FTDI chip real of fake ? How to spot a fake RT232R / RT232RL and others ?
Here is a 5 minute test: 1) purchase your boards in pairs this helps detect same serial number in case of fakes. Any board you buy under $5 is probably …
USB firmware debugging with USBTrace, PicKit & MPLAB IDE
Ah, the joy of firmware debugging! I’ve been working on a USB firmware for my new upcoming product that involves a dual traditional TTL (Serial) and a USB-TO-SERIAL converter (CDC …
Play PC games the iPad style – Using a PIC with USB, accelerometer and optional Gyroscope
The iPad is finally out – one feature that might caught your attention is the built-in accelerometer and the ability to control a game by tilting the device. But it turns out you can do same thing on your laptop. Read on to find out how.
Trickster Mouse Emulator – April Fools Day Practical Joke
Trickster is a simple application built on UsbThumb platform. It tricks your victim into thinking they have a virus on their computer, by hardware emulating and moving their mouse in circles on intermittent intervals.
Updating Firmware on USBThumb
This article describes how to update firmware on USBThumb.
Using USBThumb as a Propeller Programmer and as a USB to Serial Converter
This article describes how you can use USBThumb as a Propeller Programmer or USB to Serial converter.
USB Motion Gamepad Update: wide accelerometer and gyroscope support, configuration utility software
I have received some feedback from my readers regarding my first usb gamepad project , so for the past few weeks I was working on a new imrpoved design. There are plenty of new improvements that I hope will address many of your requests. The new device supports a wide range of gyroscopes and accelerometers that can be configured using Configuration Utility for Windows. Have a look at this article as it features new suggested schematics as well as a full feature log. Firmware and configuration utility are free to download for private use.
Accelerometer Controlled Usb Gamepad and Mouse using PIC18F2550 / PIC18F4550
Schematics and code for construction of an accelerometer controlled USB gamepad based on a Microchip PIC microcontroller.