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How to strip a tiny avr?
We are looking to do a simple project with the tiny 15/25/45/85. Tiny15 would be ideal. However, to compile a simple dummy C program with AVR studio/WinAVR created 2.8K, which would rule out the 15 and 25. Are there ways to strip the run time library? ... 19 Sep 2006 15:06

Parallax Propeller
I haven't heard anyone talking about the Propeller since earlier in the year when it had just been released so I'd like to share my impression of it with anyone who is interested. BTW, I have been heavily into LPC21xx ARM chips the last year or so and this is something completely different. I received a Para... 21 Sep 2006 02:29

New ICD2 Clone manual and schematic
I've posted an ICD2 PIC Programmer / Debugger on my site www.blueroomelectronics.com If you're interested in buying or building an ICD2 or just want a great PIC programmer read the assembly manual I've posted. Comments welcome. ... 21 Sep 2006 23:04

Q on ThreadX Qs
Hi, I'm using ThreadX in a multi-threaded application and am using queues to communicate between the different threads. It seems that the ThreadX manual says that when a queue is empty, any message written to it will be sent straight to the destination (bypassing the queue) if the recipient thread is suspended... 21 Sep 2006 23:04

single-board computer
hi all i am on my way building some sort of "box" which should contain a single-board computer. i know that my question is very naive, but: -what is the "state-of-the-art" type of single board computer if taking into account that: -it should serve as a "platform" -deal with some almost real-time activitie... 17 Sep 2006 11:14

Decoding CAN messages
Hello, I'm working on a project thats measuring engine performance and fuel economy. Since most new cars (like the 2005 Ford we're using) have a CAN network, we thought we could get some engine messages off the CAN connector. We bought a CAN to USB adaptor and started recording messages. (Time),Channel id,F... 20 Sep 2006 00:45

8051 problem with serial port and timer
Hi everybody, I am using a AT89C51ED2 in my design and I have a problem with its timer and UART simultanous function. Timer and serial port work fine seperatly but when they are gathered in one code, timer ISR stops functioning. here is sample of the code written in keil. #include <REG52.H> /* sp... 16 Sep 2006 04:29

Favorite Philips/NXP LPC21xx websites/forums?
Hi, I've recently started development with a Philips LPC2103. I know Atmel has a site, AT91.com, which I found useful for AT91SAM stuff. I'm looking for suggestions or recommendations on websites/forums that discuss using the LPC21xx parts. I did the Google search already but ended up at sites that arch... 24 Sep 2006 12:51

MSP430 and Linux
Anybody know which MSP430 programmers work well with Linux? I was thinking of getting the ez430, which is almost free, but I read in an earler thread here that the USB interface was proprietary and Windows XP only. Nobody's paying me for this one, so it has to be fun, and that means not dragging out the Windows b... 16 Sep 2006 23:33

Cheapest 8-bit eval board with Ethernet?
I need to put together one to a few quick prototypes of an Ethernet-connected system, and the customer is concerned to minimize the materials cost of his prototype(s). The requirement is for enough flash and RAM to run a TCP/IP stack and download a small HTML file via http. Board must have both a serial port and a ... 12 Sep 2006 09:03