ARM Cortex-M Embedded Design from 0 to 1
Hobbyists can mash together amazing functional systems using platforms like Arduino or Raspberry Pi, but it is imperative that engineers and product designers understand the foundational knowledge of embedded design. There are very few resources available that describe the thinking, strategies, and processes to take an idea through hardware design and low-level driver development, and successfully build a complete embedded system. Many engineers end up learning the hard way, or never really learn at all.
ARM processors are essentially ubiquitous in embedded systems. Design engineers building novel devices must understand the fundamentals of these systems and be able to break down large, complicated ideas into manageable pieces. Successful product development means traversing a huge amount of documentation to understand how to accomplish what you need, then put everything together to create a robust system that will reliably operate and be maintainable for years to come.
This book is a case study in embedded design including discussion of the hardware, processor initialization, low‑level driver development, and application interface design for a product. Though we describe this through a specific application of a Cortex-M3 development board, our mission is to help the reader build foundational skills critical to being an excellent product developer. The completed development board is available to maximize the impact of this book, and the working platform that you create can then be used as a base for further development and learning.
The Embedded in Embedded program is about teaching fundamental skill sets to help engineers build a solid foundation of knowledge that can be applied in any design environment. With nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, the author communicates the critical skill development that is demanded by companies and essential to successful design. This book is as much about building a great design process, critical thinking, and even social considerations important to developers as it is about technical hardware and firmware design.
Downloads
EiE Software Archive (200 MB)
IAR ARM 8.10.1 (Recommended IDE version to use) (1.2 GB)
IAR ARM 7.20.1 (Optional IDE version to use) (600 MB)
Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can download their digital edition here.
Not a member yet? Click here.
Small Thermal Imaging CameraAn Arduino UNO-Based DIY Solution
Project Update #3: ESP32-Based Energy MeterIntegration and Testing with Home Assistant
2024: An AI OdysseyEnhancing Object Detection: Integrating Refined Techniques
Raspberry Pi Goes AINew Kit Incorporates M.2 HAT+ With AI Accelerator
Weather Station SensorsWhich One Should You Choose?
AI-Based Water Meter Reading (1)Get Your Old Meter Onto the IoT!
A GSM AlarmHarnessing GSM Technology for Remote Garage Safety
Low-Power Thread Devices Optimized and ScrutinizedLow Power … Low Effort?
From Life’s ExperienceThe Gender Gap
DIY Cloud ChamberMaking Invisible Radiation Visible
SparkFun Thing Plus MatterA Versatile Matter-Based IoT Development Board
IoT RetrofittingMaking RS-232 Devices Fit for Industry 4.0
Enabling IoT with 8-Bit MCUs
Technology Drives SustainabilityAdvances Lead to More Efficient Use of Energy in Many Applications
AWS for Arduino and Co. (1)Using AWS IoT ExpressLink in Real Life
Airflow Detector Using Arduino OnlyNo External Sensors Needed!
Water Leak DetectorConnected to Arduino Cloud
CrystalsPeculiar Parts, the Series
Universal Garden LoggerA Step Towards AI Gardening
Analog 1 kHz GeneratorSine Waves with Low Distortion
Miletus: Using Web Apps OfflineSystem and Device Access Included!
From 4G to 5GIs It Such an Easy Step?
Starting Out in Electronics……Balances Out
Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can download their digital edition here.
Not a member yet? Click here.
Knowledge for All!
Super Servo TesterTest Up to Four Servos Stand-Alone or In-System
Analog Signals and MicrocontrollersADCs, DACs, Current Measurement, and More
embedded world 2023
Sub-Nyquist Sampling in PracticeReliably Capturing Higher Frequencies Using Subsampling
Android Smartphone Here, ESP32 There?Practical Pproject Using the Android Wi-Fi API
Active 1-kHz Filter for Distortion MeasurementBetter Measurements Through Optimization of the Measurement Signal
Starting Out in Electronics......Multivibrating Cheerfully Further!
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates and Readers’ Letters
The New I3C ProtocolA Worthy Successor to I²C, or Just More Hot Air?
