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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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| 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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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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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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