If you want to drive a 5×7 dot matrix display directly from your MCU, I have the right Arduino library for you. Flexible, easy to use, supporting low power operation, and a low memory footprint: DotMatrix5x7.
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Saving Energy by Choosing the Right MCU
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In this post, I have a look at whether there are significant differences of power consumption between the different AVR MCUs. I will look at the nominal values and also measure the power consumption in reality.
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Running on Batteries
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Running on batteries does not carry your Arduino project very far? Well, when you want to run an Arduino project on batteries, you have to spend some thoughts on minimizing power consumption. Here we will look at what you can do when you use an AVR MCU. Often you will be able to reduce the average current consumption to a few microamps!
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