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An autonomous roving vehicle Part 2 of n

by Mike Hankey

Part 2 in an on going series of article featuring an Autonomus Rover

How to embed an image in email body

by bbirajdar

How to embed an image in email body

Implementing Binary Communication Protocols in C++ (for Embedded Systems)

by Alex Robenko

Easy compile-time configurable implementation of binary communication protocols in C++11

Ownerdraw listctrl with transparent background and customized items image on WinCE

by Pansion_chen

Ownerdraw listctrl with transparent background and custermized items image on WinCE.

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Simple Log Viewer

by HenkAlles

Show Simple Log - see the article by Jochen Scharr - in the browser with a nice layout

Implementing Binary Communication Protocols in C++ (for Embedded Systems)

by Alex Robenko

Easy compile-time configurable implementation of binary communication protocols in C++11

How to Develop a Windows Driver Using a QEMU Virtual Device

by Apriorit Inc, Artem K.

A clear overview on how you can establish communication between a device and its driver

Practical Electronics For Makers (Part 1 of N)

by raddevus

Intro and Chapter 1 - In this book, we will learn basic electronics as we build our first circuit, learn what electronic components do and finally build our own devices.

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An autonomous roving vehicle Part 2 of n

19 Jan 2014

Mike Hankey

Part 2 in an on going series of article featuring an Autonomus Rover

C++

Windows

embedded

hardware

Dev

AVR

microcontroller

Implementing Binary Communication Protocols in C++ (for Embedded Systems)

7 Oct 2020

Alex Robenko

Easy compile-time configurable implementation of binary communication protocols in C++11

C++

embedded

Ownerdraw listctrl with transparent background and customized items image on WinCE

5 Jan 2012

Pansion_chen

Ownerdraw listctrl with transparent background and custermized items image on WinCE.

How to run .Net Micro Framework 4.4 on STM32F4Discovery

6 Jun 2016

Alexandr Surkov

How to build and run .Net Micro Framework 4.4 on STM32F4Discovery board.

Building and Running Embedded Linux .NET Applications from First Principles

23 Feb 2016

Alex J Lennon

.NET applications on Yocto/OpenEmbedded Linux

Embedded Scripting using F#

22 Aug 2011

Vladimir Ivanovskiy

This article shows how to compile and run F# code during runtime.

Getting Started With Arduino

9 Nov 2014

charankumar516

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Arduino

Understanding the FPGA: From Developing Configurations to Building a VGA Driver

18 Feb 2019

Apriorit Inc, ruksovdev

A detailed description of an FPGA-specific framework called ISE Design Suite, and the main steps you need to take in order to create a VGA driver using FPGA

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artificial-intelligence

How to Develop a Windows Driver Using a QEMU Virtual Device

4 Mar 2019

Apriorit Inc, Artem K.

A clear overview on how you can establish communication between a device and its driver

VBScript / Excel 2007 - An easy way to access DBF files

17 Dec 2007

alex turner

Excel 2007 does not seem to support DBF files, here is a VBScript workaround.

(Memory and Resource) Leak Detection for WinCE

23 May 2012

Sergeant Kolja

This is an alternative for "Memory leak detection for WinCE".

PolyHook - The C++11 x86/x64 Hooking Library

17 May 2016

stevemk14ebr

A modern, universal, c++ hooking library.

A MFC/GDI+ LCD Control

7 Sep 2011

Frédéric Pailloux

Nice 7/16/Matric Segment LCD Control derived from CStatic and using GDI+ library

OpenTheme : An open source graphic user interface (GUI) toolkit

22 Oct 2004

weiqj

An innovative alternative to XAML and XUL

Post mortem C++ exception analysis in embedded applications

21 Aug 2009

Werner Willemsens

An article on analysing a program exception or software crash.

IoT for Home Automation

12 Jan 2015

Dan Thyer

I built my own Internet of Things, IoT, home automation system that is controlling 30 different things with 4 different types of microcontrollers with nearly 150 commands. This article talks about IoT design patterns and the lessons learned from the design patterns that I have used.

