Music 250a / CS377C - HCI Theory and Practice

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This is the Microcontroller that is at the heart of our development boards and labs. It is made by Atmel, and offers numerous features such as built-in A/D conversion, serial UART, 4 8-bit data ports.
ATMega163 Complete Datasheet
ATMega163 Summary
Atmel Instruction Set

This is the C compiler we use to generate code for the AVR microprocessor from our C-language or Assembly code. It is based on the GNU GCC compiler, and works much the same way.
Doxygen Docs for avr-gcc include files
AVRGCC Syntax - help on things that may look foreign to C programmers

Avrlib is a C-language library of functions written by Pascal Stang that gives us high-level access to many of the AVR microcontroller's feautres. It includes support for lcd displays, timing, a/d conversion, buffered serial communication, etc. We have added some functionality to his release, including support for MIDI and Open Sound Control. We have also eliminated some of the components that are not likely to be used by people at CCRMA.
Doxygen Docs for the CCRMA distribution of avrlib
avrlib_ccrma-20021025.tar.gz - the latest CCRMA distribution: USE THIS ONE!

The AVRMini is an application/development board designed by Pascal Stang, that we use for class exercises and labs. It is very general-purpose and provides access to all the microcontroller's ports with headers. It allows us to rapidly prototype and test new applications for the AVR microcontroller. We are currently using AVRMini Version 3
AVRMini Version 3 Schematic
AVRMini Version 3 Board Layout

All You Need to Know About EE ( ps , pdf ) by Max Mathews.
Geoff Martin's Textbook - a work in progress, but a great intro to audio electronics. see chapters:

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