Controller Area Network (CAN) - Introduction & Frames

    CAN is serial communication protocol which is mostly being used in Automotive industry now a days. Its domain of application ranges from high speed networks to low cost complex wiring.

      In Automotive industry, it is used to establish communication between number of Electronic Control Units (ECUs) which are used for the applications like Engine Control Unit, Body Control units (BCMs), Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS), Electric Power Steering, Fuel Injection systems, etc. are connected using the CAN with speed upto 1Mbit/s.

      CAN is a multi-master protocol which is having 2-wires (CAN-H & CAN-L) bus to which all the CAN nodes are connected. It works on the Carrier Sense Multiple Access - Collision Detection (CSMA-CD) technique for the data transfer between the two nodes.

Ultrasonic Range Finder Using 8051

Ultrasonic range finder using 8051

       A simple ultrasonic range finder using 8051 microcontroller is presented in this article. This ultrasonic rangefinder can measure distances up to 2.5 meters at an accuracy of 1 centimeter. AT89s51 microcontroller and the ultrasonic transducer module HC-SR04 forms the basis of this circuit. The ultrasonic module sends a signal to the object, then picks up its echo and outputs a wave form whose time period is proportional to the distance. The microcontroller accepts this signal, performs necessary processing and displays the corresponding distance on the 3 digit seven segment display. This circuit finds a lot of application in projects like automotive parking sensors, obstacle warning systems, terrain monitoring robots, industrial distance measurements etc.

Interfacing of ADC to 8051

Interfacing of ADC to 8051

      ADC (Analog to Digital converter) forms a very essential part in many embedded  projects and this article is about interfacing an ADC to 8051 embedded controller. ADC0804 is the ADC used here and before going through the interfacing procedure, we must neatly understand how the ADC 0804 works.

Interfacing Seven Segment Display to 8051

Interfacing Seven Segment Display to 8051

        This article is about how to interface a seven segment LED display to an 8051 microcontroller. 7 segment LED display is very popular and it can display digits from 0 to 9 and quite a few characters like A, b, C, ., H, E, e, F, n, o,t,u,y, etc. Knowledge about how to interface a seven segment display to a microcontroller is very essential in designing embedded systems. A seven segment display consists of seven LEDs arranged in the form of a squarish ’8′ slightly inclined to the right and a single LED as the dot character. Different characters can be displayed by selectively glowing the required LED segments. Seven segment displays are of two types, common cathode and common anode. In common cathode type , the cathode of all LEDs are tied together to a single terminal which is usually labeled as ‘com‘ and the anode of all LEDs are left alone as individual pins labeled as a, b, c, d, e, f, g & h (or dot) . In common anode type, the anode of all LEDs are tied together as a single terminal and cathodes are left alone as individual pins. The pin out scheme and picture of a typical 7 segment LED display is shown in the image below.

Wall Painting Robot - Future Scopes and Applications

FUTURE SCOPE:

1. With the higher supporting column, robot can be used for painting an even larger section of wall.

Wall Painting Robot - Circuit Diagram

 

1. In above circuit diagram two ICs are used whichare L298 & micro-controller IC 89C5.

2. L298 IC is known as driver IC this IC is used to drive the motor. In the given circuit diagram two L298 IC are used.

Interfacing 16x2 LCD with 8051

Interfacing 16×2 LCD with 8051

       LCD display is an inevitable part in almost all embedded projects and this article is about interfacing 16×2 LCD with 8051 microcontroller. Many guys find it hard to interface LCD module with the 8051 but the fact is that if you learn it properly, its a very easy job and by knowing it you can easily design embedded projects like digital voltmeter / ammeter, digital clock, home automation displays, status indicator display, digital code locks, digital speedometer/ odometer, display for music players etc etc. Thoroughly going through this article will make you able to display any text (including the extended characters) on any part of the 16×2 display screen. In order to understand the interfacing first you have to know about the 16×2 LCD module.

Interfacing DC Motor to 8051

Interfacing DC Motor to 8051

       This article shows how to interface a DC motor to an 8051 microcontroller. Interfacing DC motor to 8051 forms an essential part in designing embedded robotic projects. A well designed 8051-DC motor system has essentially two parts. Firstly an 8051 with the required software to control the motor and secondly a suitable driver circuit. Most of the DC motors have power requirements well out of the reach of a microcontroller and more over the voltage spikes produced while reversing the direction of rotation could easily damage the microcontroller. So it is not wise to connect a DC motor directly to the microcontroller. The perfect solution is to use a motor driver circuit in between the microcontroller and the DC motor.