Ending the Era of Weak Passwords: Never Type A Password Again (Never Memorize A Password Again)

6 Aug 2016

raddevus

Plug this device into your computer and never type or memorize a password again. That's right, no need to memorize your Windows login (and you won't be able to because it will be so long and complex anyways).

Installation IDs Based on Truncated Hashing

4 Dec 2007

Jeffrey Walton

Create Semi-Anonymous Installation Fingerprints Using Truncated Hashing and Crypto++

Book review : “MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#”

8 Sep 2014

Pragmateek

"MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#” - book review

Real-Time Object Tracker in C++

18 Dec 2007

Chesnokov Yuriy

This article describes an object tracking approach by estimating a time averaged background scene for tracking static and moving objects in real-time on down-scaled image data.

AVRILOS: A simple OS for AVR microcontrollers

11 Jun 2011

grilialex

A Round-Robin OS (without pre-emptive multitasking) allowing rapid application development

Practical Electronics For Makers (Part 1 of N)

4 Mar 2019

raddevus

Intro and Chapter 1 - In this book, we will learn basic electronics as we build our first circuit, learn what electronic components do and finally build our own devices.

Arduino

embedded

electronics

How To Add Simple Web-enabled 2D/3D Dashboards to your Natively Built Application

29 Dec 2010

Walter Capers

The webonization of gnuplot

A simple C++ implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography

7 Jan 2008

Jarl Ostensen

A finite field EC and simple ECC scheme in C++ to help understand the principles.

Simple CListCtrl with HyperLink Function

2 Mar 2008

liuxiao

A way of adding hyperlink in CListCtrl

How to serialize data effectively? Custom serialization of Bitmap, Cursor, Icon, Font, and other objects without a default constructor with sharpSerializer

14 Aug 2011

Pawel idzikowski

Is it better to serialize types without default constructor with Custom Serializer or a Substitute Pattern? Example of serialization of FontFamily into isolated storage in WP7.

ClipSpy+

5 Jan 2008

Mike Hankey

A utility to uncover the mysteries of the Clipboard, now with a data injector that allows you to pass various data formats to the Clipboard.

SQL Injection Attacks and Some Tips on How to Prevent Them

23 Jan 2005

Colin Angus Mackay

Discusses various aspects of SQL Injection attacks, what to look for in your code, and how to secure it against SQL Injection attacks.

Fast and Compact HTML/XML Scanner/Tokenizer

10 Oct 2007

c-smile

HTML/XML scanner/tokenizer, also known as a pull parser

Zip Utils - Clean, Elegant, Simple, C++/Win32

19 Sep 2012

ljw1004

Adding zip/unzip easily, no LIBS or DLLs, with an elegant and powerful API

Server Side MessageBox

19 Sep 2005

Kivanc Ozuolmez

A web (modal) messagebox without popup.

Get icons from Exe or DLL the PE way

14 Jan 2005

ejor

Get icons from Exe or DLL the PE way or how to emulate PrivateExtractIcons.

Stage 2:Getting Started With ArdOS for Arduino

9 Nov 2014

Grasshopper.iics

A Beginner's Tutorial for Arduino with ArdOS

A closer look at XML Data Binding, including a product appraisal

18 Aug 2004

Sprotty

An introduction to XML Data Binding, and a review of a number of leading products.

Xilinx FPGA with AVRILOS

9 Nov 2011

grilialex

How-To Embed Xilinx FPGA Configuration Data to AVRILOS

WinAES: A C++ AES Class

27 Mar 2009

Jeffrey Walton

Yet another C++ class wrapper for AES and Windows CAPI.

Making an Audio Spectrum analyzer with Bass.dll, C# and Arduino - Part 2.

21 Jul 2015

webmaster442

A mini howto on making a cool Audio Spectrum analyzer with C# and Arduino

Network Assessment - A Guide to Infrastructure Planning

25 Jan 2008

code-frog

A simple guide meant to take the reader through a series of questions that will help them plan for and manage their business network.

