As computer systems become more and more ubiquitous in everyday items, the workings of those items will require some sort of digital controlling. Controllers that once handled large mechanical systems ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

This tech article is about developing a basic security entry system, a project which I undertook as a student at the University of Cincinnati, while taking the class Embedded System Design. For the ...

The widely applied microcontroller in automotive electronics is heading full-speed at a wall of time and cost. The primary benefit of using microcontrollers (MCUs) has been high level system ...

Structure and timing of typical microprocessors. Sample microprocessor families. Memories, UARTS, timer/counters, serial devices, and related devices. MUX and related control structures for building ...

[J. Benschop] is teaching his nine-year-old son electronics by giving him a few wires, LEDs, and batteries. Eventually, the son looked over at his dad’s workbench and wondered what the little ...

The PICkit 3 is a programmer and debugger for Microchip PIC microcontrollers, enabling developers to upload code, test, and debug hardware directly from a PC using MPLAB IDE. It supports in-circuit ...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX31782, a system management microcontroller that combines six temperature measurement channels with six channels of closed-loop fan control. By monitoring ...

Digi-Key has created towergeeks.org, an online community addressing Freescale's Tower System. The Tower System – a modular, reconfigurable development platform for 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers – ...

Lattice Diamond Design Software Also Delivers Enhanced Support for the New Low Cost, Low Power "Do-It-All" MachXO2 PLD Family HILLSBORO, OR, Apr 18, 2011-- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ...