The first name on the list is Autodesk Eagle, an engineer-friendly tool that boasts a vast library of resources. It offers a full suite of PCB layouts, schematic editing tools, and collaborative ...

Okay, now we’re beginning to feel a bit like [Alice]. This tutorial shows you how to simulate VHDL code. This code is intended to run on an FPGA and includes a software-only version of the AVR 8-bit ...

One of the biggest bottlenecks in the software development process for electronic products is that hardware is not available until late in the cycle. That means embedded software developers need to ...

A fully modular microcontroller simulation in VHDL, adapted and extended from the FPGA4 Student Series. This project demonstrates instruction decoding, memory handling, and I/O port simulation using a ...

Teams developing firmware and embedded software often develop their software on-target. While there isn’t necessarily anything wrong with using a development board to understand the processor, ...

[Partner Content] In January 2023 Matrix just released version 10 of Flowcode with a number of feature enhancements and a significant licensing change: the program is now free for makers and hobbyists ...

When developing software for small microcontrollers, it is common to use assembly language in the final product. But there is still much value in prototyping the software and its algortihms in C. Here ...

The Arduino IDE doesn’t include the ESP8266 by default — you must add its board package. In the Arduino IDE, go to: File → Preferences Look for the box labeled “Additional Boards Manager URLs.” Click ...