Hall Management System

Abstract

              Now a days, we need halls or auditorium for our family functions, school/college functions etc. But it is difficult to manage whole hall i.e like controlling fan/ac speed, controlling temperature and light in the hall or counting visitors when visitors are more. This is a system which includes all management of a hall. By reducing manpower and our efforts.

Wall Painting Robot - Block Diagram

1. Power supply unit – It consist of 12v, 3A power supply battery. The main function of this block is to provide necessary supply to all the circuit.

2. IR sensor unit – IR sensor unit consist of IR transmitter and IR receiver. Whenever  the  obstacle  comes  in front ,the signal  is  transmitted  to transmitter  and  then  transmitter  transmit  the signal  to  receiver  and  then  this  signal  is  given  to  control  unit.

Beginning Embedded Electronics - 1.2

Lecture 1 - Background and Power Supply

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There are some down sides to a protection diode:

• All diodes have a voltage drop, meaning 9V on one side will drop to about 8.5V on the other. So your 9V wall wart just became 8.5V.
• Diodes have a current rating. If you try to suck 1A (1 amp) through a 0.1A (one hundred mili-amp) rated diode, the diode will quickly heat up and fail. For reverse protection, we recommend a 1A 1N4001 diode. These are dirt cheap and very common.

Vehicle Tracking System

VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM

Vehicle Tracking system using GPS module and GSM modem,  and ARM7 (LPC2129).

WORKING PRINCIPLE:

This project mainly works on GPS and GSM systems. Vechiel is traced by using information from satellite systems and send to GSM systems.

     

Vehicle and user are connected initially by using GSM network. User will send message to Moving vehicle for connectivity, hardware mounted on vehicle reacts to message and send conformation message to user and then if the message is valid one then GPS modem is initiated and requested for location.

Heart Rate Monitor Using Microcontroller

Heart Rate Monitor Using AT89S51

     This article is about simple heart rate monitor using 8951 microcontroller. The device sense the heart rate from fingertip using IR reflection method and displays it on a three digit seven segment display in beats per minute. The circuit has an accuracy of four beats per minute and it is very easy to use. In medical terms, the technique used here for sensing heart rate is called photoplethysmography.

Beginning Embedded Electronics - 1.1

Lecture 1 - Background and Power Supply

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       This is a series of lectures written for those with mild electronics background (aka Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering) to learn about the wild world of Embedded Electronics. I assume only that you know what electricity is and that you've touched an electrical component. Everything else is spelled out as much as possible. There is quite a lot here so take your time! It is also my intention to get book-hardened EE's students to put down the calculator and to plug in an LED. Remember, if it smokes, at least you learned what not to do next
time!

NASA Robots

NASA Robots

       NASA has innovated and designed special robots which can aid them in doing tasks in dangerous environments. The most common works that are done by these robots are the repair of radiation exposed machines, capturing videos in outer space, getting into minute places inside the space craft where astronauts cannot enter and so on. In some cases, the researchers in NASA have even created robots that almost resemble to human beings in the physical structure and also the different degrees of freedom. Some of the robots that were designed by NASA are described below.

Anthropomimetic Machines - The Humanoid Robots

Anthropomimetic Machines

        The Robotics technology has become highly advanced to such a level that even people who have routine jobs [in industries] are replaced by robots. Though the initial cost of such robots may be high, the overall gain will be huge when compared to manual labour. To us, robots are just machines with two arms and two legs which are connected together by nuts and bolts.

PWM Lamp Dimmer Using NE555

PWM Lamp Dimmer

       A simple and efficient PWM lamp dimmer using timer IC NE555 is discussed in this article. Yesterdays linear regulator based dimmers can only attain a maximum efficiency of 50% and are far inferior when compared to the PWM based dimmers which can hit well over 90% efficiency. Since less amount of power is wasted as heat, the switching elements of PWM dimmers require a smaller heat sink and this saves a lot of size and weight. In simple words, the most outstanding features of the PWM based lamp dimmers are high efficiency and low physical size. The circuit diagram of a 12V PWM lamp dimmer is shown below.

Fig 1.

Super Flux RGB LED Controller

Introduction

      In this project it was used the Piranha Super-flux RGB Led of common anode, and the PIC18F25K20, in order to generate combinations of colors. It has two function modes, automatic that generate the color sequence that is stored in the μC memory, and the manual mode in which you can select one of the seven possible colors.

Water Level Controller

Water Level Controller

Tension Indicator (Lie Detector)

TENSION INDICATOR