These days, addressable LEDs are all the rage. A little chip paired with each LED receives signals and modulates the light output as needed. [John Peterson] was working on a project along these very ...

Actual microcontrollers have powerful bidirectional I/O ports, and you can use different techniques to fully exploit such capabilities. Recent Design Ideas described the “Charlieplexing” method as an ...

http://www.microchip.comLEDs have been a mainstay in modern electronics for over 30 years. Their design requirements are common knowledge, and most designers don't ...

We all love a nice strip or grid of addressable LEDs. It can add flair or an artistic touch to many projects, and it can make gaming computers look extra 1337. However, providing enough current to a ...

Eight-pin microcontrollers offer numerous peripheral features. However, the maximum number of I/O pins available is often limited to six, since two pins would be required for the chip's power supply.

FTDI Chip is a long-established company providing silicon solutions to “bridge technologies” for mobile devices and consumer electronics, best known for its USB chips used in such embedded development ...