If there was one downside to 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64, it’s that they weren’t exactly portable. Even ignoring their physical size, the power requirements would likely have required a ...

It might look like a random pile of wires to some, but it is far from random: [Paulo Constantino] built this 8-bit CPU himself from scratch. He built his remarkable creation using wires and 74HC shift ...

Many designers using 8-bit 8051 microcontrollers as the core of their systems face a challenge when updating the performance of their designs. Historically, performance upgrades have often required a ...

Screenshot of "The Adventures of Benjamin Franklin," featuring 8-Bit Ben. The retro 8-bit video game is designed by the Franklin Institute to accompany its current exhibition, "Game Masters." ...

The COP8's accumulator-based architecture includes six to eight control and data registers, one of which is an 8-bit program-status register. The CPU also includes two 8-bit address registers, a ...

Hey all,<BR><BR>I'm contemplating on upgrading my 19" Sony CRT's at home to LCD's. I've recently come across the fact that there are two types of LCD's, 6-bit and 8-bit.<BR><BR>Recently at my office I ...

A timer is a simple counter! The input clock of microcontroller and operation of the timer is independent of the program execution.All the Atmel microcontrollers have Timers as an inbuilt peripheral.