ATtiny13 – running dots & digits on 7-segment LED tube display

This article shows how to make an example project of “running dots & digits” using ATtiny13 and popular 7-segment LED tube display based on MAX7219/MAX7221. Complete code is on GitHub. MAX7219/MAX7221 library for LED tube display A lightweight library for 7-segments LED tube displays based on MAX7219/MAX7221 chip that works with tinyAVR family (ATtiny13, ATtiny25, ATtiny45, … Read more

ESP8266 – building the toolchain for Linux (Ubuntu)

This is a quick tutorial that shows how to build a complete development environment (including FreeRTOS support) for the ESP8266 processors on Linux. These instructions have been tested successfully on Ubuntu 17.04. UPDATES [28.10.2019] Take a look at docker version of ESP8266 Toolchain [05.03.2019] If you want to use FreeRTOS in your project I recommend to install a … Read more

ATtiny13 – random flickering pixels on 8×8 matrix LED display

This example project shows how to make random flickering pixels using ATtiny13 and popular 8×8 matrix LED display based on MAX7219/MAX7221. Complete project code is on GitHub. MAX7219/MAX7221 library for 8×8 matrix LED display A lightweight library for 8×8 matrix LED displays based on MAX7219/MAX7221 chip that works with tinyAVR family (ATtiny13, ATtiny25, ATtiny45, ATtiny85) can … Read more