| USB RGB LED VU Meter
| A project to create a USB driven RGB LED VU meter demonstrating communicating audio information to USB devices as well as a new TLC5940 library for the PIC18F
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| Rotary Encoder Demonstration
| This article shows a demonstration of using rotary encoders with a feedback display on the PIC18F2550 Microcontroller.
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| USB Performance Monitor
| A project to create a USB driven performance meter which shows the computer's current performance levels on 2 analogue meters and a RGB LED for hard drive activity.
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| Controlling LED brightness using PWM
| A tutorial on controlling LED brightness and fading using PWM
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| Open Source Framework for USB Generic HID devices based on the PIC18F and Windows
| Open Source Framework for USB Generic HID devices based on the PIC18F and Windows including reference applications, a generic HID communication class library in C#, reference hardware and reference firmware
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| Open Source Visual C++ Class for USB Generic HID Communication
| An Open Source Visual C++ Class for USB Generic HID Communication for the creation of Windows applications that communicate with Generic HID USB devices (such as the PIC18F) with example application
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| Building a PIC18F USB device
| This article shows how make your first PIC18F based USB device for the generic HID interface standard along with example source code for both the device and the host
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| C64 VICE Front-End
| In this project I take an old Commodore 64 and interface the keyboard and joystick to a USB interface. Based around a PIC18F4550 this project builds the perfect front-end to the VICE C64 emulator and works with both Windows and Linux.
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| Atari Joystick USB Adaptor
| This project uses a PIC microcontroller to interface old Atari style joysticks to a modern USB interface, it's very simple and uses very few components to make it as easy and cheap to build as possible.
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| PIC USB Development Board
| If you want to make and develop your own PIC based USB devices it's a good idea to have a reference board. In this article I show how to make a simple but flexible full-speed USB reference board.
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| 4-Bit Computer
| This article shows how to build a simple 4-bit computer entirely from transistors and includes a simple introduction to the theory of how logic gates work and how they can be combined to count numbers.
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| 16x8 LED Matrix Display
| This project was to build a unique looking clock for my office. It features a 16x8 LED matrix with a real-time clock and a thermometer.
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| UltimateSIMON
| This article shows how to create a new mainboard for the MB Electronics SIMON game complete with custom programming and new features.
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| Simon18F
| In this project I build a simple PIC18F based processor replacement for the Simon game allowing me to program the game myself
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| Reverse engineering an MB Electronic Simon game
| Technical information about the MB Electronics Simon game including lots of information about how it worked and the original programming
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| RGB Luxeon Star Mood Light
| This high-brightness RGB mood light was originally created as a present for my sister, but all the details are included so you can build one too. A great decoration for any room.
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| PIC18F Powered LED Colour Organ (TOMTE)
| This project lights up the Christmas tree in time to music. Pointless, but great fun for Christmas.
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| PCB Repair
| This article shows how to repair broken, cracked and snapped PCBs
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| Beagle II
| Information on the simple floor roving robot I built
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