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MSPM0 project with VS Code, CMake and GCC - part 3: debug

Jan Cumps — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:36:17 GMT

In this blog series, I build a Texas Instruments MSPM0 example with VS Code as IDE, and CMake as build infrastructure.Post 2 covered the software build. In this post: debugging the firmware. If not done yet, open the TI Embedded Debugger plugi...(read more)

MSPM0 project with VS Code, CMake and GCC - part 2: build a real project

Jan Cumps — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:23:41 GMT

In this blog series, I build a Texas Instruments MSPM0 example with VS Code as IDE, and CMake as build infrastructure.Post 1 covered the software setup. In this post: build firmware, Configure Environment Variables SDK_ROOT: SYSCONFIG_CLI: ...(read more)

MSPM0 project with VS Code, CMake and GCC - part 1: infrastructure

Jan Cumps — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:37:46 GMT

In this blog series, I plan to build a Texas Instruments MSPM0 example with VS Code as IDE, and CMake as build infrastructure.I'm trying to use the guidelines from TI's Using CMake with TI Clang Compilers and SysConfig. But then with GCC (version 15 ...(read more)

ESP32 tutorial - Components in ESP-IDF

embeddedguy — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:02:09 GMT

Table of Contents Blog List Introduction to Components in ESP-IDF Creating components in ESP-IDF Adding source files inside the component Using Components in existing project References Blog List ESP32 UART tutorial ESP32 ADC tutorial ESP32 I2C t...(read more)

MIT Researchers Improve Chip-to-Chip Optical Communication

Catwell — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:38:32 GMT

The FUTUR-IC program is intended to address resource efficiency, such as integrating photonics with electronics. (Image Credit: MIT) AI systems, high-performance data centers, and cloud computing continue to expand. And those have led to higher dema...(read more)

Creating a Mobile App with Flutter: Interfacing Microcontrollers with AnyOperate!

shabaz — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:41:21 GMT

Table of Contents Introduction Recap New App: Introducing AnyOperate! Screens and their Classes Protocol Overview Block Diagram Main Function Let’s Study a Screen Future<> Objects and Asynchronous Functions Exception Handling: Try..Cat...(read more)

Creating a Mobile App with Flutter: First Steps!

shabaz — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:53:51 GMT

Table of Contents Introduction Software Installation Android Studio and Flutter Setup Phone Setup Creating a Project Running the App Project Folder Explained Demo Code Explained Creating an App Icon Summary Introduction Ever wanted to control...(read more)

Modder Upgrades PlayStation One Console by Expanding Its Memory Capacity

Catwell — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:50:30 GMT

The PlayStation one console. (Image Credit: Vance A./Unsplash) This caught my eye recently looking at ways people have modified old consoles. It's quite an achievement, despite the end results. Over 30 years ago, the PlayStation one console offi...(read more)

Researchers Develop 3D Chip That Boosts Computing Power

Catwell — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:23:24 GMT

Schematic and false-colored electron microscopy of monolithic 3D SRAM cell. (Image Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign created a new technique to produce 3D chips. They did this...(read more)

GPS Tracker using Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 and REYAX RYS352A GNSS Module

rachna62 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:35:50 GMT

Real-time positioning has become a fundamental requirement in applications such as vehicle tracking, fleet management, robotics, asset monitoring, and outdoor navigation. Although many GPS tracking systems rely on cloud platforms to visualize locatio...(read more)

Seeed Studio Launches New XIAO nRF54LM20A Dev Board

rsc — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:45:44 GMT

If you like the XIAO platform format, this could be your next project. https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-nRF54LM20A-p-6841.html https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_nrf54lm20a_getting_started/ (read more)

Using WebUSB to facilitate Functional Circuit Test (FCT) Data Capture

BigG — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:40:31 GMT

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Using existing USB to TTL Converters with a Python desktop application 3. Using WebUSB and a browser webpage 3.1 Overview of WebUSB 3.1.1 Embedded Device / Firmware Perspective 3.1.2 Web API Perspective ...(read more)

MSPM0 analogue front-end: general purpose amp as buffer for ADC

Jan Cumps — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:11:33 GMT

The MSPM0 has a general purpose amp (GPAMP). It's an internal OpAmp that, for example, can buffer a signal for the ADC without external components. That's an example that I'm trying out in this post. Roughly based on the Resource Explorer g...(read more)

How to Work with MSPM0 Microcontrollers... and Build a Peripheral Expander / Processor Companion!

shabaz — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:35:04 GMT

The MSPM0 microcontrollers are very low-cost, and friendly to use (lots of documentation and examples). For a project, I was using an ESP32, but I ran out of UARTs! Ordinarily I would have considered purchasing I2C to UART chips, but I'm ...(read more)

Using SWD with ARM Microcontrollers: An Introduction to Firmware Programming and Debugging!

shabaz — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:53:29 GMT

Table of Contents Introduction What Problems are Being Solved? What are Debug Probes and Serial Wire Debug (SWD)? Protocol Engines: Proprietary vs CMSIS-DAP Which Protocol Engine Should You Use? OpenOCD: What Is It? Obtaining OpenOCD Board Conne...(read more)