BlueRC: IR Remote Control with Smartphone and ESP32Adaptive and Universal
Microcontroller Documentation Explained (Part 2)Registers and Block Diagrams
Automating Test and MeasurementProgramming Test Equipment to Do What You Want
Infographics: Test and Measurement
Overvoltage Protection for Safe OperationTransient Protection for Non-Isolated DC/DC Power Modules
Wiha Measuring EquipmentReliable Electrical Testers and Meters
Automating Testing and Collaborating on Test Results
From Life’s ExperienceHigh-Level Electronics
Energy LoggerMeasuring and Recording Power Consumption
Assembling the 4tronix M.A.R.S. Rover Kit
Parking Disk with E-Paper DisplayAn Innovative Digital Replacement
eCO₂ Telegram botAir-Quality Measurement with Telegram Notification
Behind the Scenes of DIY High-End AudioElektor’s Ton Giesberts Interviewed on the Fine Art of Analog Design
HomeLab ToursWork in Progress...
RFID Tag Reading and RFID Door LockSample Projects from the Elektor Arduino Experimenting Bundle
Oscilloscope Current Probe for RFRF Current Measurements Made Easy
Not for the Faint-Hearted: Robot Arm KitWith Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython
Generative AIWho Made This Anyway?
Hexadoku
Get started with microcontroller based electronics
This Arduino-compatible bundle contains the Motherboard, Digitiser, Sensor Array and RGB Matrix. With these 4 boards you have everything you need to build a clock, score counter, timer, task reminder, thermometer, humidity display, sound meter, light meter, clap trigger, colored bar graph display, animated alarm, and much more!
The Motherboard has a built in real time clock module that keeps time even when unplugged.
The Digitiser can display 4 digits or characters and includes 2 buttons and a potentiometer to let you control what’s being displayed, or the brightness of the display.
The Sensor Array can read temperature, relative humidity, sound and light, with an SD card slot for data recording.
The RGB Matrix has 16 RGB LEDs that are controlled through shift registers, so only use 3 or 4 pins of the Motherboard.
Motherboard
The Motherboard is an Arduino-compatible microcontroller breakout board designed around the ATmega328P. The board comes in a solder-it-yourself kit with all the components you need to get started with microcontroller based electronics. All other boards connect to this.
Based on the ATmega328P
Arduino compatible
On-Board RTC (Real Time Clock)
FTDI Header for easy programming
Bluetooth Header
Terminal Block Connections
Digitiser
The Digitiser is a versatile display and input board. It let’s you visualise your data. Show your sensor information, clock digits, or even keep score for your favourite card game. The Digitiser also includes some buttons and a knob to let you take control.
4x 7-Segment Displays
Uses 595 Shift Registers
2 Switches and a Potentiometer
4 colored 'Mode' LEDs
Chainable with other 595 Boards
Terminal Block Connections
Sensor Array
As the name suggests, the Sensor Array is an array of sensors. Measure temperature and relative humidity via the DHT11, light via the light dependant resistor, and sound via the microphone and amplifier circuit. Then you can log the data using the on-board SD card slot.
DHT11 Temp & Humidity Sensor
Microphone and Amplifier Circuit
Light Dependent Resistor
MicroSD Slot for Saving Data
Logic Level Converter Circuit
Terminal Block Connections
RGB Matrix
Add color to your project by controlling 16 red, 16 green and 16 blue LEDs with just 3 pins of your microcontroller. The RGB Matrix uses shift registers, a matrix and switching transistors, so there’s plenty to learn and explore.
4x4 (16) RGB LEDs
Uses 595 Shift Registers
Chainable with other 595 Boards
Transistor Switches
Terminal Block Connections
Downloads (Manuals)
Motherboard
Digitiser
Sensor Array
RGB Matrix
Cleaning nozzle drill kit small box containing 10 carbide PCB drills 0.8 mm all with 4 mm shaft.
Ideal for drilling small precision holes in pcb's, plastic or soft metal.
Raspberry Pi 5 provides two four-lane MIPI connectors, each of which can support either a camera or a display. These connectors use the same 22-way, 0.5 mm-pitch “mini” FPC format as the Compute Module Development Kit, and require adapter cables to connect to the 15-way, 1 mm-pitch “standard” format connectors on current Raspbery Pi camera and display products.These mini-to-standard adapter cables for cameras and displays (note that a camera cable should not be used with a display, and vice versa) are available in 200 mm, 300 mm and 500 mm lengths.
