Posted on 09 Jul 2008
This Thermometer used LM35 precision centigrade temperature sensor from National Semiconductors which has an analog output voltage. It has a range of -55ºC to +150ºC and a accuracy of ±0.5ºC . The output voltage is 10mV/ºC . The output voltage is converted by the AD convertor of the AT Mega8. The temperature is displayed on an LCD module. In this example the thermometer has a range of 0ºC to 40ºC and a resolution of 0.5ºC. If you want to have a readout in Fahrenheit you can use the LM34.[more]
Posted on 09 Jul 2008
This is small ATTiny Board.It can program most of the AVR ATTiny microcontrollers or you can build your projects to use it in a stand alone application. It can be powered with a 9V battery because it has 5V voltage regulator on it. The voltage regulator can give 1000mA current. The power to the board can also be supplied with a wall wart. Low power external devices like a LCD module can be powered via the board itself.[more]
Posted on 01 Jun 2008
This page describes how to communicate with HD44780-based LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) using an Atmel AVR microcontroller.In many microcontroller applications some sort of display is needed to present information and status of the controller to the user. Although a few LEDs can provide a lot of information, a more advanced display is sometimes needed. A solution which is quite often seen is using a HD44780-based character LCD module. These modules come in various configurations from one line of 8 chars to 4 lines of 40 characters.[more]
Posted on 11 May 2008
The circuit it’self is pretty simple, take in the data on one pin, parse it, format it and then display it to a 4×20 LCD module (Hitachi Chipset). That is the basic idea, but you might add in somthing like a mechanical encoder that would allow for changing options or changing settings in the display unit. This might be as simple as a SPDT (Singe Pole Double Throw) switch if the options are as simple as two settings.[more]
Posted on 11 May 2008
This is a frequency meter project.The Display/Stabiliser unit displays the signal frequency on a Hitachi LCD module. A PIC16F84 microcontroller is used to control the display module, provide the necessary pulses for the counter gate and reset circuits, and to send a correcting voltage back to the VFO to eliminate frequency drift. [more]
