Atomic Sensor Frames: Sending 9-Axis Data with Minimal Skew over Serial

By AP, April 20, 2026

If you have ever worked with inertial measurement units or any other multi-axis sensor, you have probably run into a subtle but important problem: how do you ensure that all nine axis values you read and transmit actually belong to the same moment in time? Let’s see.

Thank you, Mouser and Texas Instruments !

By AP, March 24, 2014

Mailbag today. Guess my surprise when I found this in my mailbox: It’s always nice to receive snail mail. Paper mail. Envelopes, magazines and newspapers. That’s why I try to subscribe to receive printed editions of all magazines of interest for me. Some time ago I signed a promo email from Texas Instruments in cooperation […]

AVRISP mkII

By AP, January 17, 2013

Until recently I have extensively used my MacBook, AVRDude and USBTiny for my μController projects: Now I got myself a proper tool, the AVRISP markII, mostly because I wanted to use AVRStudio 6.0 features: Key features: Programs both flash and EEPROM Supports fuses and lock bit programming Upgradeable for future device support Supports target voltages from […]