The Pico-10DOF-IMU is an IMU sensor expansion module specialized for Raspberry Pi Pico. It incorporates sensors including gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, baroceptor, and uses I²C bus for communication. Combined with the Raspberry Pi Pico, it can be used to collect environment sensing data like temperature and barometric pressure, or to easily DIY a robot that detects motion gesture and orientation. Features Standard Raspberry Pi Pico header, supports Raspberry Pi Pico series Onboard ICM20948 (3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and 3-axis magnetometer) for detecting motion gesture, orientation, and magnetic field Onboard LPS22HB barometric pressure sensor, for sensing the atmospheric pressure of the environment Comes with development resources and manual (Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ and MicroPython examples) Specifications Operating voltage 5 V Accelerometer Resolution: 16-bitMeasuring range (configurable): ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16gOperating current: 68.9uA Gyroscope Resolution: 16-bitMeasuring range (configurable): ±250, ±500, ±1000, ±2000°/secOperating current: 1.23mA Magnetometer Resolution: 16-bitMeasuring range: ±4900µTOperating current: 90uA Baroceptor Measuring range: 260 ~ 1260hPaMeasuring accuracy (ordinary temperature): ±0.025hPaMeasuring speed: 1Hz - 75Hz
This JOY-iT microcontroller board opens the world of programming to you and offers you the same computing power as the Mega 2560, but with a smaller foot-print. It also has many more connectors than comparable boards (Arduino Uno). It is powered by the Arduino IDE and power can be supplied either via the USB port or the VIN pins. This allows you to use it safely with many other devices, e.g. desktop PC. Therefore the Mega 2560 Pro is highly integrable.
Features
Microcontroller
ATmega2560 - 16AU
Storage
Flash 256 KB, SRAM 8 KB, EEPRom 4 KB
Amount of Pins:Digital I/OPWM OutputAnalog Input
541516
Compatible with
Arduino, Desktop PCs, etc.
Special features
USB Port or Power Pins for power supply
Interface converter
Micro USB to USB UART
Size
55 x 38 mm
Items delivered
JOY-iT Mega 2560 Pro with Pins
Further Specifications
Input Voltage
7 - 9 Volt on Vin, 5 Volt on mUSB
Logic level
5 Volt
Output current
800 mA
Voltage regulator
LDO (for up to 12 V peak)
Frequency
16 MHz (12 MHz are possible for data exchange)
Downloads
Manual
The Elektor Arduino Nano MCCAB Training Board contains all the components (incl. Arduino Nano) required for the exercises in the "Microcontrollers Hands-on Course for Arduino Starters", such as light-emitting diodes, switches, pushbuttons, acoustic signal transmitters, etc. External sensors, motors or assemblies can also be queried or controlled with this microcontroller training system.
Specifications (Arduino Nano MCCAB Training Board)
Power Supply
Via the USB connection of the connected PC or an external power supply unit (not included)
Operating Voltage
+5 Vcc
Input Voltage
All inputs
0 V to +5 V
VX1 and VX2
+8 V to +12 V (only when using an external power supply)
Hardware periphery
LCD
2x16 characters
Potentiometer P1 & P2
JP3: selection of operating voltage of P1 & P2
Distributor
SV4: Distributor for the operating voltagesSV5, SV6: Distributor for the inputs/outputs of the microcontroller
Switches and buttons
RESET button on the Arduino Nano module 6x pushbutton switches K1 ... K6 6x slide switches S1 ... S6 JP2: Connection of the switches with the inputs of the microcontroller
Buzzer
Piezo buzzer Buzzer1 with jumper on JP6
Indicator lights
11 x LED: Status indicator for the inputs/outputs LED L on the Arduino Nano module, connected to GPIO D13 JP6: Connection of LEDs LD10 ... LD20 with GPIOs D2 ... D12
Serial interfacesSPI & I²C
JP4: Selection of the signal at pin X of the SPI connector SV12 SV9 to SV12: SPI interface (3.3 V/5 V) or I²C interface
Switching output for external devices
SV1, SV7: Switching output (maximum +24 V/160 mA, externally supplied) SV2: 2x13 pins for connection of external modules
3x3 LED matrix(9 red LEDs)
SV3: Columns of the 3x3 LED matrix (outputs D6 ... D8) JP1: Connection of the rows with the GPIOs D3 ... D5
Software
Library MCCABLib
Control of hardware components (switches, buttons, LEDs, 3x3 LED matrix, buzzer) on the MCCAB Training Board
Operating Temperature
Up to +40 °C
Dimensions
100 x 100 x 20 mm
Specifications (Arduino Nano)
Microcontroller
ATmega328P
Architecture
AVR
Operating Voltage
5 V
Flash Memory
32 KB, of which 2 KB used by bootloader
SRAM
2 KB
Clock Speed
16 MHz
Analog IN Pins
8
EEPROM
1 KB
DC Current per I/O Pins
40 mA on one I/O pin, total maximum 200 mA on all pins together
Input Voltage
7-12 V
Digital I/O Pins
22 (6 of which are PWM)
PWM Output
6
Power Consumption
19 mA
Dimensions
18 x 45 mm
Weight
7 g
Included
1x Elektor Arduino Nano Training Board MCCAB
1x Arduino Nano
From Theory to Practical Applications in Wireless Energy Transfer and Harvesting
Wireless power transmission has gained significant global interest, particularly with the rise of electric vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s a technology that allows the transfer of electricity without physical connections, offering solutions for everything from powering small devices over short distances to long-range energy transmission for more complex systems.
