Tweaking the code

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Thanks to Lasse Lambrecht, I can release a new version of the DCF77 code - now you can run it on the ATMega168-based Arduinos.

Using mySmartUSB programmer on Mac OS X

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

During the upgrade of my Arduino, I used the mySmartUSB programmer - initially on my Windows box, but since it's USB and it mimics the AVR910 protocol, you can use it with avrdude on your Mac. Here's how.

Arduino on Steroids

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I just upgraded by little Arduino to the ATMega168 - and basically doubled the memory. But, be warned: This is not a hassle-free procedure if you have not some experience with microcontrollers.

Arduino DCF77 v0.2 released

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

The sketch for decoding the time radio signal DCF77 is greatly improved: I use interrupts for handling the signal and a backup timer has been added.

Arduino Timer Interrupt

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Continuing my interrupt experiments, I wrote a little sketch to print the seconds since startup to serial. But: Something is wrong...