| 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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Choosing the right data bus in industrial, automotive apps
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2004-05-03 |
| Choosing the right data bus in industrial, automotive apps |
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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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| 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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| 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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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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DSPs in motor control
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2001-04-15 |
| DSPs in motor control |
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| A primer on Bluetooth Low Energy (Part 1)
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2011-08-08 |
| This two-part series gives an introduction to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and its use in energy-constrained applications. |
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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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| 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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| A primer on Bluetooth Low Energy (Part 2)
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2011-09-21 |
| The second instalment of this two-part series tackles the Bluetooth software stack partition. |
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| Unwire audio streaming in portable players
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2006-08-01 |
| While Bluetooth suited to periodic short-range wireless links, it's not great for high-quality audio streaming. Børge Strand at Nordic Semiconductor describes a 2.4GHz alternative for sending CD-quality audio over low-power wireless links. |
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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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Implementing embedded speed control for brushless DC motors (2)
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2007-01-02 |
| This article discusses trapezoidal control in a BLDC motor using Hall sensors, and other issues in implementing speed control. |
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| LIN protocol keeps costs low for automotive nets
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2004-12-16 |
| LIN protocol keeps costs low for automotive nets |
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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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| 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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Extending power in microcontroller-based designs
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2006-07-26 |
| There are now many strategies to prolong battery-life in many devices and applications using MCUs. |
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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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DFT, DFM tests assure quality SoC design
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2005-08-16 |
| Learn the importance of design-for-manufacturability and design-for-test in ramping up advanced products in deep-submicron technologies |
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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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| 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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MCUs with PPG can function as PWM and DAC
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2003-12-16 |
| MCUs that include built-in 16bit PPG timers can be configured in PWM mode to generate waveforms with varied pulse width at a constant period, in synchronization with a dedicated external or software trigger. |
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Create a compact Ethernet PCB system
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2004-11-01 |
| Learn how to integrate Ethernet functionality within a microcontroller in a small package. |
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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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Car radio DSP drives automotive audio
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2005-07-18 |
| Manufacturers have begun to incorporate digital media processing technologies into automobiles, enabling drivers and their passengers to access entertainment and information on the road |
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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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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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