Tiny AVR Microcontroller Projects for the Evil Genius

Product Description AVRs have a large following due to the free and inexpensive development tools available, including reasonably priced development boards and free development software. The book is intended for hobbyists, artists, and budding entrepreneurs. The concepts and techniques presented in the book through fun, creative projects can be converted into real-life products for inventors who want to prototype electronic gadgets. Since the book exclusively uses Atmel's AVR family for Tiny microcontrollers, it will likely be of interest to Atmel for promoting their product line. Updated for the latest technological trends: Wireless systems Fiber Optics Lasers Space Communications Mechatronics Table of Contents: Atmel s tinyAVR Microcontrollers tinyAVR Devices tinyAVR Architecture Elements of a Project Power Sources Hardware Development Tools Software Development Making Your Own PCB Project 1 Hello World! of Microcontrollers Conclusion 2 LED Projects LEDs Types of LEDs Controlling LEDs Project 2 Flickering LED Candle Project 3 RGB LED Color Mixer Project 4 Random Color and Music Generator Project 5 LED Pen Conclusion 3 Advanced LED Projects Multiplexing LEDs Charlieplexing Project 6 Mood Lamp Project 7 VU Meter with 20 LEDs Project 8 Voltmeter Project 9 Celsius and Fahrenheit Thermometer Project 10 Autoranging Frequency Counter Project 11 Geek Clock Project 12 RGB Dice Project 13 RGB Tic-Tac-Toe 4 Graphics LCD Projects Principle of Operation Nokia 3310 GLCD Project 14 Temperature Plotter Project 15 Tengu on Graphics Display Project 16 Game of Life Project 17 Tic-Tac-Toe Project 18 Zany Clock Project 19 Rise and Shine Bell Conclusion 5 Sensor Projects LED as a Sensor Thermistor LDR Inductor as Magnetic Field Sensor Project 20 LED as a Sensor and Indicator Project 21 Valentine s Heart LED Display with Proximity Sensor Project 22 Electronic Fire-free Matchstick Project 23 Spinning LED Top with Message Display Project 24 Contactless Tachometer Project 25 Inductive Loop-based Car Detector and Counter Project 26 Electronic Birthday Blowout Candles Project 27 Fridge Alarm Conclusion 6 Audio Projects Project 28 Tone Player Project 29 Fridge Alarm Redux Project 30 RTTTL Player Project 31 Musical Toy Conclusion 7 Alternate Energy Projects Choosing the Right Voltage Regulator Building the Faraday Generator Experimental Results and Discussion Project 32 Batteryless Infrared Remote Project 33 Batteryless Electronic Dice Project 34 Batteryless Persistence-of-Vision Toy Conclusion A C Programming for AVR Microcontrollers Differences Between ANSI C and Embedded C Data Types and Operators Efficient Management of I/O Ports A Few Important Header Files Functions Interrupt Handling Arrays More C Utilities B Designing and Fabricating PCBs EAGLE Light Edition EAGLE Windows EAGLE Tutorial Adding New Libraries Placing the Components and Routing Roland Modela MDX-20 PCB Milling Machine C Illuminated LED Eye Loupe Version 2 of the Illuminated LED Eye Loupe Version 3 of the Illuminated LED Eye Loupe About the Author Dhananjay V. Gadre is an assistant professor with the Electronics and Communication Engineering Division at the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi.