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Demo projects -
Modules¶
Combining C and assembly source files
A simple project
A more sophisticated project
Using the standard IO facilities
Example using the two-wire interface (TWI)
Detailed Description¶
Various small demo projects are provided to illustrate several aspects of using
the opensource utilities for the AVR controller series. It should be kept in
mind that these demos serve mainly educational purposes, and are normally not
directly suitable for use in any production environment. Usually, they have
been kept as simple as sufficient to demonstrate one particular feature.
The
simple project is somewhat like the 'Hello world!' application for a
microcontroller, about the most simple project that can be done. It is
explained in good detail, to allow the reader to understand the basic concepts
behind using the tools on an AVR microcontroller.
The
more sophisticated demo project builds on top of that simple project,
and adds some controls to it. It touches a number of avr-libc's basic concepts
on its way.
A
comprehensive example on using the standard IO facilities intends to
explain that complex topic, using a practical microcontroller peripheral setup
with one RS-232 connection, and an HD44780-compatible industry-standard LCD
display.
The
Example using the two-wire interface (TWI) project explains the use
of the two-wire hardware interface (also known as 'I2C') that is present on
many AVR controllers.
Finally, the
Combining C and assembly source files demo shows how C and
assembly language source files can collaborate within one project. While the
overall project is managed by a C program part for easy maintenance,
time-critical parts are written directly in manually optimized assembly
language for shortest execution times possible. Naturally, this kind of
project is very closely tied to the hardware design, thus it is
custom-tailored to a particular controller type and peripheral setup. As an
alternative to the assembly-language solution, this project also offers a
C-only implementation (deploying the exact same peripheral setup) based on a
more sophisticated (and thus more expensive) but pin-compatible controller.
While the simple demo is meant to run on about any AVR setup possible where a
LED could be connected to the OCR1[A] output, the
large and
stdio demos are mainly targeted to the Atmel STK500 starter kit, and
the
TWI example requires a controller where some 24Cxx two-wire EEPPROM
can be connected to. For the STK500 demos, the default CPU (either an
AT90S8515 or an ATmega8515) should be removed from its socket, and the
ATmega16 that ships with the kit should be inserted into socket SCKT3100A3.
The ATmega16 offers an on-board ADC that is used in the
large demo, and
all AVRs with an ADC feature a different pinout than the industry-standard
compatible devices.
In order to fully utilize the
large demo, a female 10-pin header with
cable, connecting to a 10 kOhm potentiometer will be useful.
For the
stdio demo, an industry-standard HD44780-compatible LCD display
of at least 16x1 characters will be needed. Among other things, the LCD4Linux
project page describes many things around these displays, including common
pinouts.
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