For my new Pandaboard, I thought it would be nice to have a little 7-inch TV to go along with it. So I got a CoolLCD 619ah miniature TV with HDMI input. Then, I got the great idea to ATTACH...

I just bought a Pandaboard to experiment with Embedded Linux. As mentioned in my last post, OpenEmbedded is my weapon of choice for now, specifically the ‘Poky’ distro from The Yocto Project. Here’s how to get it started. Download Poky...

Looking for the best way to explore embedded Linux, I found Open Embedded. OE is a nice middle-ground between the options on each extreme. On one hand, you can run a full distribution like Ubuntu on ARM. On the other,...

Usually I like to write up on my blog the things that go well. Today, I’ll write about a mistake–one that meant my latest iTeadStudio PCB order was totally wasted. Sad for me, but hopefully you can learn from it!...

Here’s my latest obsession: A clock-driven intervalometer with an LCD interface for both still and video cameras (with remote control!) I call it the ‘Multicam’ board. Its mission is to run all of my camera control software on a single...

photo by Mike Rampton After 25 years, GCC has released the best toolset to date, 4.7.0. I’ve been running SVN snapshots for a few months now, and I’ve found it to be excellent. The most important innovation is Named Address...

RF24Network is a network layer for Nordic nRF24L01+ radios running on Arduino-compatible hardware. It’s goal is to have an alternative to Xbee radios for communication between Arduino units. It provides a host address space and message routing for up to...

Sony DSLR cameras have a 3-pin remote port for use with a wired remote. Today, I’ll explore how we can use it to control the camera using our Arduino. The Remote Connector On the back of the camera is a...

This week, while visiting Los Angeles, I took the opportunity to have breakfast with Robert C. Fisher from The Last Shuttle Project. One neat thing I got to see is pictured above, the hardware used to control the ‘Skycam’ for...

As I’ve started to dig into [FreeRTOS], I have found too few useful compilable examples on how to get started. The FreeRTOS tutorial is complicated and theoretical. It doesn’t leave you with any working running code. The Officially Supported demo...