by david
31. October 2009 10:12
I think that it's good to keep your hand in with some plain old C programming once in a while. So I ocasionally mess around with microprocessors. I've been working on an improved annoyatron, with my version it will pretend to be a mobile phone - by playing a simple ringtone. This is what it currently looks like:

I've used an AVR ATmega168 microprocessor, which is over spec, but I had a couple of them lying around. In fact all of the other components except for the button cell battery and holder were things that I had sitting around. What tends to happen is that before I throw anything away, I take it to bits to see if I can remove anything. Even a salvaged switch can be useful one day. And it's fun to take stuff apart :-)
So ... what I'll try to do is post more about this - what development tools I've used and what I have discovered along the way. I'll be sure to refer back to it if nobody else does.