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 16-bit power for everyone !
Welcome to the home page for the article series started in the January 2006 issue.
Elektor’s R8C ’16-bit Tom Thumb’ under £10 microcontroller Starter Kit
Devices from the R8C/Tiny family have three essential advantages. Firstly you get a lot of computing power for little money, secondly a free yet powerful C compiler, thirdly, no programmer is required as you simply flash the target programs into the micro by way of the RS232 port on your PC. Elektor Electronics, in exclusive co-operation with Glyn, for the first time in the history of electronics magazines, offers a microcontroller board (Download Eagle files) with a software tools CD containing an assembler, C compiler and programming examples, all for just £ 8.30 plus P&P (order here).
The third article in Elektor Electronics March 2006 discusses the R8C Application Board offering connectivity for RS232, USB, I/O and an LCD. This issue comes with a free C Booklet containing a number of programming examples relevant to the R8C C Compiler.
The fourth article in Elektor Electronics April 2006 explains the control commands and shows a first application of Tom Thumb.
The fifth article in Elektor Electronics May 2006 explains how the R8C can be used as an oscilloscope.
Lots of questions, tips and tricks for the R8C board may be found in the R8C 16-bit Tom Thumb Forum on this website. Please do contribute and share your experiences with other readers! |
Published in Elektor | | Links |
Part 1: The R8C Family | | www.glyn.nl |
| Part 2: A 16-bit Tom Thumb | | www.kpitgnutools.com |
| Part 3: Application Board for R8C/13 | | www.renesas.com |
| Part 4: R8C Control Functions (to be supplied) | | |
| Part 5: An R8C-based oscilloscope | | |
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