ATtiny microcontroller development for Arduino programmers

A practical guide for the development with the microcontrollers ATtiny 24/44/84 and 25/45/85

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Description

ATtinys are low-cost microcontrollers that impress with their small form factor and low power consumption (~4-8µA during DeepSleep). The ATtinys can be programmed easily and quickly in the familiar Arduino environment (IDE and C++), so you have a cheap alternative to the Arduinos and ESPs. The ATtinys can be operated with a button battery CR2032 and have enough memory for common DIY projects.


For the whole course the ATtinys 25/24, 44/45 and 84 as well as the Digispark ATtiny85 are used.


What we go through in the course:

  • Basics of Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers.

  • Getting to know different components like transistors, OLED displays, shift registers and much more.

  • Getting to know different upload variants for flashing the ATtinys

  • Use of Visual Studio Code with PlatformIO or Arduino IDE

  • Set hardware configurations like CPU clock frequency, brown-out detection etc.

  • Use of digital-analog GPIOs and PWM controls

  • Practical example: Digital dice with random number and LEDs

  • PraPractical examplexisbeispiel: Digital dice with WS2812b and FastLED

  • Practical example: Binary clock with RTC Module and Shift Register

  • Practical example: Plant monitor and Deepsleep with CR2032 Battery

  • Practical example: Plant monitor with OLED

  • Practical example: Tones (creating own Melody) as circuit board pendan

  • Practical example: Transistor circuit with reedswitch and clap detector

  • Practical example: Temperature sensor with OLED 0,96” at Digispark ATtiny85

  • Practical example: DIY Rubber Ducky with Digispark ATtiny85


My approach in the course:

  • No (ok, only very few) slides/Powerpoint but more projects. We start in the basics immediately with a practical example. You can also try out the theory immediately with the ATtinys and thereby understand it better.

  • The practical projects are developed together in step-by-step instructions.

  • In this context, together means that I demonstrate the code, depending on the task, and you can follow the execution or rebuild your own way.

  • All codes are available for download on the platform, so you can get to the result without frustration.

  • No lengthy explanations or theory monologues, we start right away in the basics chapter.


Benefit from my years of experience and get the key skills in microcontroller development.

Get this course right now and you can start right away.

See you in class
Markus Edenhauser


What You Will Learn!

  • What is an ATtiny and which variants are available
  • Technical data and pinout discussion
  • Effect of CPU clock speed and power supply
  • Power saving mode Deepsleep and interrupts
  • Brown-out detection and CPU clock setting with fuses
  • Apply hardware settings with Arduino IDE and PlatformIO (Fuses)
  • Source Code Creation with C++
  • Configuring and setting up Visual Studio Code with PlatformIO and Arduino IDE
  • Get to know different ATtiny cores and sources of supply
  • Create Arduino ISP DIY Shield for flashing
  • Use USB ISP Flasher
  • Use different upload methods with different IDEs
  • LED control with PWM
  • Use of WS2812b and FastLED with ATtiny
  • RTC module and shift register usage with ATtiny
  • Evaluation of humidity sensor and Deepsleep

Who Should Attend!

  • Anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of low-power, small form factor microcontrollers.
  • Developers who are interested in using low-cost microcontrollers for their projects.
  • All those who want to understand, apply and write their own practical projects with microcontrollers.
  • All those who want to learn more about microcontrollers with limited hardware resources