Design considerations when upgrading to a 32bit MCU
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2004-04-01 |
| When contemplating a move from a 16bit MCU to a 32bit device, multiple design issues should be considered |
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MCU system design for automotives
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2009-01-23 |
| Know the two sides to embedded MCU-based module development in automotive applications |
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Employing MCU software to meet design needs
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2010-02-22 |
| With the growth of MCUs comes a wave of developers with a variety of different backgrounds. This forces us to take another look at MCU software development |
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Cookbook for avoiding MCU software losses
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2010-06-10 |
| Many MCU software engineers unknowingly create large product and software losses for their employers. By following the simple rules in this article, you will minimize your total cost of ownership (TCO) and make everyone in the company happy as you deliver very high quality products much faster |
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Designing MCU applications for use in high voltage environments (2
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2007-04-29 |
| This article is the second of a two-part series on MCU design for high voltage environments. It provides useful tips for using shunt regulators in high voltage designs |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background
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2007-10-04 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background systems
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2007-09-01 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success |
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MCU, flash enhance battery charger features
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2005-01-17 |
| Find out the advantages of using an 8bit flash MCU in designing offline Li-ion battery chargers |
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Changing MCU technologies for motor control
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2005-03-01 |
| A different MCU application may just be able to provide the energy-saving capacity needed for home, industrial and automotive motors |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background systems
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2007-09-01 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success |
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Interfacing 32-bit cores to MCU-based memory architectures
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2008-09-18 |
| One problem when transitioning from 8 to 32-bit MCU cores is how to improve flash memory to match. Here are some efficient methodologies for unclogging the performance bottleneck |
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AC motor control: DSP, MCU or FPGA
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2009-05-13 |
| Here's a comparison of DSPs, MCUs, and mixed-signal FPGAs for building efficient AC motor control systems. |
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Designing MCU applications for use in high voltage environments (1
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2007-04-25 |
| This article is the first in a two-part series on MCU design for high voltage environments. It provides useful tips for microcontroller applications in high voltage using a shunt regulator |
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MCU design in FPGAs
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2009-01-05 |
| Read about the design and implementation of FPGAs for MCU applications, as well as its benefits |
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| Use an MCU-based method to wake up a capacitive touch-sensing system
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2011-08-08 |
| Learn how to design a system that rapidly wakes up from sleep or standby mode without diminishing its performance or using up a lot of power. |
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MCU management: power, ground and noise
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2008-11-05 |
| Learn about noise sources and their paths as well as the theory behind good layout practices and their impact on noise. |
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Manage dynamic power in MCU using non-maskable interrupt
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2008-12-17 |
| Know how to manage power in MCU based on system switch on and off states by using its non-maskable interrupt pin |
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Debugging MCU-based designs with mixed-signal oscilloscopes
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2008-09-24 |
| Here's a brief tutorial on how mixed-signal oscilloscopes can be used as effective tools for debugging mixed-signal designs incorporating either MCUs or DSPs. |
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SoC-based MCU bus design in high bandwidth embedded apps
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2005-01-17 |
| A number of alternative approaches based on on-chip serial interconnects similar to serial fabrics, crossbar switches and packet-based busses are being researched. |
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Improve transient immunity in MCU-based embedded design (4
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2006-12-04 |
| This article is part of a tutorial series on how to improve transient immunity in microcontroller-based embedded design. It focuses on PCB power supply and floorplanning. |
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Enhance MCU performance with DMA-based system controller
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2010-03-10 |
| To be able to handle the high data rates and frequencies of real-time I/O and peripherals, MCUs must achieve higher processing efficiency. |
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| Implement MCU-based software UART
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2007-03-16 |
| With communications peripherals implemented in software, any aspect of the protocols can be updated. |
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Addressing MCU GPIO scaling wall with FPGAs
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2009-09-14 |
| MCUs play a variety of different but equally important roles in almost every electronics application imaginable. Inexpensive, easy to use and well understood, MCUs are an integral part of a design engineer's toolkit. |
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Use an 8bit MCU to build yourself a PI controller
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2006-08-04 |
| This article shows how, using specific libraries that enable an 8bit microcontroller to perform arithmetic operations with 16- and 32bit precision, you can implement a proportional-integral (PI) controller. |
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How to improve embedded MCU performance
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2010-06-15 |
| In this article, I have implemented small incremental code improvements to an embedded Ethernet driver and proved that a performance gain of nearly 17 per cent has been achieved. |
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Improve immunity of MCU-based embedded design (3
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2006-11-28 |
| The article looks into system power and signal entry considerations of MCU-based embedded design |
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How to optimize MCU power efficiency
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2010-02-10 |
| By optimizing power consumption through efficient single-cell voltage conversion, using multiple current modes, introducing smart battery management and implementing power saving techniques at the application level, power consumption can be coordinated across an entire system. |
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| Do-it-yourself MCU-based functional tester
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2012-01-30 |
| Learn how to build your own functional tester based on a low-cost microcontroller. |
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MCU offers an alternative to direct-digital-synthesis
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2011-07-18 |
| The task of DDS devices can be performed with a microcontroller programmed as a DDS and an external high-resolution DAC. |
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Make your machines talk
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2008-05-01 |
| Voice alerts for machines may be designed using a low-cost MCU with a pulse-width modulation (PWM) functionality that uses timers and interfaces to a memory |
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