Category Archives: Coding

BMP file format

Posted on 2013-01-02 by M. Eric Carr

It’s often useful to be able to produce an image file as output from a program. Bitmap (.BMP) is one of the easiest formats to write. Here’s how to output 24-bit .BMP files from your data. Continue reading →

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BASIC Stamp board review

Posted on 2012-11-22 by M. Eric Carr

Radio Shack stores now carry BASIC Stamp boards. I got one and tried it out… Continue reading →

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Electoral College Reckoner

Posted on 2012-11-03 by M. Eric Carr

Rehashing Nate Silver’s data, I come up with a 96% chance of a Democratic victory next week… Continue reading →

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PIC I2C Library

Posted on 2012-10-21 by M. Eric Carr

Simple, portable I2C bit-banged routines, tested on a PIC16F887. Continue reading →

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