Wireless Power Design provides a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and practical insights, helping you explore the potential of wireless energy transfer and harvesting technologies. The book presents a series of hands-on projects that cover various aspects of wireless power systems, each accompanied by detailed explanations and parameter listings.
The following five projects guide you through key areas of wireless power:
Project 1: Wireless Powering of Advanced IoT Devices
Project 2: Wireless Powered Devices on the Frontline – The Future and Challenges
Project 3: Wireless Powering of Devices Using Inductive Technology
Project 4: Wireless Power Transmission for IoT Devices
Project 5: Charging Robot Crawler Inside the Pipeline
These projects explore different aspects of wireless power, from inductive charging to wireless energy transmission, offering practical solutions for real-world applications. The book includes projects that use simulation tools like CST Microwave Studio and Keysight ADS for design and analysis, with a focus on practical design considerations and real-world implementation techniques.
Technology is constantly changing. New microcontrollers become available every year and old ones become redundant. The one thing that has stayed the same is the C programming language used to program these microcontrollers. If you would like to learn this standard language to program microcontrollers, then this book is for you!
ARM microcontrollers are available from a large number of manufacturers. They are 32-bit microcontrollers and usually contain a decent amount of memory and a large number of on-chip peripherals. Although this book concentrates on ARM microcontrollers from Atmel, the C programming language applies equally to other manufacturer’s ARMs as well as other microcontrollers.
Features of this book
Use only free or open source software.
Learn how to download, set up and use free C programming tools.
Start learning the C language to write simple PC programs before tackling embedded programming - no need to buy an embedded system right away!
Start learning to program from the very first chapter with simple programs and slowly build from there.
No programming experience is necessary!
Learn by doing - type and run the example programs and exercises.
Sample programs and exercises can be downloaded from the Internet.
A fun way to learn the C programming language.
Ideal for electronic hobbyists, students and engineers wanting to learn the C programming language in an embedded environment on ARM microcontrollers.
Third, extended and revised edition with AVR Playground and Elektor Uno R4
Arduino boards have become hugely successful. They are simple to use and inexpensive. This book will not only familiarize you with the world of Arduino but it will also teach you how to program microcontrollers in general. In this book theory is put into practice on an Arduino board using the Arduino programming environment.
Some hardware is developed too: a multi-purpose shield to build some of the experiments from the first 10 chapters on; the AVR Playground, a real Arduino-based microcontroller development board for comfortable application development, and the Elektor Uno R4, an Arduino Uno R3 on steroids.
The author, an Elektor Expert, provides the reader with the basic theoretical knowledge necessary to program any microcontroller: inputs and outputs (analog and digital), interrupts, communication busses (RS-232, SPI, I²C, 1-wire, SMBus, etc.), timers, and much more. The programs and sketches presented in the book show how to use various common electronic components: matrix keyboards, displays (LED, alphanumeric and graphic color LCD), motors, sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity, sound, light, and infrared), rotary encoders, piezo buzzers, pushbuttons, relays, etc. This book will be your first book about microcontrollers with a happy ending!
This book is for you if you are a beginner in microcontrollers, an Arduino user (hobbyist, tinkerer, artist, etc.) wishing to deepen your knowledge,an Electronics Graduate under Undergraduate student or a teacher looking for ideas.
