Improve the transient immunity of microcontroller designs
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2006-11-15 |
| This article presents a tutorial on EMI, ESD and EFT problems in embedded designs and its possible solutions. |
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| RC car is fraught with design tradeoffs
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2007-07-30 |
| Nikko has manufactured Masserati, a remote-controlled car, not unlike lots of remote-controlled cars used by kids all over the world. |
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Embedded trends: embedded solutions of the future (Part 3)
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2010-01-13 |
| Embedded solutions are everywhere, and most people don't even know it. Soon, even engineers won't be able to tell. Here's a look at the future of deeply embedded solutions. |
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Dual regulator typology needed to power modern cellphones
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2004-08-16 |
| POWER |
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| Designing NAND flash memory sub-systems
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2008-11-24 |
| Several factors make the design of NAND flash memory sub-systems more challenging than ever. |
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Cell balancing to maximize battery packs capacity
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2004-01-01 |
| POWER |
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Compilation techniques for PIC32
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2009-05-04 |
| Read about omniscient compilation that optimises based on a view of all modules, across the entire program. |
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| Enhance UI in appliances using LED
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2011-08-15 |
| Know the tradeoffs when integrating LEDs in today's smart appliances to achieve an advanced user interface and a high-end aesthetic. |
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| Blood glucose meter teardown reveals simple electronics
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2010-03-03 |
| Here's a teardown of Roche Diagnostics Accu-Check Aviva, a blood glucose meter. |
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Integrating functions in a DVD+RW video recorder
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2004-03-16 |
| Integrating functions in a DVD+RW video recorder |
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Developing energy-sensitive apps
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2010-05-07 |
| For some medical and security devices, extended operation from a single battery becomes more than just a desirable feature in the specification: It is central to the entire product concept. |
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| Unlocking Pleo's lifelike motion tricks
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2008-08-29 |
| The Ugobe Pleo pet dinosaur is the most recent incarnation of a learning and evolving personal robotic toy. Find out what's behind its lifelike appearance and behaviour. |
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Understanding automotive instrument cluster apps
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2009-09-09 |
| The complexity of vehicle electronics has significantly increased during the last 20 years. A large number of new functionalities require a significant amount of status information to be displayed to the driver. |
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| Radar detector packs fine RF circuitry
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2010-05-11 |
| Escort's Passport 9500ix may sit near the top of the radar detector industry's totem pole, but it is certainly "the good stuff" judging by its feature set and by professional reviews of the product. |
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Choose the right multi-processor development tools for power efficiency
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2008-10-08 |
| One of the reasons in using a multi-core device in an embedded application is power efficiency. |
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| Wearable training system gets it half right
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2007-10-31 |
| A tear-down analysis of Nike SDM Triax Elite, which is a four-piece set that is used while walking or running shows that the hardware seemed to do its job flawlessly, but the user interface designed into the software leaves a lot to be desired. |
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| Automotive networking systems proliferate through components
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2004-03-16 |
| Automotive networking systems proliferate through components |
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Designing with printed non-volatile ferro-electric memories
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2011-07-25 |
| Here's a look at memories based on a reversible ferro-electric capacitor structure, and their application to novel products and markets. |
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Enabling power, cost efficiency in ECUs
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2009-07-22 |
| New SoC designs are needed to integrate more logic and analogue features to lower system cost. |
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A beginner's guide to configuring counter/timer
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2009-08-31 |
| This article aims to explain the concepts behind understanding and configuring a counter/timer using the same techniques you probably used in high school science classes. |
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Embedded Systems Development Trends: Asia
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2004-03-01 |
| Read EE Times - Asia's and Gartner Dataquest's latest embedded systems development survey, which gathered 890 qualified responses from embedded systems designers. |
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Car network systems hinge on LIN 2.0
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2005-09-16 |
| LIN 2.0 specification is a low-cost serial communication protocol that complements existing automotive multiplex networks |
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| Trace techniques debug advanced 32 bit MCUs
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2005-11-25 |
| Modern trace hardware accesses internal signals without disturbing the system. New techniques can visualize state-of-the-processor and system behaviour. |
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Advantages of serial access in memory interfaces
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2004-06-01 |
| One consideration in selecting memory is which interface standard to use. Here's why you should choose serial access over parallel bus. |
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I/Os for distributed automation control
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2005-03-16 |
| This article describes the idea of the industrial CAN I/O module and the data exchange between connected modules being done using a CAN bus |
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Using fan-speed control for thermal management
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2006-02-16 |
| On/off control sufficed for thermal management in early product generations, but consumers are now demanding for products to be both capable and quiet. |
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Improve the industrial climate with better MCUs
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2007-05-03 |
| This article discusses examples of critical applications, where adding intelligence and processing horsepower closer to the nodes within the process can impact efficiency and reliability improvements. New SoC designs provide the intelligence necessary to make critical process measurements and enhance the control of these parameters. |
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Microcontrollers growing up
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2004-12-01 |
| Driven by demanding and complex applications, MCUs have grown up, providing enough horsepower and built-in peripherals to be self-contained systems in their own right. |
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Building Bare-Metal ARM Systems with GNU (6)
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2007-07-30 |
| This is part six of a series that provides step-by-step instructions on how to build ARM Systems with GNU. |
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Designing for EMC in vehicle electronics
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2002-08-16 |
| This technical article discusses how noise signals from automobile electronics can be minimized with a good, working knowledge of EMC. |
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