Where I describe the process of developing code for the Microchip ATtiny13A, starting at the chip level.

This is a series of posts describing how to develop at the chip level using assembly language and C. In this series, I’ll be using a Microchip …

Where I illustrate how to debug code on the ATtiny13A on a Linux computer using the Microchip Snap, bloom and avr-gdb.

Sources#

• gdb Resources
• Bloom
• Microchip SNAP

Introduction#

The Microchip SNAP is a low-cost ($11) board which is great for debugging and …

Where I describe the process of developing code for the Microchip ATtiny13A, starting at the chip level.

Introduction#

This is the first in a series of posts describing how to begin developing at the chip level (as compared to board level). In this series, …

A new and improved version of where I setup the Standard C tool chain for the ATmega328P on the Raspberry Pi, however I use VS Code on my Mac (or Windows) for development and connect via SSH to the Raspberry Pi. This is the easy setup and requires the …

UPDATED Where I discuss in detail, adding a second serial port to the Uno, soft_serial, and how to use it. New soft serial port has been rewritten in AVR assembly providing much higher speeds.

Introduction#

While I was developing code for a robotic arm, I …

Where I discuss how to improve on the serial input of C and the ATmega328P and adding a second serial port, soft_serial.

Introduction#

In the example serialio_string (code on GitHub or below), I demonstrate the problem with reading text from the serial …

Where I demonstrate how to use additional tools such as the serial monitor, tio, along with VS Code on your PC to develop code on your Raspberry Pi for the Arduino Uno (ATmega328P).

Introduction#

Even though VS Code has a serial monitor, in fact, in has …

Where I demonstrate how to use VS Code on your PC to develop code on your Raspberry Pi for the Arduino Uno (ATmega328P).

Introduction#

Now that you have the best setup for developing code for the Arduino Uno, how do you use it?

One program for both#

You …

Assorted writings that don’t fall under one of the specific courses.

Entries#

1. Embedded Ada on an AVR Microcontroller: Introduction
2. Working with GitHub and Sensors: dataLogger
3. Setup a Raspberry Pi as a Apache/PHP/SQLite Server
4. Git: Beginning to Use …

DEPRECATED As of December 2025, the instructions have been updated for Trixie,. I setup the Standard C tool chain for the ATmega328P on the Raspberry Pi, however I use VS Code on my Mac (or Windows) for development and connect via SSH to the Raspberry Pi. …