Thanks to Arduino the implementation of the presented concepts is simple and fun. Some of the proposed projects are very original:
Money Game
Misophone (a musical fork)
Car GPS Scrambler
Weather Station
DCF77 Decoder
Illegal Time Transmitter
Infrared Remote Manipulator
Annoying Sound Generator
Italian Horn Alarm
Overheating Detector
PID Controller
Data Logger
SVG File Oscilloscope
6-Channel Voltmeter
All projects and code examples in this book have been tried and tested on an Arduino Uno board. They should also work with the Arduino Mega and every other compatible board that exposes the Arduino shield extension connectors.
Datasheets Active Components Used (.PDF file):
ATmega328 (Arduino Uno)
ATmega2560 (Arduino Mega 2560)
BC547 (bipolar transistor, chapters 7, 8, 9)
BD139 (bipolar power transistor, chapter 10)
BS170 (N-MOS transistor, chapter 8)
DCF77 (receiver module, chapter 9)
DS18B20 (temperature sensor, chapter 10)
DS18S20 (temperature sensor, chapter 10)
HP03S (pressure sensor, chapter 8)
IRF630 (N-MOS power transistor, chapter 7)
IRF9630 (P-MOS power transistor, chapter 7)
LMC6464 (quad op-amp, chapter 7)
MLX90614 (infrared sensor, chapter 10)
SHT11 (humidity sensor, chapter 8)
TS922 (dual op-amp, chapter 9)
TSOP34836 (infrared receiver, chapter 9)
TSOP1736 (infrared receiver, chapter 9)
MPX4115 (analogue pressure sensor, chapter 11)
MCCOG21605B6W-SPTLYI (I²C LCD, chapter 12)
SST25VF016B (SPI EEPROM, chapter 13)
About the author:
Clemens Valens, born in the Netherlands, lives in France since 1997. Manager at Elektor Labs and Webmaster of ElektorLabs, in love with electronics, he develops microcontroller systems for fun, and sometimes for his employer too. Polyglot—he is fluent in C, C++, PASCAL, BASIC and several assembler dialects—Clemens spends most of his time on his computer while his wife, their two children and two cats try to attract his attention (only the cats succeed). Visit the author’s website: www.polyvalens.com.
Authentic testimony of Hervé M., one of the first readers of the book:'I almost cried with joy when this book made me understand things in only three sentences that seemed previously completely impenetrable.'
The PC has long-time outgrown its function as a pure computer and has become an all-purpose machine. This book is targeted towards those people that want to control existing or self-built hardware from their computer.
Using Visual Basic as Rapid Application Development tool we will take you on a journey to unlock the world beyond the connectors of the PC.
After familiarising yourself with Visual Basic, its development environment and the toolset it offers, items such as serial communications, printer ports, bit-banging, protocol emulation, ISA, USB and Ethernet interfacing and the remote control of test-equipment over the GPIB bus, are covered in extent. Each topic is accompanied by clear, ready to run code, and where necessary, schematics are provided that will get your projects up to speed in no time.
This book will show you advanced things like: using tools like Debug to find hardware addresses, setting up remote communication using TCP/IP and UDP sockets and even writing your own internet servers. Or how about connecting your own block of hardware over USB or Ethernet and controlling it from Visual Basic. Other things like internet-program communication, DDE and the new graphics interface of Windows XP are covered as well.
All examples are ready to compile using Visual Basic 5.0, 6.0, NET or 2005. Extensive coverage is given on the differences between what could be called Visual Basic Classic and Visual basic .NET / 2005.
Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can download their digital edition here.
Not a member yet? Click here.
electronica fast forward 2022 Start- & Scale-Up AwardsPreparations Speeding Up!
Bluetooth Low Energy with ESP32-C3 and ESP32You Don’t Always Need to Choose Wi-Fi!
Bluetooth Low Energy SnifferHacking a makerdiary nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle
Magic RGB LED CubeHardware Design Around an RP2040
Auto On/Off for Solder Paste Compressor
Elektor Video ContentLivestreams, Webinars, and Courses for Engineers and Pro Makers
Bicycle ElectrificationHands-On with an E-Bike Retrofit Kit
Starting Out in ElectronicsMultiplying Voltages
From Life’s ExperienceSidelines
Teensy 4.0Why Is This Board So Fast?
