Tag: STM32F103C8T6

STM32F103C8T6 Pin Tester to check your soldering

How good are you at soldering?   Here is the STM32F103C8T6  microcontroller board that I use  and have to solder all of the pins. Sometimes when I solder pins to the  board, the connection looks OK and even tests OK with continuity on a multimeter.  However, the solder connections even though they pass those two …

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5 Way Navigation Button connected to an Arduino or STM32F103C8T6

A 5 way navigation button actually has 7 different navigational settings. It has a lot of functionality in a small package.  The ‘button’ on it can be moved/pushed in 4 directions ( labeled up, down, left, right)  or pressed down. There are also two other switched buttons labeled ‘Set’ and ‘Reset’ for a total of …

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How to keep an ENC28J60 Module from Freezing

ENC28J60 LAN Module

The ENC28J60 module is good for attaching an Arduino to a LAN or the Internet. The one real problem in doing so is how to keep an ENC28J60 module from freezing. No, not temperature wise ! 🙄  (‘Freezing’ in the sense of locking up, stop working, etc.) There are many Ethernet  arduino libraries for the …

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ARM Cortex M3 STM32F103C8T6

STM32F103C8T6 with ST-LINK V2

It’s amazing what you can get in a microcontroller board these days for just over $2. For example, just search ebay.com or alibaba.com for the key word ‘STM32F103C8T6’.  You will see the links to an ARM Cortex M3 STM32F103C8T6 development board for just over $2 US including shipping (usually from China, so it may take …

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