Embedded Technical Articles

Could you concisely define "embedded system design" off the top of your head? This article looks at the essential characteristics of an increasingly prominent specialization within the field of...

This article looks at the mathematical calculations used to size the pull-up resistors and determine the maximum length of circuit traces....

This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which are especially important because they are present in the internal...

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This article explains some theory behind an extremely common electronic component.

This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.

This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.

This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization....

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses an interesting circuit in which an op-amp and an ordinary diode work together to create a superdiode....

This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window detection.

This article will discuss several multiplication examples using the fixed-point representation.

Fixed-point representation allows us to use fractional numbers on low-cost integer hardware.

In this article we’ll discuss the PCB layout for a custom-designed arbitrary waveform generator board.

How do you convert DAC output currents into a normal voltage signal? Let’s take a look.

This article presents a custom digital-to-analog-conversion design built around a high-speed DAC from Analog Devices.

In this article, we’ll look at general concepts and some design details for a circuit board that can output a wide variety of analog signals....

Learn how to implement a moving average filter and optimize it with CIC architecture.

CSD is an elegant method to implement digital multipliers in a more efficient way.