Audio Power Amplifier Simulation with TINAThe Try-Before-You-Build Approach
Develop and Operate Your LoRaWAN IoT NodesSample Chapter: Dragino LHT65, LDS01, and LDS02 LoRaWAN Modules
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates and Readers’ Letters
5G Just for MeGaining Complete Control of 5G Deployments with Private Cellular Networks
Infographics 7-8/2022
How Does My Device Learn to Transmit?Applications with Wi-Fi Interfaces
Smartphones are the Heart of the IoT
Audio Spectrum Analyzer with DekatronsA New Way to Use Vintage Tubes
Sending Data to TelegramGet It Done with an ESP32 and a Few Parts
A Fliege Notch Filter for Audio MeasurementsMake Better Measurements with a Notch Filter
CO2 Meter TeardownIs It Hackable for Your Projects?
PUT-ting It All TogetherThe Programmable Unijunction Transistor Explained
Round Touchscreen for Raspberry PiHyperPixel 2.1 Round from Pimoroni
Remote Sensing with Connection Loss DetectionUsing nRF24L01+ Modules
Digital FM Receiver with Arduino and TEA5767Stayed Tuned with an Arduino Nano
Changing an OLED Interface from SPI to I²C
HomeLab ToursA Hobby Does Not Retire
A Decade of Ethics in ElectronicsTessel Renzenbrink Reflects on the Digital Society and More
HexadokuThe Original Elektorized Sudoku
The Raspberry Pi 500 (based on the Raspberry Pi 5) features a quad-core 64-bit Arm processor, RP1 I/O controller, 8 GB RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, 4K video playback, and a 40-pin GPIO header. It's a powerful, compact all-in-one computer built into a portable keyboard.
The built-in aluminum heatsink provides improved thermal performance, allowing the Raspberry Pi 500 to run quickly and smoothly even under heavy load.
Specifications
SoC
Broadcom BCM2712
CPU
ARM Cortex-A76 (ARM v8) 64-bit
Clock rate
4x 2.4 GHz
GPU
VideoCore VII (800 MHz)
RAM
8 GB LPDDR4X (4267 MHz)
WiFi
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet (with PoE+ support)
USB
2x USB-A 3.0 (5 GBit/s)1x USB-A 2.01x USB-C (for power supply)
PCI Express
1x PCIe 2.0
GPIO
Standard 40-pin GPIO header
Video
2x micro-HDMI ports (4K60)
Multimedia
H.265 (4K60 decode)OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2
SD card
microSD
Power supply
5 V DC (via USB-C)
Keyboard layout
US (QWERTY)
Dimensions
286 x 122 x 23 mm
Downloads
Datasheet
SwiftIO offers a full Swift compiler and framework environment that runs on the microcontroller. The SwiftIO board is a compact electronic circuit board that runs Swift on the bare metal, giving you a system that can be used to control all kinds of electronic projects.
Features
NXP i.MX RT1052 Crossover Processor with ARM Cortex-M7 core @ 600 MHz
8 MB SPI Flash, 32 MB SDRAM
On-board DAPLink debugger
On-board USB to UART for serial communication
On-board RGB LED
On-board SD socket
46x GPIO, 12x ADC, 14x PWM, 4x UART, 2x I²C, 2x SPI etc.
Many additional advanced features to meet the needs of advanced users
Zephyr RTOS support
MadMachine IDE is the premier integrated development environment for SwiftIO, which makes it easy to write Swift code and download it to the board.
The GTMEDIA V8 Finder2 is a handheld satellite meter that supports DVB-S/S2 and MPEG-2/4 H.264 (8-bit) standards. Designed for convenience, it boasts a compact size, lightweight build, user-friendly interface, extended battery life, and a comprehensive set of features.
This meter provides all the essential functions needed for efficient installation and verification of digital satellite TV services, whether for individual residences or multi-dwelling units.
Specifications
Frequency Range
950-2150 MHz
DC IN
13 V/18 V (max 350 mA)
Display
3.5" HD TFT LCD Screen (320 x 240)
Standard
DVB-S/S2/S2X
Battery
Built-in 7.4 V/4000 mAh Lithium battery
Dimensions
95 x 155 x 45 mm
Weight
450 g
Included
GTmedia V8 Finder 2
USB cable
Manual
Raspberry Pi 5 provides two four-lane MIPI connectors, each of which can support either a camera or a display. These connectors use the same 22-way, 0.5 mm-pitch “mini” FPC format as the Compute Module Development Kit, and require adapter cables to connect to the 15-way, 1 mm-pitch “standard” format connectors on current Raspbery Pi camera and display products.These mini-to-standard adapter cables for cameras and displays (note that a camera cable should not be used with a display, and vice versa) are available in 200 mm, 300 mm and 500 mm lengths.