Polymorphism in JavaScript

16 Jan 2012

Joe BTrez

How does Polymorphism work in JavaScript.

Applied Crypto++: Block Ciphers

6 Apr 2008

Jeffrey Walton

Encrypt data using Block Ciphers with Crypto++.

Make Your Application Reversible to Support Undo and Redo

2 Jun 2008

Henrik Jonsson

How to make your existing and new applications support in-memory transactions, multi-level and multi-document undo/redo, using Generics and C# 3.0 extension methods and lambda expressions.

Leveraging Threads to Speed up Batch Processing

16 Feb 2008

David Catriel

Speed up your batch processing by splitting it into smaller tasks and executing them in concurrent threads

Microsoft Robotics Studio - A pad service

7 Sep 2007

Pedro77

Implement a pad service using CCR and DSS

Adding 3rd party components to Yocto/OpenEmbedded Linux - from first principles

22 Feb 2016

Alex J Lennon

How to build example 3rd party component for inclusion in a Yocto/OpenEmbedded Linux image.

Building COM Objects in C#

2 Aug 2004

Mubbasher Adeel

Building COM Objects in C#.

45 Day Series: Codeproject VC++ Forum Q&A - VII

26 Jun 2012

ThatsAlok

Collection of Q&A from VC++ forum

Coding an N-Tier Application in C# Without Any Wizard: Part II

5 Jan 2013

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

Coding an N-Tier application in C# without using Wizards.

Managed Control Panel Items

22 Sep 2008

Lukasz Swiatkowski

Creating Control Panel items using the .NET Framework

STM32 Discovery: The Basics - Creating a Project

25 Jan 2011

jmlb

Creating a project with Keil for a 32KB program space

LINQ to SQL Serialization

21 Dec 2007

WinSpace

Use the Generics, Extension and Reflection features to implement a generic serialization class library for LINQ to SQL classes

Windows Services in Action I

20 May 2008

Umut ŞİMŞEK

Explains windows services basics and deployment with details.

jRead - An in-place JSON Element Reader

11 Mar 2018

tonywilk

Not 'Just Another Parser', this reads elements from JSON simply and without memory overhead in C

Convert Xilinx FPGA/CPLD to C Source

28 May 2011

grilialex

Flow and tools to convert Xilinx bitstreams to C source code for programming FPGA/CPLD

Getting video stream from USB web-camera on Arduino Due - Part 3: Watchdog timer and TFT monitor

10 Jul 2015

Sergiy Bogdancev

Watchdog timer and TFT monitor

TimeCop - a tool for detecting time-constraint violations

23 Nov 2007

Mike65536

This article demonstrates a tool for detecting situations when certain code region execution times exceed the specified timeout, and provides a run-time reaction mechanism for these situations.

Patricia Trie Template Class

11 Jul 2007

Radu Gruian

This article introduces a template class-based approach to construct and query Patricia tries. The article includes source code and a demo application.

How to do some magic with indexedDB

26 Mar 2014

David Fahlander

Discover the hidden features of indexedDB!

OverLibWrapper -- C# wrapper of the overLIB DHTML popup JavaScript library

15 Feb 2005

ThaddParker

An article on the use of the OverlibPageControl and OverlibPopupAnchor for extended manipulation of the overLIB popup JavaScript library.

SQL Server Date Format Language

23 May 2012

Cristhian Selah

Perform a conversion in a select, view, and Stored Procedure.

Dependency Injection Frameworks - Part 1 - Introduction

12 Jun 2008

Ashish Kaila

An introduction to the dependency injection design pattern and frameworks, illustrated by a simple example.

Writing Your Own GPS Applications: Part 2

7 Aug 2008

Jon Person

In part two of the series, the author of "GPS.NET" teaches developers how to write GPS applications suitable for the real world by mastering GPS precision concepts. Source code includes a working NMEA interpreter and sample high-precision application in C# and VB.NET.

