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How to Fix Hardware Issues in Software

In this article, we are going to discuss how to identify and fix 'errors' in your software and hardware designs.

November 10, 2019 by Colin Walls

Introduction to Adaptive Front Lighting Systems (AFS)

Learn more about the design considerations that go into developing adaptive automotive lighting solutions.

November 06, 2019 by Steve Arar

Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in Connected Cars

This article introduces trusted execution environments (TEEs), discussing ways these environments are currently being used and how they could be a security solution for connected cars.

October 29, 2019 by Katherine Hsu, Hex-Five Security

Introduction to the Advanced Extensible Interface (AXI)

This article will introduce the Advanced Extensible Interface (AXI), an extension of AMBA.

October 17, 2019 by Stephen St. Michael

Sensors and Controls with the RN487x Bluetooth Module from Microchip

Learn about the RN487x family of Bluetooth modules and how to configure them for your low-power peripheral projects.

October 12, 2019 by Aaron Hanson

The Relationship Between Rise Time and Bandwidth in Digital Signals

In this article, we’ll look at the relationship between the rise/fall time of a digital signal and its bandwidth.

October 10, 2019 by Steve Arar

What Is Brown Out Reset in Microcontrollers? How to Prevent False Power-Downs

Brown Out Reset is an important function to increase the reliability of a microcontroller after start-up. Normally used to solve problems with the power supply, this article shows how Brown Out Reset can prevent another problem.

October 09, 2019 by Stephen Colley

PCB Thermal Management Techniques

This article will discuss design practices that ensure better thermal management, including some common methods for removing excess heat from a PCB.

October 06, 2019 by Amos Kingatua

GPIO Interrupt Comparison for Three Popular Microcontrollers from TI, Microchip, and STMicro

Compare the GPIO interrupts of three popular microcontrollers: the Texas Instruments CC2544, the Microchip ATmega328P, and the STMicroelectronics STM32L151C6.

October 05, 2019 by Philip Asare

Interrupts for Peripherals: Timers, Serial Communication, and ADCs

Learn about interrupts for some familiar peripherals: timers, serial communication, and ADCs.

October 03, 2019 by Philip Asare

How GPIO Interrupts Work

This article introduces the idea of concurrency and a mechanism that many computers provide for dealing with concurrency called interrupts.

October 01, 2019 by Philip Asare

Concurrency and Interrupts in Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems

This article introduces the idea of concurrency and a mechanism that many computers provide for dealing with concurrency called interrupts.

September 30, 2019 by Philip Asare

Embedded Firmware Tips: How to Initialize Arrays in C with Signal Waveforms and Other File Data

This article shows how to initialize arrays in a C program with values from text files.

September 25, 2019 by Stephen Colley

Assembly vs. C: Why Learn Assembly?

This article discusses two programming languages, namely, C and Assembly, and presents the need to know Assembly language for programming embedded systems.

September 20, 2019 by Colin Walls

Embedded Firmware Tips: Converting Digital Signal Waveforms into Code with Scilab

This article describes a simple procedure that helps you to introduce a wide variety of signals and mathematical functions into your microcontroller projects.

September 19, 2019 by Robert Keim

What Is Clock Frequency? Embedded Firmware Tips and Tricks

You can simplify MCU development if you make sure that your firmware has access to a numerical value that corresponds to the processor frequency.

September 17, 2019 by Robert Keim

Embedded Firmware Tips and Tricks: Use Your Read Only Memory to Free Up RAM

Learn how to use code memory to free up RAM on your MCU.

September 16, 2019 by Robert Keim

The Journey of RISC-V Implementation

In this article, Western Digital's Ted Marena explores the reasons companies have and the process they go through when integrating the open process instruction set architecture RISC-V.

September 10, 2019 by Ted Marena, Western Digital

Meeting ASIL Compliance for ADAS with an Integrated SoC Power System Monitor

This article looks at the safety standard that governs ADAS features and the challenge in designing power monitoring systems to comply with this standard while introducing an automotive power monitor that has been certified to meet this standard.

September 06, 2019 by Michael Jackson, Maxim Integrated

RISC-V’s Role in Securing IoT-Connected Devices

RISC-V hardware offers additional security for IoT-connected embedded devices beyond software cybersecurity.

July 23, 2019 by Jothy Rosenberg, Dover Microsystems