40+ Projects using Arduino, Raspberry Pi and ESP32
This book is about developing projects using the sensor-modules with Arduino Uno, Raspberry Pi and ESP32 microcontroller development systems. More than 40 different sensors types are used in various projects in the book. The book explains in simple terms and with tested and fully working example projects, how to use the sensors in your project. The projects provided in the book include the following:
Changing LED brightness
RGB LEDs
Creating rainbow colours
Magic wand
Silent door alarm
Dark sensor with relay
Secret key
Magic light cup
Decoding commercial IR handsets
Controlling TV channels with IT sensors
Target shooting detector
Shock time duration measurement
Ultrasonic reverse parking
Toggle lights by clapping hands
Playing melody
Measuring magnetic field strength
Joystick musical instrument
Line tracking
Displaying temperature
Temperature ON/OFF control
Mobile phone-based Wi-Fi projects
Mobile phone-based Bluetooth projects
Sending data to the Cloud
The projects have been organized with increasing levels of difficulty. Readers are encouraged to tackle the projects in the order given. A specially prepared sensor kit is available from Elektor. With the help of this hardware, it should be easy and fun to build the projects in this book.
STmicroelectronics’ wireless IoT & wearable sensor development kit ‘SensorTile.box’ is a portable multi-sensor circuit board housed in a plastic box and developed by STMicroelectronics. It is equipped with a high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 processor with DSP and FPU, and various sensor modules, such as accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor, microphone, and so on. SensorTile.box is ready to use with wireless IoT and Bluetooth connectivity that can easily be used with an iOS or Android compatible smartphone, regardless of the level of expertise of the users. SensorTile.box is shipped with a long-life battery and all the user has to do is connect the battery to the circuit to start using the box. The SensorTile.box can be operated in three modes: Basic mode, Expert mode, and Pro mode. Basic mode is the easiest way of using the box since it is pre-loaded with demo apps and all the user has to do is choose the required apps and display or plot the measured data on a smartphone using an app called STE BLE Sensor. In Expert mode users can develop simple apps using a graphical wizard provided with the STE BLE Sensor. Pro mode is the most complex mode allowing users to develop programs and upload them to the SensorTile.box. This book is an introduction to the SensorTile.box and includes the following: Brief specifications of the SensorTile.box; description of how to install the STE BLE Sensor app on an iOS or Android compatible smartphone required to communicate with the box. Operation of the SensorTile.box in Basic mode is described in detail by going through all of the pre-loaded demo apps, explaining how to run these apps through a smartphone. An introduction to the Expert mode with many example apps developed and explained in detail enabling users to develop their own apps in this mode. Again, the STE BLE Sensor app is used on the smartphone to communicate with the SensorTile.box and to run the developed apps. The book then describes in detail how to upload the sensor data to the cloud. This is an important topic since it allows the sensor measurements to be accessed from anywhere with an Internet connection, at any time. Finally, Pro mode is described in detail where more experienced people can use the SensorTile.box to develop, debug, and test their own apps using the STM32 open development environment (STM32 ODE). The Chapter explains how to upload the developed firmware to the SensorTile.box using several methods. Additionally, the installation and use of the Unicleo-GUI package is described with reference to the SensorTile.box. This PC software package enables all of the SensorTile.box sensor measurements to be displayed or plotted in real time on the PC.
Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can download their digital edition here.
Not a member yet? Click here.
Cloc 2.0The Alarm Clock You've Always Wanted
RP2040 PIO in PracticeExperiments Using the RP2040’s Programmable I/O
Poor Man's ChipTweakerWe Have (Low-Budget) Ways of Making You Talk
USB True Random Number GeneratorTwo PICs for the Price of One AVR
Pimp My MicSelf-Designed Level Booster
FFT with a MaixduinoFrequency spectrum display
From Life’s ExperienceDesign Logic (or Non-Logic)
UCN5804 Stepper Motor DriverPeculiar Parts, the Series
Circuit Simulation With Micro-CapFirst Steps in a Complicated World
PAUL Award 2022Young Technical Talents and Their Creative Solutions
My First Software-Defined RadioBuilt in Less Than 15 Minutes
Microcontroller Documentation Explained (Part 1)Datasheet structure
What’s Next for AI and Embedded Systems?Tools, Platforms, and Writer Replacements
Digitizing Vertical Farming
Infographics: Embedded and AI Today and Tomorrow
An Introduction to TinyML
JetCarrier96A Versatile NVIDIA Jetson Development System
Case Study: Taking EV Charging Global with a Universal RFID Solution
High-Performance in Every ClassComputer-on-Module Standards
Starting Out in ElectronicsLet’s Get Active!