Application Settings the .NET way. INI, Registry, or XML

27 Oct 2004

Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

In this article, I’ll explain how you can easily store and retrieve your application settings with just a few lines of code

TwoColorsMenu - The fastest menu in the world

10 Dec 2007

Ned Thompson

This article will demo the fastest way to create a menu for your web page with the TwoColorsMenu.

Working with custom COM interfaces from Python

2 Jan 2008

Yaroslav Kourovtsev

Step-by-step tutorial to begin using the comtypes package.

Empty Template Text Box

4 Oct 2012

stebo0728

This guide shows how to extend a standard TextBox to have an "empty value" template

Embedding IronPython in a C# Application

21 Jan 2010

James Wucher

Examples of embedding the Iron Python engine in a C# form application.

artificial-intelligence

scripting

Use a floodgate class to block multiple posts

27 Sep 2005

Rob van der Veer

A simple class to block repeated attempts to submit comments or logins.

Interprocess Communication Between .NET and MFC Using WM_COPYDATA

23 Dec 2007

David Saelman

A simple method to achieve interprocess communication between the .NET framework and MFC.

Windows Mobile – Remove the "Backup Battery Very Low" Notification Balloon

30 Aug 2005

Channa Jayasinghe

How to remove the annoying “Backup Battery Very Low” (bogus) critical notification programmatically.

Pelco P and D protocol implementation in C#

18 Aug 2004

Tamir Khason

This is a full C# classes to control a PELCO PTZ cameras, matrix switching systems, reciever devices and more via RS422/485 'P' and 'D' protocol. It supports all of the commands including UP, DOWN, IN, OUT, LEFT,

Getting Started with the .NET Micro Framework 4.4

20 Feb 2016

Alexandr Surkov

How to build .Net Micro Framework 4.4 repo and create simple "Hello World" samle with .Net Micro Framework Emulator for Windows.

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

30 Dec 2007

Amer Chaudhry

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

Using SQLite in your C# Application

16 Dec 2007

Chayan

SQLite is very suitable for memory constraint systems like WinCE, Palms, Smart Phones, embedded devices and also normal single user desktop applications.

Installing XP Embedded

31 Jul 2008

Pradeep Kothari

Installing Windows XP Embedded

DAL Class and Transact-SQL Generator for C# and VB.NET

8 Dec 2007

Hamidreza-Ghasemkhah

Automatically generates the required class and stored procedure to work with SQL databases

Windows Message Broadcaster

27 Feb 2008

Ali Rafiee

Using this class, you can broadcast a message to windows without having to know their handle. You can also broadcast the same message to multiple windows at the same time.

Lagged Generics: Easily Constrain Change Rate of Variables

27 Dec 2007

Inaki Ayucar

This article shows a very basic example of using generics to create variables that cannot be changed faster than a specific rate

Minimalistic Driver-less Native MySql Client

11 May 2009

Ladislav Nevery

Native MySql Client not requiring any special driver or library

A Simple DOS for Micro Processors

29 Oct 2009

Dan Bloomquist

'Disk Operating System' suitable for very small systems

A Simple XML Parser from Scratch

8 Jul 2011

rj45

For performance reasons, I decided to write my own XML parser.

Add zooming to WTL CScrollImpl

2 Nov 2004

Alain Rist

CZoomScrollImpl extends WTL CScrollImpl to allow continuous zooming.

FTP Server for XP Embedded

3 Aug 2005

Dmitry Ivanov

A minimalistic FTP server for XPe-powered systems.

How to Create a Random Joke Generator in Java

14 May 2010

Software_Developer

How to create a Random Joke Generator in Java

The Performance Woe of Binary XML

9 Apr 2008

Jimmy Zhang

Analysis on why binary XML doesn't solve the real issue of XML performance.

Image Warping Using Linear Interpolation and Double Buffer Panel

10 Dec 2007

Tolga Birdal

An image warping tool in C# which uses simple displacement filters.

