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How do I program an AVR Raven with Linux or a Mac?

This tutorial starts with programming the Ravens and Jackdaw with a Windows box. Can I do those initial steps with a Linux or OS X machine instead? If so, how? Is there any risk …
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Using Arduino to program Amtel AVRs via ICSP header

I have an Arduino (NG) board with an ATMEGA168 AVR micro. The board has a 6 pin ICSP header. Here is what I propose to do, please tell me if it is possible: Remove current ATMEGA …
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Best way to control 75 LEDs with Arduino

Hi, I need to control 25 groups of 3 LEDs or 25 RGB LEDs. Each group will be dismissed from the uC by up to 20 cm (about 8 inches). 20 cm is very safe assumption but I think it wil …
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Easily controlled color LCD for hobby projects?

I'm looking for some not too expensive, easy to control color graphics LCD I can use for various hobby projects, along with an AVR microcontroller or maybe an ARM in the future. Th …
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Arduino as AVR Programmer

Can you use the Arduino as an AVR programmer?
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Linux / Mac AVR Programming Suite?

I have been coding and using Arduinos for quite some time now. However I am ready to move up to using straight AVR chips without the arduino bootloader. My question is what are r …
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Anyone ported the QP state framework for Arduino?

In reviewing possible approaches for my data logging project, I have found the book "Practical UML statecharts in C/C++" to be very interesting for more serious work with the Ardui …
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SPI or I2C… which to use for a longish bus

I'm contemplating a project that would require several AVRs talking to each other over a bus. They'd be separated by as much as 6 feet. It seems like both I2C and SPI can let a s …
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AVRISP MKII does not appear in AVRStudio 4 (latest build 4.18 SP1)

I have a AVRISP MKII that I wish to program avr chips with through avrstudio 4 with. However on the "select platform" the only think that resembles MKII is JTAGICE MKII which is …
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Firsthand experience with Linux AVR IDE

I am looking for some input into getting a good integrated development environment set up for AVR programming under Linux (Assembly and C). My studies gave me some limited practic …
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BLDC and three phase inverter

Hi, I want to run/control a BLDC motor from a DVD/CD-rom player and found a schematic how to do this, the so called three phase inverter (see right schematic on this page: http:// …
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What Operating Systems are available for Arduino?

This question seems to suggest that people are developing Operating Systems for the Arduino platform. What Arduino OS projects are you aware of? Please list only one project or …
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AVR vs ARM vs Others

Does anyone even care about what you're developing on? I just wonder because there is such a strong contingent for AVRs in the Arduino family. I understand that they are the offici …
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What did you wish you knew?

When working with AVR microcontrollers or Arduinos, what is something that if you had known sooner would have saved you a lot of time or frustration?
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How do I measure the current flow to a component?

I'm building a hexapod robot using simple servos and I was wondering how feasible it was to measure the current flow to each servo (5-6V DC to a maximum of 0.25-1A (I haven't found …

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