Building a line-powered transceiver with basic parts
|
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. |
|
| The science and art of pulse-CO oximeter
|
2010-03-04 |
| Few disciplines can turn the cold science of metrology into pure art as quickly as medical diagnostics. Here's a teardown of the Masimo's Radical-7 Signal Extraction Pulse-CO Oximeter. |
|
Create efficient PLC using PSoC
|
2011-01-17 |
| Understand how the needs of low-cost PLCs are addressed through a device that can handle high-speed digital input, high frequency output, and analog signals. |
|
Facing the challenges of smart phone accessory design
|
2010-05-10 |
| The next wave of innovation has begun—with the introduction of smart phone accessories that are controlled by apps. |
|
Promising future for ultra-low power RF
|
2011-07-18 |
| Now only in its infancy, the short-range RF sector is set to boom. This expansion will be fuelled by ultra low power technology. |
|
From OOP to Nuts
|
2000-10-02 |
| Object-oriented programming techniques have been slow to become popular for embedded systems development. Here we see how Ada helps makes OOP highly effective. |
|
Contact monitor for body control computers
|
2009-03-19 |
| Know how the MAX13362 reacts in many circumstances encountered during automotive ECU-level testing. |
|
Apply requirements planning in embedded system design (Part 1)
|
2010-12-13 |
| This six-part tutorial takes you step by step through development of an embedded systems design requirements document for a seven-digit electronic alarm clock. Part 1 is focused on dissecting the requirements document. |
|
Designing MCU applications for use in high voltage environments (2)
|
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. |
|
FPGAs for reliable automotive system design
|
2009-02-11 |
| Know the solutions that address both initialisation configuration and potential SRAM corruption issues. |
|
Choosing the right data bus in industrial, automotive apps
|
2004-05-03 |
| Choosing the right data bus in industrial, automotive apps |
|
Debugging MCUs on a pin-count budget
|
2009-02-09 |
| Here's a Spy-Bi-Wire interface that requires a small footprint in terms of silicon usage and needs no special hardware. |
|
| Enhance UI in appliances using LED
|
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. |
|
Reduce costs in automotive power systems
|
2005-02-16 |
| POWER |
|
Implement trigonometric functions in software with CORDIC
|
2008-07-23 |
| This tutorial describes software implementation of fixed-point trigonometric routines using the CORDIC algorithm. |
|
Advancing energy harvesting schemes
|
2009-08-04 |
| Modern ultralow-power microcontrollers have reached such a level of integration and processing efficiency that many applications no longer require traditional batteries. |
|
| Designing cost-effective 3D using SoC
|
2011-08-09 |
| Learn why SoCs are touted to be a key component in the universal 3D market. |
|
AC motor control: DSP, MCU or FPGA?
|
2009-05-13 |
| Here's a comparison of DSPs, MCUs, and mixed-signal FPGAs for building efficient AC motor control systems. |
|
| Creating HD FPGA-based graphics controller
|
2011-10-18 |
| Here's an article on how to design an FPGA-based graphics controller with high-definition capabilities. |
|
DSPs in motor control
|
2001-04-15 |
| DSPs in motor control |
|
Carry out Autosar CAN diagnoses
|
2010-04-23 |
| As a result of strict hierarchy, almost all the Autosar's diagnoses-related modules (except the CAN driver and CAN transceiver modules that rely on hardware) are completely independent from the hardware. |
|
Understanding automotive instrument cluster apps
|
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. |
|
Test automotive cluster using system simulation techniques
|
2011-07-18 |
| Learn about the test coverage for a typical automotive cluster and how these tasks are done through system simulation techniques. |
|
Design, debug with DSPs
|
2008-12-16 |
| Learn the basics on DSP selection, multiprocessing approaches and resource utilisation, and get useful guidelines for DSP system debug. |
|
| Don't sell yourself short
|
2002-11-01 |
| Just last year, I received a dozen or more e-mails a day from companies and recruiters looking for developers. Now I am flooded with mail from developers who have lost their jobs or fear their company is in danger of failure, observes EE Times' Jack Ganssle. |
|
Integrate Wi-Fi into your embedded Internet systems
|
2011-07-26 |
| Here are the basic guidelines when adding Wi-Fi connectivity to an embedded design using a combination of a PSoC and other components, including Wi-Fi Expansion Board kit. |
|
| A primer on Bluetooth Low Energy (Part 2)
|
2011-09-21 |
| The second instalment of this two-part series tackles the Bluetooth software stack partition. |
|
| Unwire audio streaming in portable players
|
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. |
|
FPGA design from the outside in
|
2004-10-03 |
| FPGAs enable everyone to be a chip designer. This instalment shows how to design the bus interface for a generic peripheral chip. |
|
Power Management For MP3 Players
|
2001-03-29 |
| Power Management For MP3 Players |
|