For a lot of us, our first exposure to the world of microcontrollers was through the offerings of Parallax, Inc. Perhaps you were interested in doing something small and light, and hoping to leverage ...

This tech article is about developing a basic security entry system, a project which I undertook as a student at the University of Cincinnati, while taking the class Embedded System Design. For the ...

The Basic Stamp Computer is based on 12 Parallax BASIC Stamp microcontrollers wherein the hardware/software clustered parallel processing is made by fully connecting the components. The Basic Stamp ...

Electronic Design's own Lou Frenzel is updating one of his textbooks—and is soliciting advice from readers on microcontroller content to include. I am in the process of updating my book "Electronics ...

I must be kidding, right? No, I’m not. I’m just suggesting that we take another look at the old programming language known as BASIC. The language has a great deal going for it, particularly that it’s ...

If you are interested in learning more about the history of the iconic Arduino UNO microcontroller you are sure to be interested in the new article published this month to the official Arduino blog ...

A family of chips and small circuit boards from Parallax, Inc., Rocklin, California that are used for myriad processing functions. For example, the BASIC Stamp 1 Interpreter Chip includes a PBASIC ...

This box will crush your cans and deposit them in the bin below. Branded the Cannihilator, [Jeff Walsh] built this with his two sons, [Jake] and [Ryan]. Early hacking eduction is important if they ...