Monthly Archives: April 2009

Using a standard Arduino to program V3 Matrix boards

Posted on April 14, 2009 by robert

A comment by Andy reminded me of the fact that a standard Arduino (non SMD types) comes with the FTDI chip and therefore can be used as a USB to TTL serial programmer too :-) To make it work you … Continue reading →

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V3 prototypes for sale

Posted on April 12, 2009 by robert

Hi, I need to get rid of my V3 prototypes ! I’ve got exactly 3 (all gone) fully assembled & tested boards + RGB LED matrix. So if anybody wants them, “The early bird catches the worm”. I’d be happy … Continue reading →

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FrOSCon 2009

Posted on April 12, 2009 by robert

“FrOSCon is a two day conference on Free Software and Open Source, taking place for the third time on August, 23rd/24th 2008 at the Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg in Sankt Augustin near the cities of Bonn and Cologne. “We are looking for … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with the PORTC/D connectors on V3 boards: I²C

Posted on April 4, 2009 by robert

First let’s have a look at the pinout of the connectors labeled as PORTC and PORTD on the V3 boards. “PORTC” : PIN NAME FUNCTION ARDUINO PIN ARDUINO PIN 1 PC0 ADC0 analog IN 0 digital IN/OUT 14 2 PC1 … Continue reading →

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Flashing the bootloader with USBtinyISP/avrdude

Posted on April 3, 2009 by robert

First make sure the chip sits on the PCB properly and the quartz with load capacitors is on there too. Then connect to the board with the 6pin header. Pin 1 is marked by the red wire. Make sure it … Continue reading →

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