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 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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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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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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| 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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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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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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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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Develop low-power apps with MCUs
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2007-12-01 |
| Engineers are faced with the daunting task of developing cost-effective MCU-based ultra low-power devices that are required to operate for years on the same battery. This article elaborates on some of the essential areas designers need to focus on when developing low-power applications |
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Unleashing the power of flexible I/O pin mapping
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2007-11-16 |
| Through software, an MCU's features can come to the forefront with minimal design tradeoffs. This article discusses the use of software to map and re-map I/O pins |
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| Data logging goes wireless
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2007-04-10 |
| This article details the design of a Bluetooth data logger that takes data from an austriamicrosystems AS1530 12bit ADC via an MCU and a Bluetooth link to a PC, which collects the data in a spreadsheet |
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Integrate SMPS control in LED applications
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2008-07-15 |
| This article discusses how to incorporate the feedback and control circuitry for the SMPs into the MCU |
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DSC is an SoC innovation
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2005-07-01 |
| A digital signal oscillator is an SoC architecture that combines the control features of a 16bit MCU with the DSP's extensive functionality |
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UWB video streaming in laryngoscopes
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2008-10-01 |
| This article describes a WiMedia-compliant UWB media access controller realised with the AT91CAP9S metal mask customisable MCU from Atmel. Certain features make it suitable for handling high-quality video wireless transmission in a battery powered portable medical instrument |
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The evolution of the digital signal controller
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2002-05-01 |
| This technical article discusses the emergence and the features of the digital signal controller from existing DSP and MCU technologies |
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