Develop FFT apps on low-power microcontrollers
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2005-10-03 |
| The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is a mainstay of embedded systems and signal processing. Usually the domain of expensive DSP chips, this article shows how to do FFTs on simple microcontrollers. |
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| Watchdog timers
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2000-11-04 |
| To keep a watchdog timer from resetting your system, you've got to kick it regularly. But that's not all there is to watchdog science. We will examine the use and testing of a watchdog, as well as the integration of a watchdog into a multi-tasking environment. |
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| Incorporate graphics without using dedicated graphics controller
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2012-02-07 |
| Discover the ways by which integrated peripherals on MCU along with graphics libraries enable embedded designers to cut costs by driving an LCD display without a graphics controller. |
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| Migrating from 8-, 16- to 32bit microcontrollers
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2010-05-20 |
| The embedded world is constantly changing. Here's a look at the migration from 8- and 16-bit to 32-bit MCUs from the perspective of the ARM architecture. |
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| Make a PI controller on an 8-bit micro
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2006-01-02 |
| Normally the domain of more expensive 16- and 32-bit chips, PI controllers are useful in all sorts of industrial applications. Here's a practical way to implement a PI controller on a low-cost 8-bit chip. |
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| Doing embedded multi-tasking with small microcontrollers
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2006-12-18 |
| Here's an introduction to how microcontrollers can help control electrical and mechanical systems to execute multiple tasks simultaneously. |
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| Eliminate power supply noise in automotive MCUs
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2011-06-27 |
| Learn about the steps to take to ensure that microcontrollers could able to handle supply non-linearity robustly. |
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| Design an efficient programmable I2C slave
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2007-05-02 |
| The latest MCUs make it feasible to include programmable I2C slaves in low-cost systems. |
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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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| 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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| Inside the Sony Rolly's groove
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2008-08-05 |
| Gregory Quirk examines the "dancing" MP3 player to see how it gets its groove. |
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| Fuji's FinePix undergoes postmortem
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2008-01-14 |
| As digital camera platforms stabilise, more- robust mechanical design and environmental resistance may be the most significant opportunities for differentiation. |
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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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| Use sensors, MCUs for wirelessly monitored hospital bed
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2009-07-10 |
| Read about the technology involved in interfacing of sensors for medical applications using hospital beds as an example. |
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| How to painlessly transition from 8bit to 32bit cores
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2009-10-22 |
| No matter how hard you try not to, you will need to migrate from your loveable 8bit core to the complex 32bit cores. Here's how to you can do a painless migration. |
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| Technology trends in flash MCUs
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2009-05-08 |
| Read about the previous technology trends and the new requirements of the next generations of this technology. |
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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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| Adding wireless comm capability to embedded systems
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1996-02-01 |
| How practical is it to use the airwaves as a communications medium for embedded systems? The author describes his experience with the issues involved with integrating wireless communications into embedded systems. |
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| Building a line-powered transceiver with basic parts
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2009-08-27 |
| A comparator, reference, small-signal MOSFET and a handful of inexpensive resistors are all that are required to modulate and demodulate the power line. |
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| Designing cost-effective 3D using SoC
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2011-08-09 |
| Learn why SoCs are touted to be a key component in the universal 3D market. |
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| Denser, smaller, better 8bit devices emerge
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2005-03-16 |
| Denser, smaller, better 8bit devices emerge |
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| Wireless sensors streamline data
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2004-04-16 |
| Wireless sensors streamline data |
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| Automotive apps take advantage of capacitive sensing
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2011-11-01 |
| Learn about the basics of capacitive sensing and the evolution of touch sensing technology in automotive environments. |
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| HW/SW co-dev't with focus on software
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2012-01-13 |
| Here's a discussion on the problems of hardware/software co-development from the point of view of the software designer. |
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| Analogue integration made possible with mixed-signal MCUs
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2009-11-12 |
| To meet increasingly complex design challenges such as adding new features while reducing board size, designers are more frequently using mixed-signal microcontrollers. |
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| Design, debug with DSPs
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2008-12-16 |
| Learn the basics on DSP selection, multiprocessing approaches and resource utilisation, and get useful guidelines for DSP system debug. |
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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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| Fundamentals of core-based FPGA design (Part 1)
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2011-08-22 |
| The first instalment of this series provides an overview of FPGA processor core types—firm, hard and soft—and the pros and cons that need to be evaluated in the context of an embedded system's requirements. |
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| Shenzhen home to kindred entrepreneurial spirits
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2001-04-01 |
| Ling Shi and Dong Tao are kindred examples of a new spirit of entrepreneurialism taking root in Shenzhen, the Chinese boomtown just across the border from Hong Kong. |
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| An introduction to Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) (2)
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2008-10-23 |
| This second instalment on Adaptive Cruise Control looks at hardware, software and radar functionality—including handling multiple radar reflections and "ghosts." |
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Strange modes of transport and other "stuff"
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