Choosing a microcontroller and other design decisions
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2008-04-23 |
| The author gives general guidelines on how to select microcontrollers for use in a complex embedded project. |
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| 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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| How to design a microcontroller-based three-channel LED driver
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2008-01-11 |
| A microcontroller-based current-mode supply can effectively drive LEDs |
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| Improve the transient immunity of microcontroller designs (5
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2006-12-14 |
| Here are tips on doing defensive software design for transient immunity. |
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| How to design a microcontroller-based three-channel LED driver (1
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2008-01-09 |
| A microcontroller-based current-mode supply can effectively drive light-emitting diodes (LEDs |
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| Improve the transient immunity of microcontroller designs (3
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2006-11-28 |
| If the immunity signal can be sufficiently suppressed at the point of power or signal entry, remaining hardware and software techniques to eliminate are not necessary. |
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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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| Assessing the Centinel management system
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2002-06-16 |
| This technical article discusses the efficiency of accurately managing oil mixture content in a diesel engine using a microcontroller-based control system |
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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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| Implement rural public transport scheduling
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2009-05-28 |
| Read about a wireless hub consisting of a low cost wireless transceiver and a microcontroller embedded in the bus stop infrastructure |
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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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| Use 8bit MCUs for cost effective, efficient HBLED control
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2011-05-31 |
| Read about the implementation of a smart HBLED lighting control using an 8bit microcontroller and a low-cost discrete solution |
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| Do-it-yourself MCU-based functional tester
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2012-01-30 |
| Learn how to build your own functional tester based on a low-cost microcontroller |
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| MCU offers an alternative to direct-digital-synthesis
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2011-07-18 |
| The task of DDS devices can be performed with a microcontroller programmed as a DDS and an external high-resolution DAC |
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| PIC programming in C using hand compilation
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1999-04-02 |
| Most very small programs are written in assembly language because either no C compiler is available or the inefficiencies of the compiled code are unacceptable for the project. This article shows how to use the benefits of C and of high-end C compiler tools to develop assembly programs for any microcontroller |
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| Tricks with PICs
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2005-04-02 |
| Squeeze extra features out of Microchip's popular PIC microcontroller chips. The tricks, such as making extra serial ports and performing 32-bit math on an 8-bit chip, are all here and can be used on other microcontrollers as well |
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| Generate stepper-motor speed profiles in real time
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2005-01-03 |
| A new algorithm for stepper-motor acceleration allows speed profiles to be parameterised and calculated in real time. This algorithm can run on a low-end microcontroller using only simple fixed-point arithmetic operations and no data tables. It develops an accurate approximation for the timing of a linear ramp with constant acceleration and deceleration |
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| Expand your 8051 memory
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2005-08-01 |
| Here's a way to extend the life of the ever-popular 8051 microcontroller. The author's clever circuits and software extend the chip's addressing range without awkward tricks or cumbersome add-ons |
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| Reconfiguring SoC according to Garp
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2001-05-01 |
| Programmable SoC components, containing a microcontroller and reconfigurable hardware, promise the flexibility of software and the performance of hardware |
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| Eight-Bit OO (Hard Eight)
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2000-11-02 |
| Using object-oriented techniques to design software for an 8-bit microcontroller may not be common, but it can be effective. This article tells how one project did it and what they learned |
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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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| The best way to move multimedia data
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2004-01-02 |
| With embedded media processors assuming the role of both microcontroller and signal processor, engineers need to understand how various memory management options work on these processors. While cache may be your first choice, the more active approach of DMA may be your best bet |
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| Bluetooth Architecture, Protocol And Applications
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2001-04-02 |
| This paper examines the hardware architecture, software protocol and applications of a single-chip device that integrates Bluetooth radio and baseband, memory, a Harvard architecture RISC microcontroller and audio codec |
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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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| Diagnostics for design validation
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2003-04-01 |
| Whether you are testing a new microcontroller or an ASIC, post-silicon design validation is a must. Here's a look at diagnostic tests and techniques |
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| Add USB connectivity to apps with legacy serial connections
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2011-02-14 |
| Read about USB bridges, which are easy and economical approach to adding USB connectivity to microcontroller-based solutions |
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| Produce fast, compact code for small microcontrollers
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1997-06-02 |
| Want to know how to allow small microcontrollers to be fast, use very little memory, and seem to do everything at once? Read on. |
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| Manage dynamic power in MCU using non-maskable interrupt
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2008-12-17 |
| Know how to manage power in MCU based on system switch on and off states by using its non-maskable interrupt pin. |
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| 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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| 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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Strange modes of transport and other "stuff"
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