Author Archives: Willem Aandewiel

External Hardware Watchdog with ATtiny85

Posted on 18 March 2022 by Willem Aandewiel

This post has 398 views Sometimes the internal Watchdog Timer (WDT) of a MCU is working more against you than that it ‘helps’ you. Also an internal WDT is not always up to the task of resetting the main MCU … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Parametric Projectbox generator

Posted on 2 January 2022 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ] Een Nederlandse vertaling van deze post kun je hier vinden. With every electronic circuit I make, there comes a moment when the project is “finished”…. almost! The last step is always to find a suitable projectbox and even … Continue reading →

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Nog een geparametriseerde projectbox generator

Posted on 1 January 2022 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ] Yet Another Parametric Projectbox generator Here you can find an English version of this post. Bij iedere elektronische schakeling die ik maak komt er een moment dat het project “af” is …. bijna! De laatste stap is altijd … Continue reading →

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Simple Challenge/Response sketch

Posted on 30 May 2021 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ]For a project I’m working on with Jelmer (JDJelectronics) we have to communicate with a SIMCOM GPRS modem. I wrote an interactive sketch that can handle the communication (with so called “AT” commands) with a GPRS modem. Parts of … Continue reading →

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Slimme Meter Poort Extender

Posted on 16 April 2021 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ] Bijna alle Nederlandse huishoudens zijn inmiddels uitgerust met een zgn. “Slimme meter”. Deze meter stelt de energie leveranciers in staat om op afstand de meterstanden op te vragen. Om ook de eindgebruiker te bedienen hebben de Slimme Meters … Continue reading →

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digital Tape Recorder for the KIM-1 (and clones)

Posted on 20 February 2021 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ]In October 2017 I wrote a post with the title “Solid State Tape Device for the (micro)KIM“. Recently one of the makers (Dirk Dral) wanted to adapt the device for use with a genuine KIM-1 and ran into some … Continue reading →

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A 32kb Memory Expansion Board for the microKIM

Posted on 19 February 2021 by Willem Aandewiel

[ ] As you may know, I own a microKIM (KIM-1 clone) Single Board Computer (SBC).  It is a trip down memory lane to work with the incredible simplicity of what was once “top of the bill” technology. The original … Continue reading →

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