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This article describes the internal RC oscillator calibration mechanism available in low-end microcontroller units. A…

This article describes the internal RC oscillator calibration mechanism available in low-end microcontroller units. A basic calibration procedure and considerations on automated calibration are presented.

This article describes the benefits and requirements of the internal RC oscillator often available inside many low-cost…

This article describes the benefits and requirements of the internal RC oscillator often available inside many low-cost Microcontroller units, including the calibration procedure to obtain the best possible accuracy.

Learn how to build a setup that will help you predict a battery's performance as it ages using a Trinket M0 and software…

Learn how to build a setup that will help you predict a battery's performance as it ages using a Trinket M0 and software algorithms.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brown Out Reset is an important function to increase the reliability of a microcontroller after start-up. Normally used…

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.

This article will discuss design practices that ensure better thermal management, including some common methods for…

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

Compare the GPIO interrupts of three popular microcontrollers: the Texas Instruments CC2544, the Microchip ATmega328P,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article discusses two programming languages, namely, C and Assembly, and presents the need to know Assembly language…

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

This article describes a simple procedure that helps you to introduce a wide variety of signals and mathematical…

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

You can simplify MCU development if you make sure that your firmware has access to a numerical value that corresponds to…

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

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

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