I²C Communication Using Node.js and a Raspberry PiSee Your Sensor Data in a Browser
Video Output with Microcontrollers (2)VGA and DVI Output
The Metronom Real-Time Operating SystemAn RTOS for AVR Processors
DVI on the RP2040An Interview with Luke Wren, Chip Developer at Raspberry Pi
Display HAT MiniShow the Weather Forecast on Raspberry Pi!
WEEF 2022 Awards: Celebrate the Good
Hexadoku
Features
Nordic nRF52840 Bluetooth LE processor – 1 MB of Flash, 256KB RAM, 64 MHz Cortex M4 processor
1.3″ 240×240 Color IPS TFT display for high-resolution text and graphics
Power it from any 3-6V battery source (internal regulator and protection diodes)
Two A / B user buttons and one reset button
ST Micro series 9-DoF motion – LSM6DS33 Accel/Gyro + LIS3MDL magnetometer
APDS9960 Proximity, Light, Color, and Gesture Sensor
PDM Microphone sound sensor
SHT Humidity
BMP280 temperature and barometric pressure/altitude
RGB NeoPixel indicator LED
2 MB internal flash storage for datalogging, images, fonts or CircuitPython code
Buzzer/speaker for playing tones and beeps
Two bright white LEDs in front for illumination / color sensing
Qwiic / STEMMA QT connector for adding more sensors, motor controllers, or displays over I²C. You can plug in GROVE I²C sensors by using an adapter cable.
Programmable with Arduino IDE or CircuitPython
This display correspond to the Nokia 5110 norm which makes it perfectly to display data or graphs of measured values on a microcontroller or a single-board computer. Additionally, the display is compatible to all Raspberry Pi, Arduino, CubieBoard, Banana Pi and microcontroller without additional effort. Specifications Chipset Philips PCD8544 Interface SPI Resolution 84 x 48 Pixels Power supply 2.7-3.3 V Special features Backlight Compatible to Raspberry Pi, Arduino, CubieBoard, Banana Pi and microcontroller Dimensions 45 x 45 x 14 mm Weight 14 g
Celebrating the Arduino Uno with a miniaturized limited edition
The world's favorite development board has gone mini. Everything in this version of the Arduino Uno is unique. Black and gold, finishing, elegant design and packaging, all delivered to the highest standard. A little jewel to celebrate the Arduino community and what we’ve been doing together for all these years.
Each item is unique and numbered on the PCB, and includes a hand-signed letter from the founders. It’s a limited edition, so get while it’s in stock!
For serious Arduino Uno lovers
Arduino Uno Mini Limited Edition is a collector’s item for serious Arduino Lovers: hobbyists, students, makers, reimaginers, dreamers, hopers, fans, engineers, designers, questioners, cake-makers, problem-solvers, puzzlers, gamers, debaters, developers, entrepreneurs, architects, future-shapers, musicians, scientists... 10 million projects based on (official) Uno boards that have contributed to this incredible story.
Specifications
The Arduino Uno Mini Limited Edition is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P. It has 14 digital inputs/outputs (six of which can be used as PWM outputs), six analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB-C connector, and a reset button. Contains everything needed to support the microcontroller. Simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable, use a power adapter, or connect a battery to get started.
Microcontroller
ATmega328P
USB connector
USB-C
Built-in LED Pins
13
Digital I/O Pins
14
Analog Input Pins
6
PWM Pins
6
UART
Yes
I²C
Yes
SPI
Yes
Circuit operating voltage
5 V
Input Voltage (limit)
6-12 V
Battery connector
None
DC current per I/O Pin
20 mA
DC current for 3.3 V Pin
50 mA
Main processor
ATmega328P (16 MHz)
USB-serial processor
ATmega16U2 (16 MHz)
Memory ATmega328P
2 KB SRAM, 32 KB Flash, 1 KB EEPROM
Weight
8.05 g
Dimensions
26.70 x 34.20 mm
Downloads
Datasheet