Apr 27, 2013

Rei Vilo has added pin maps for two more BoosterPacks for Energia. This follows a post we published a couple of months back - Pins Maps for Energia Supported Board. Learn more at this 43oh thread. Educational BoosterPack Capacitive Touch...

Apr 26, 2013

Rohit a.k.a the Indian Tinkerer writes about making a tone generator using a touchscreen for input and an MSP430G2553. Two appnotes, one from Atmel - AVR341: Four and five-wire Touch Screen Controller and the other from TI - 4-Wire and 8-Wire Resistive Touch-Screen Controller Using the MSP430 were used as references. The component count looks minimal...

Apr 25, 2013

IPushKarov shares his quick DIY Nikon IR Remote using the MSP430. Nikon DSLR remotes are a little expensive and the cheap ones from overseas take a quite some time to arrive. While waiting for his oversea order, IPushKarov came up with a simple remote using an MSP430G2231 which drives an IR-LED via a transistor. Code and schematics @his blog page. Click below...

Apr 24, 2013

Getting Started with the MSP430 Launchpad is a new book on the market geared towards beginners based on the popular MSP430 Launchpad platform. The authors use Energia to demonstrate examples, which is similar to Arduino’s Wiring language. From the editor: This book explores the world of microcontroller development through friendly lessons and...

Apr 23, 2013

Cubeberg sent a 4-Relay BoosterPack over to 43oh for a giveaway. This board is  for DC use only such as high current motors or a fireworks ignitor. Entering into the Giveaway is simple: 1. You have to be a member* of the 43oh forums to enter the Giveaway. You may one click register using your Gmail ID, or register the usual way at the registration...

Apr 23, 2013

Mighty Ohm just released upcoming event list for the Embedded ethusiasts.  We reiterate the two big ones below: Design West 2013 – April 22-25 Maker Faire 2013 – May 18-19, San...

Apr 22, 2013

JWoodrell is in the process of interfacing an optical mouse IC -  AVAGO ADNS-2051 to an MSP430G2553. He recently finished mounting the chip on his MSP430 USB bitbang board. My current plan is to gut optical mice for their sensor + lense i can get them for around 2-3 bucks.  the first mouse i gutted had an AVAGO ADNS-2051 sensor which is nice because it has a...

Apr 21, 2013

Part of  ILAMtitan’s evil plan is to come up with something that will drive people nuts. Most of you readers know about the Annoyatron – a device which shrills at random intervals. The Vetinari clock is from a book series known as Discworld, where Lord Verinari has a clock in his waiting room which has an irregular tick. The idea of the clock is to...