Burkhard Kainka (226)

1-09-2014 | One of the longest chapters in the ATmega328 data sheet is the one that describes its three timers. The timers can be used in so many differ...

1-07-2014 | First let’s see what it takes to drive a display. Various types are available, including graphic and text displays. Text displays range from...

1-07-2014 | Tne Elektor Gold Member Card has an embedded Mifare chip for near-field communication (NFC).According to the data sheet, the Nexus 7 has a b...

1-06-2014 | Although most PCs nowadays have dispensed with the traditional serial interface, it is still widely used in the microcontroller world. This...

1-05-2014 | Microcontrollers, including the ATmega328 on the Arduino board, have many different types of input. They include analog inputs, which can be...

1-04-2014 | You might ask why you should use a microcontroller when it’s possible to do so much with ordinary analog electronics. At first glance, this...

1-12-2012 | It all started with high frequencies: radio technology was the driving force of electronics. At first there were electron tubes and AM radio...

1-11-2012 | If we only used electronics to process existing signals, we would be missing an important aspect of electronics: generating oscillating sign...

1-10-2012 | It is often necessary to deal with tiny currents in the picoamp to microamp range when making measurements in ionisation chambers and other...

1-10-2012 | The radiation meter published in the November 2011 edition of Elektor is currently being used by many readers, mainly in making long-term me...