with 1GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash

The PocketBeagle 2 Industrial is an update to the PocketBeagle 2 Rev A1 SBC featuring 1GB DDR4 RAM, a 64GB eMMC flash, and industrial temperature range ...
GitHub

A programmer for the AVR architecture microcontroller, specifically the ATTiny84A by Microchip, for the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Turns the Raspberry Pi Pico into an AVR programmer via SPI programming mode. Instructions are streamed using the serial port to the Raspberry Pi Pico via USB which handles the rest. Verifies flashed ...
GitHub

LCD Interfacing With ATmega32

This project demonstrates how to interface a 16x2 character LCD with an ATmega32 microcontroller. When the project runs, the LCD displays the "Hello, World!" string. NOTE: you can install another ...
IEEE

Analyzing the Performance and Practicality of C, Rust, Python, and Lua Programming Languages for Developing Microcontroller Applications

Abstract: Modern embedded systems are evolving quickly, demanding innovative approaches to software development across various domains. Selecting the right programming language is crucial for ...