ChibiOS/RT is a compact and fast real-time operating system supporting multiple architectures and released under the GPL3 license. ChibiOS/RT is designed for embedded applications on 8, 16 and 32 bit microcontrollers; size and execution efficiency are the main project goals. As reference, the kernel size can range from a minimum of 1.2Kib up to a maximum of 5.5KiB with all the subsystems activated on a STM32 Cortex-M3 processor. [Read more…]
We have already introduced MAX7219 in STM32, ChibiOS and a 8×8 LED Matrix, so we are going to jump directly to code section. For convenience we just report link to documentation:
MAX7219 Datasheet
Note that even if pins are arranged in a different way, pin-out remains the same of the 8×8 LED ...
Using Infra-Red for remote control is a technology born in the 70’s and after 40 years it is still used because the good ratio performances-costs and low power consumption. IR remote require a line of sight, because of that latest remote includes bluetooth technology.
Today it is possible to ...
Widely used in sound mixers, the slider can be used as input for many applications. There isn’t so much to say as this device is made by two potentiometers working together. Indeed, when the cursor slides, it changes the position of two side potentiometers.
The slider shown in Fig.1 has six ...
The MAX7219 is a compact, serial input/parallel output common-cathode display driver. Included on-chip there are a BCD code-B decoder, the multiplex scan circuitry, segment and digit drivers, and an 8×8 static RAM that stores each digit. Only one external resistor is required to set the ...
We already talked about ChibiOS/HAL design and its multiple architectures support. This is very important for regular developers: imagine a scenario in which you design an application using a certain MCU and after a first stage you decide to upgrade your application. Imagine also that hardware ...
The nRF24L01 is one of the most popular RF transceiver as it is very cheap and it could be found already configured on small PCBs with needed passive components. This means that only a MCU is needed to design a radio system with the nRF24L01.
The nRF24L01 is a highly integrated, ultra low ...
The HD44780 is a controller for display developed by Hitachi commonly used to manage alphanumeric dot matrix LCD. This controller is a standard de-facto for this kind of display. It is often used in industrial test equipment, networking equipment, vending machine and in embedded ...
The DHT11 is a basic, low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor. It uses a capacitive humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air, and spits out a digital signal on the data pin (no analog input pins needed).
The communication on data pin occurs according to a ...
By this article, we will show schematic of ChibiCube in order to understand how it works and hot it has been designed.
As mentioned in the previous article, ChibiCube addresses all its LEDs through the combination of anode and cathode signals. Each floor of the cube is configured as common ...
ChibiCube is a 3D LED matrix 8x8x8 composed by monochromatic LEDs individually addressable: that means not only every single LED could be in a ON or OFF state but everyone could be set at different light intensity.
In December 2012, students Ciro Domenico Pagano from University of Salerno, ...