Category Archives: Arduino

Using a 16×2 LCD display

Posted on 2014-04-30 by M. Eric Carr

16×2 text LCDs are useful microcontroller peripherals. Here is how to connect and use them. Continue reading →

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Arduino on Steroids

Posted on 2013-04-18 by M. Eric Carr

The Teensy 3.0 is a cool little dev board. It’s Arduino-compatible (from a software perspective, anyway), breadboardable, and only about $20US. It also runs a 48MHz, 32-bit Arm processor, making it not only easy to use, but a speed demon. … Continue reading →

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A Confusion of COM Ports

Posted on 2012-11-20 by M. Eric Carr

COM29? OK, time to clean house. Here’s how to delete unused COM port assignments in Windows. Continue reading →

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Geek My Ride: Learning to speak OBD-II

Posted on 2012-06-28 by M. Eric Carr

The OBD-II interface on modern cars allows access to quite a bit of data… Continue reading →

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