A lot of people disparage PIC microcontrollers but—as I now know to my cost—these little rascals have an addictive quality about them. They can make life incredibly easy with respect to prototyping ...

When working on a project, plenty of us will reach for an Atmel microcontroller because of the widespread prevalence of the Arduino platform. A few hackers would opt for a bit more modern part like an ...

In Part 1 of this soon-to-be-legendary mini-mega-series, I made mention of the fact that—a couple of years ago as I pen these words—I foolishly agreed to take over the maintenance of a company’s ...