Following the introduction of E-blocks2, we’re now running a limited time special offer on our E-blocks range of boards. You can get up to 50% off selected E-blocks boards and we’re running this special offer only until the end of July on all orders placed on our website. The boards included in the special discounts...

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When learning to program for the first time, the concept of a variable can often be a big hurdle which you may struggle to overcome. The idea of a storage container which may change its contents over the lifetime of a program is something which is fundamental to traditional programming, but can seem foreign to...

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Following the release of Flowcode we are keen to present new users with an introduction to how Flowcode could be useful to engineers of all abilities. Whether users are programming microcontroller based hardware, or wish to learn more about programming or coding, Flowcode is an intuitive solution that may be of interest. We are putting...

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This is the second in a series which shows how to use Flowcode to program commonly-found hardware. In our last blog post, we discussed using the PICkit3 with Flowcode 8 to target almost any PIC microcontroller. Today, we discuss targeting the chipKIT uC32. This is a PCB housing a PIC microcontroller, designed to mimic the...

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At Matrix we develop both hardware and software solutions. In terms of software, there is of course Flowcode. Our hardware includes our popular E-blocks2 platform, which allows both students and enthusiasts to rapidly build prototype systems. But, while Flowcode works extremely well with our own E-blocks and E-blocks2, providing advanced debugging facilities, it is important...

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