Frederick Vandenbosch's Blog

Cypress CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit - 16x2 Character LCD

fvan — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:00:32 GMT

I'm still experimenting in the scope of the Cypress CY8CKIT-058 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit RoadTest. This time, I experimented with a 16x2 LCD display. Character LCD Simple 16x2 character LCDs provide an easy way of visualising textual an...(read more)

Cypress CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit - CapSense Linear Slider

fvan — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:03:36 GMT

I've been experimenting more in the scope of the Cypress CY8CKIT-058 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit RoadTest. This time, I experimented with CapSense and created my own linear slider. CapSense There are two parts to the TopView:a PWM signal d...(read more)

Cypress CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit - Getting Started & Breathing LED

fvan — Wed, 13 May 2015 12:29:50 GMT

This is the first in a series of posts I plan to create as part of the Cypress CY8CKIT-058 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit RoadTest. I'll be documenting the things I tried and learned while using this kit, from a beginner's point of view. Getti...(read more)

2014: A year at element14

fvan — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:19:11 GMT

My first (active) year at element14 just passed! Event though I registered in January 2013, it wasn't until I was selected for the Santa Catcher RoadTest Plus in December that year, that I started becoming a more active member of the community. ...(read more)

Low profile wifi on ODROID-W

fvan — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:13:14 GMT

I purchased a ODROID-W a while back, and finally decided to fire it up. As the USB host port is optional, and the connector wasn't provided, I couldn't plug in my wifi dongle. Because of that, I decided to take the dongle apart and solder it ...(read more)