Let’s say you’re working on a project, and you need a microcontroller. Which chip do you reach for? Probably the one you’re most familiar with, or at least the one whose programmer is hiding away in a ...

2016 was a great year for Open Hardware. The Open Source Hardware Association released their certification program, and late in the year, a few silicon wizards met in Mountain View to show off the ...

KB Sriram recreated a 1982 hardware number sieve with microcontrollers, showing how physical filters crushed math problems ...

A normal 1080p framebuffer at 24‑bit color needs almost 6 MB, but the RP2350 has only about 520 KB of RAM, so storing even ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

How much performance can an 8-bit AVR squeeze from addressable LEDs? Assembly, IAR, and GCC reveal the impact on timing, ...

There are quite a few microcontroller options on the market, from Arduino and Raspberry Pi to Espressif’s ESP32 platform. Personally, I'm not too fussed about Arduino or Raspberry Pi—here’s why my ...

Learn how to build a discreet smart home temperature and humidity sensor hidden inside an IKEA photo frame with a 7-year battery life.

Here at Gizmodo, a number of do-it-yourself projects are featured that incorporate microcontrollers. If you’ve never worked with one before, don’t feel daunted, here’s an overview to help you select ...

As home appliance and industrial motor drive systems continue to evolve, higher reliability, smaller system size, and lower costs have become key design priorities. Artery Technology has introduced an ...

In its introductory blog post, the company explains that today’s Raspberry Pis are already often used alongside a smaller microcontroller: The Raspberry Pi takes care of heavyweight computation, ...