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microcontroller

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   1 EEVblog #262 - World's Simplest Soft Latching Power Switch Circuit

   EEVblog 31 people · 23 months · since Apr 2012

   Dave Jones presents a low part count soft latching power switch built around a P-channel MOSFET and push button; hobbyists use it as a starting point for one-button power control.

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   2 EEVblog #831 - Power A Micro With No Power Pin!

   EEVblog 17 people · 31 months · since Jan 2016

   Demonstrates a microcontroller running through the protection diodes on its I/O pins with the supply pin disconnected; cited whenever a supposedly unpowered chip keeps working.

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   3 EEVBlog #473 - Microcontroller Voltage Doubler

   EEVblog 9 people · 9 months · since Jun 2013

   Dave Jones shows how a microcontroller's square-wave output can drive a charge pump to double its supply voltage; suggested when a small higher-voltage rail is needed.

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   4 EEVblog #1045 - How To Drive an LCD

   EEVblog 7 people · 7 months · since Dec 2017

   Dave Jones explains the basics of driving a bare segment LCD from simple IO pins, recommended to people who have wired one up as if it were an LED display.

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   5 EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!

   EEVblog 4 people · 8 months · since Oct 2018

   Dave Jones looks at a microcontroller costing about three cents; linked in threads on picking tiny, cheap parts and on splitting a job across several small chips.