The microcontroller now reads the single bit of data. The action of three differing periods generates three functions: load, clock, and data read. The time the microcontrollers need to change port ...

In a recent video our hacker [Electronic Wizard] introduces the 74HC595 shift register and explains how to use it to drive ...

While having a lower pin count, the new microcontroller integrates a 6-channel serial interface, an 8-channel 10-bit A/D converter and a 10-channel timer with a Programmable Pulse Generator (PPG).