A Study In Equality

26 Dec 2007

Marc Clifton

Understanding value and ref types for equality tests and as keys in collections

Change TCP/IP network settings remotely.

8 May 2000

Gert Boddaert

Do you want to change a Host name, DHCP or static IP settings?

How to Harness the Power of XHTML and XForms in your .NET Applications

11 Feb 2009

Phil Booth

XForms is an important recommendation from the W3C that enables complex XML-handling applications to be defined in a simple, declarative syntax. This article demonstrates how you can leverage this power in your own applications.

Finite State Menu

8 Jul 2014

EngDRJ

An finite state menu implemented using multiple linked-lists and function pointers in C for use with embedded programming.

Different Methods of ClickOnce Deployment

10 Dec 2007

MSDN_MCP

An article that discusses different ways of deploying ClickOnce

Overview of The Internet of Things

26 Oct 2014

charankumar516

The Internet of Things is Bigger than the Industrial Revolution.

Windows

embedded

wearables

Formless Notify Icon Application

21 Apr 2007

mdv113

Shows notify icon, starting an app without a form, unhandled exception handling

Arcball OpenGL in C#

28 Mar 2008

Kam

An Arcball module using CsGL in C#.

Create animation in dotNet with alpha-blending PNG images by calling API

6 Jul 2007

nguyenthanhtungtinbk

This article shows you the advantage of PNG images with alpha-blending feature in creating animation and demonstates how to use PNG images in Framework.NET application by calling API

Gmail Image Viewer

15 Dec 2004

Nir Levy

How to add a context menu to IE that does some neat stuff in Gmail.

Distance using Longitiude and latitude using c++

27 Dec 2007

chhibs

exactly what the title says

OOP in JavaScript.

13 Sep 2004

aakaab

OOP aspects of JavaScript programming language.

Introduction to ResEdit

26 Jun 2009

resedit

An quick introduction to ResEdit resource editor

How to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so)

17 Jul 2007

Daniel Cohen Gindi

This article shows how to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so) if you have to have web support in your application.

NewSetupVersion for MSI Projects

19 Dec 2007

Hans-Jürgen Schmidt

Auto-increment the version number of an MSI setup project.

Make Your Application Reversible to Support Undo and Redo

2 Jun 2008

Henrik Jonsson

How to make your existing and new applications support in-memory transactions, multi-level and multi-document undo/redo, using Generics and C# 3.0 extension methods and lambda expressions.

Leveraging Threads to Speed up Batch Processing

16 Feb 2008

David Catriel

Speed up your batch processing by splitting it into smaller tasks and executing them in concurrent threads

Microsoft Robotics Studio - A pad service

7 Sep 2007

Pedro77

Implement a pad service using CCR and DSS

Adding 3rd party components to Yocto/OpenEmbedded Linux - from first principles

22 Feb 2016

Alex J Lennon

How to build example 3rd party component for inclusion in a Yocto/OpenEmbedded Linux image.

Building COM Objects in C#

2 Aug 2004

Mubbasher Adeel

Building COM Objects in C#.

45 Day Series: Codeproject VC++ Forum Q&A - VII

26 Jun 2012

ThatsAlok

Collection of Q&A from VC++ forum

Coding an N-Tier Application in C# Without Any Wizard: Part II

5 Jan 2013

Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

Coding an N-Tier application in C# without using Wizards.

Managed Control Panel Items

22 Sep 2008

Lukasz Swiatkowski

Creating Control Panel items using the .NET Framework

STM32 Discovery: The Basics - Creating a Project

25 Jan 2011

jmlb

Creating a project with Keil for a 32KB program space

LINQ to SQL Serialization

21 Dec 2007

WinSpace

Use the Generics, Extension and Reflection features to implement a generic serialization class library for LINQ to SQL classes

Windows Services in Action I

20 May 2008

Umut ŞİMŞEK

Explains windows services basics and deployment with details.

jRead - An in-place JSON Element Reader

11 Mar 2018

tonywilk

Not 'Just Another Parser', this reads elements from JSON simply and without memory overhead in C

Convert Xilinx FPGA/CPLD to C Source

28 May 2011

grilialex

Flow and tools to convert Xilinx bitstreams to C source code for programming FPGA/CPLD

Getting video stream from USB web-camera on Arduino Due - Part 3: Watchdog timer and TFT monitor

10 Jul 2015

Sergiy Bogdancev

Watchdog timer and TFT monitor

TimeCop - a tool for detecting time-constraint violations

23 Nov 2007

Mike65536

This article demonstrates a tool for detecting situations when certain code region execution times exceed the specified timeout, and provides a run-time reaction mechanism for these situations.

