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Rotary Encoder with interrupts - erratic behaviour

I'm trying to change my working rotary encoder code (stolen from here) to an interrupt-based code on my Mega2560. The trouble is that the result behaves very erratically, even though the physical ...
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Can I use regular pins (Example: D2, A3, etc...) as serial (RX, TX)?

Python/Arduino Beginner here... I have a DFplayer I am trying to hook to my Arduino and I want to hook it up through the regular pins instead of the RX and TX pins, but I've not been able to find ...
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ArduinoDue - Matlab: SerialUSB.write() sends ASCII?

I'm trying to get some binary data from an Arduino Due to Matlab. Basically this is the setup: Due: byte usbMsg[33]= {0}; // filled with dummy as example usbMsg[1] = '00000001';// in[3]; usbMsg[2] =...
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nano 33 BLE problems with reading RC signal

I'm using an Arduino Nano 33 BLE and a L293D motor driver to control a three-wheeled RC robot. The sketch I'm using worked fine with my Uno Rev3, but I've moved to the Nano for size/weight reasons, ...
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220v lightbulb gradual dimmer

I am trying to turn my incandescent bulb gradually,say its brightness should go from zero to 100% in 10 mins. In doing so I found the following code and it works well but it's not as gradual as I ...
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My port is grayed out?

Hello I have a question on why my port is grayed out when I go to upload? I’ve watched so many YouTube videos on what’s the problem and have been trying to do everything but just nothing seems to work!...
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Black screen when using higher SPI-speed for RA8857 LCD-controller

I'm using an Arduino Due that talks via SPI to an LCD (800x480) with the RA8875 controller chip. The most recent datasheet I could find is: RA8875 datasheet. Everything works as expected when using ...
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Getting atsam3x8e (Arduino Due) to work

I decided to make a pcb based on the atsam3x8e (microcontroller used in Arduino Due). For the design I copied most of the layout that I found on this site and looked at the official Arduino Due ...
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Creating a sine wave with a DAC and feeding it back

I want to produce a digital sine wave, send it to DAC0, and then receive it back as input on A0 and plot the graph. I am using an Arduino Due. I wrote the following code: #define maxSamplesNum 120 #...
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Arduino nano clone problem with interrupt on falling edge on pin 2

I've s 1Hz square wave coming from a DS1307 SQW/OUT pin going into pin2 on the Nano that is set up as input with internal pullup enabled. I've set up the interrupt on falling edge but I can't get the ...
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Do software SPI read from a register using shiftin()

How to read from a register using software SPI, presumably shiftin()? It works using the builtin SPI library + hardware SPI. I seem to be able to write but not read using manual shiftin()/shiftout()...
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Connecting Arduino Due's DAC output to pc sound card with protection

I would like to connect the DAC outputs of my arduino board to my pc sound card input so that I can use my sounds card as an osciloscope. I have two questions: 1- if I don't use an amplifier, how ...
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Reading Reveive Hold Register from USART in SPI Mode on Arduino Due

Sending with this function here works fine: uint16_t usart0spiTransfer16(uint16_t spiMessage16) { uint16_t sdo = 0; byte firstByte = spiMessage16; byte secondByte = (spiMessage16 >> ...
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Arduino Due upload firmware issue

I have Arduino Due on SAM3x8e. I'm on Ubuntu 14.04. Before today I uploaded firmware via terminal using those commands: $ stty -F /dev/ttyACM0 speed 1200 cs8 -cstopb -parenb $ /home/q/apps/devel/...
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Arduino Due native programming port

Arduino does not recommend to program the Due board via Native port as it is not reliable: If the MCU crashed for some reason it is likely that the soft erase procedure won't work as this procedure ...

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