Wellys Dev

2023-10-02

Serial Applications for Embedded Development Where I discuss various serial monitor applications and why I believe CoolTerm is the best one.

2023-08-24

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Using a Serial Monitor Updated: Where I describe the different options for using a serial monitor and the serial software in AVR_C and change my recommended programs.

2023-08-04

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Using the GNU Linker to Enhance printf() Where I describe how to use the GNU Linker wrapper capability and variable arguments to enhance printf() for better debugging.

2023-07-31

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Better Serial Input Where I discuss how to improve on the serial input of C and the ATmega328P.

2023-07-30

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Make, Makefile and env.make Where I discuss a simplified approach to development automation using make in AVR_C.

2023-03-05

Developing in C on the RP2040: Exploring Blink Where I develop multiple versions of blink to better understand the timing API and bit-setting hardware API in the Pico C SDK in learning how to program the Pico in C.

2023-02-27

Developing in C on the RP2040: macOS Updated: Feb 27, 2023: Where I install the tools and frameworks necessary to develop code in C on the RP2040 on a macOS platform.

2022-11-01

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: I/O Ports Where I describe how to improve the performance of your programs by accessing the input/output (I/O) ports on the Arduino Uno, natively.

2022-10-29

Analyzing Circuits Using the Espotek Labrador: Measuring Servo Control Where I demonstrate different methods of measuring a servo pulse to ensure it meets requirements.

2022-10-17

Hardware Debug: Command and Configuration Reference for Bloom and gdb Reference page for Bloom configuration and commonly used avr-gdb commands.

2022-10-10

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Servos Where I describe how to use the servos() interface in AVR C.

2022-10-02

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Pointers Where I describe how to develop use pointers in AVR_C.

2022-09-27

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Code vs. Cost Where I demonstrate the value of coding efficiency to reduce the cost of hardware.

2022-09-26

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: struct Where I demonstrate how to use the C Language data type struct and how to use it to simplify a program.

2022-09-24

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Example Code Where I list all of the examples found in the examples folder for easy reference.

2022-09-24

Developing in C for the ATmega328: Using PROGMEM Where I discuss how to use PROGMEM (storing values in Flash memory) for storage.

2022-09-24

Developing in C for the ATmega328: Marking Time and Measuring Time Where I discuss marking time and measuring program execution time.

2022-09-22

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Function - tone() Where I describe the function - tone() as well as noTone() and how to play music on the Uno.

2022-09-22

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Multi-tasking the Arduino - Part 1 Where I develop the C version of multi-tasking, similar to the example provided by Adafruit.

2022-09-20

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: User Functions Where I describe how to develop user functions in AVR_C.

2022-09-18

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Using Data Types and Math Where I describe the impact of data types on math on an AVR microcontroller (ATmega328P) and pitfalls to avoid.

2022-09-15

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Mapping Values Where I describe how to map values in one domain to another domain.

2022-09-13

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Notes Where I comment on the differences between developing code using Standard C vs using the Arduino Framework.

2022-09-13

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Hints This page provides a broad level of short hints and comments as to C programming and AVR programming.

2022-09-12

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Function - analogRead() Where I describe the function - analogRead().

2022-09-08

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Struct - buttons[] Where I describe the struct, buttons[] and how to use it to debounce and check for button presses.

2022-08-29

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Function - digitalRead() Where I describe the function - digitalRead().

2022-08-28

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Function - pinMode() Where I describe the function - pinMode().

2022-08-28

Developing in C for the ATmega328P: Function - digitalWrite() Where I describe the function - digitalWrite().

2022-08-25

Developing in C on the AVR ATmega328P: Frequently Found Errors (FFE) Where I attempt to gather in one place, all of the errors found while building (compile/link/locate) and uploading code to the Uno.