Patricia Trie Template Class

11 Jul 2007

Radu Gruian

This article introduces a template class-based approach to construct and query Patricia tries. The article includes source code and a demo application.

How to do some magic with indexedDB

26 Mar 2014

David Fahlander

Discover the hidden features of indexedDB!

OverLibWrapper -- C# wrapper of the overLIB DHTML popup JavaScript library

15 Feb 2005

ThaddParker

An article on the use of the OverlibPageControl and OverlibPopupAnchor for extended manipulation of the overLIB popup JavaScript library.

SQL Server Date Format Language

23 May 2012

Cristhian Selah

Perform a conversion in a select, view, and Stored Procedure.

Dependency Injection Frameworks - Part 1 - Introduction

12 Jun 2008

Ashish Kaila

An introduction to the dependency injection design pattern and frameworks, illustrated by a simple example.

Writing Your Own GPS Applications: Part 2

7 Aug 2008

Jon Person

Application Settings the .NET way. INI, Registry, or XML

27 Oct 2004

Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

In this article, I’ll explain how you can easily store and retrieve your application settings with just a few lines of code

TwoColorsMenu - The fastest menu in the world

10 Dec 2007

Ned Thompson

This article will demo the fastest way to create a menu for your web page with the TwoColorsMenu.

Working with custom COM interfaces from Python

2 Jan 2008

Yaroslav Kourovtsev

Step-by-step tutorial to begin using the comtypes package.

Empty Template Text Box

4 Oct 2012

stebo0728

This guide shows how to extend a standard TextBox to have an "empty value" template

Embedding IronPython in a C# Application

21 Jan 2010

James Wucher

Examples of embedding the Iron Python engine in a C# form application.

artificial-intelligence

scripting

Use a floodgate class to block multiple posts

27 Sep 2005

Rob van der Veer

A simple class to block repeated attempts to submit comments or logins.

Interprocess Communication Between .NET and MFC Using WM_COPYDATA

23 Dec 2007

David Saelman

A simple method to achieve interprocess communication between the .NET framework and MFC.

Windows Mobile – Remove the "Backup Battery Very Low" Notification Balloon

30 Aug 2005

Channa Jayasinghe

How to remove the annoying “Backup Battery Very Low” (bogus) critical notification programmatically.

Pelco P and D protocol implementation in C#

18 Aug 2004

Tamir Khason

Getting Started with the .NET Micro Framework 4.4

20 Feb 2016

Alexandr Surkov

How to build .Net Micro Framework 4.4 repo and create simple "Hello World" samle with .Net Micro Framework Emulator for Windows.

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

30 Dec 2007

Amer Chaudhry

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

Using SQLite in your C# Application

16 Dec 2007

Chayan

SQLite is very suitable for memory constraint systems like WinCE, Palms, Smart Phones, embedded devices and also normal single user desktop applications.

Installing XP Embedded

31 Jul 2008

Pradeep Kothari

Installing Windows XP Embedded

DAL Class and Transact-SQL Generator for C# and VB.NET

8 Dec 2007

Hamidreza-Ghasemkhah

Automatically generates the required class and stored procedure to work with SQL databases

Windows Message Broadcaster

27 Feb 2008

Ali Rafiee

Using this class, you can broadcast a message to windows without having to know their handle. You can also broadcast the same message to multiple windows at the same time.

Lagged Generics: Easily Constrain Change Rate of Variables