How to extend the life of aa alkaline batteries
When a high current device like a digital camera or media player reports that the batteries are dead, don't throw…
Preparing solar panels for the low winter sun
With the sun so low in the sky, my hedge tops are casting shadows on my solar panels. If I…
No longer the world’s shortest microchip pic flashing led program
This 5 instruction PIC assembly language program flashes the LEDs on the Low Pin Count Demo Board in an incrementing…
16f690 on low pin count pcb with pickit2
Chose the PICkit2 programmer to develop some new code because it comes with the Low Pin Count Demo board and…
Appliance energy monitor review
My favourite appliance energy monitor shows instantaneous Watts and accumulated kiloWatt hours (kWh) on the display at the same time