Cable authentication problem are very common. Embedding a DS2431 (1-Wire) chip in the near end of a cable allows a system processor to identify a cable (manufacturing date, revision, configuration, calibration data, etc.) and to authenticate it (to prevent the use of inferior counterfeits).

The DS1842A is a APD Bias Output Stage and Fast Current Monitor on a Single Chip. It integrates the discrete high-voltage components necessary for avalanche photodiode (APD) bias and monitor applications.

On Board Diagnostic (OBD, it is also called Enhanced OBD in European) is installed in many vehicles for on board self-diagnostic and reporting purpose. OBD systems give the owner or a technician access to the state of health information for various vehicles.

The i.MX51 processor features Freescale's first advanced and power-efficient implementation of the ARM Cortex-A8 core.

Last week we saw how we can create a TSS (Touch Sensing Software) project. Now, let's see how to configure the TSS.

As soon as any benefit can be drawn out of such an activity, deployed electronic systems are subject to hacking in the same manner as regular PCs are. This article will briefly describe the methods employed by microcontroller hardware hackers and will also shed some light on the method employed by the micro manufacturers to prevent this kind on activities.

A video doorbell is a security system that transfers audio and video from an outside entry to an inside monitor. A video doorbell system provides added security by transferring outside video and audio to an indoor display or speaker.

Freescale, the industry’s top provider of processors for eBooks, has joined forces with E Ikn, the leading supplier of eBook electronic paper displays to develop highly integrated embedded solutions that lower costs and foster innovation for eBook manufacturers and their customers.

The MAX2209 comes in a space-saving 2 x 2, 0.5mm pitch wafer-level package (WLP) and requires only two external components.

Various servers are installed for different purposes: Network Attached Storage (NAS), RADIUS, Network Access Server, web server, FTP server, mail server, VPN server and IP-PBX server. Most of the servers are built upon x86 platforms.

The MAX2657/MAX2658 high-gain, low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) are designed for GPS L1, Galileo, and GLONASS applications. Designed in Maxim's advanced SiGe process, the devices achieve a high gain and an ultra-low-noise figure...

The TSS - Touch Sensing Software solution transforms a standard micrcontroller into a proximity capacitive touch sensor controller. The touch sensor controller has the ability to control multiple touch pad configurations and mechanical keys while maintaining its standard MCU control functionality.

The television has come a long way since it was first made commercially available in the 1930s. A few decades later, the color TV was developed from the earlier monochrome television technology.

The DS1843 is a sample-and-hold circuit RSSI Burst-Mode Sample-and-Hold Circuit in a 2mm x 2mm µDFN Package and is useful for capturing fast signals where board space is constrained.

Hi I’m Dave Jones here and this is the second EEV blog, the electronics engineering video blog. I had a ton of feedback from the first one. So, number two here it is.

The pedal sub routine’s responsibility is to move the pedal. Okay. So, first thing we’re going to do is we’re going to clear the old pedal position.

Have you ever experienced virtual devices before? Most of the software development for mobile phone is developed in a dedicated simulator.

The MAX8834Y/MAX8834Z which are as described above a flash driver which can integrate a 1.5A PWM DC-DC step-up converter and three programmable low-side, low-dropout LED current regulators.

Freescale has developed a scalable portfolio of low-power microcontroller solutions blending leadingedge battery saving technology with a range of performance and peripheral options.

The OPA2333 series of CMOS operational amplifiers which boasts of a proprietary auto-calibration technique simultaneously provides very low offset voltage and near-zero drift over time and temperature.

The TAS5615 is a high-performance Class D amplifier which accepts analog input. It has integrated closed loop feedback technology (known as PurePath HD).

WCDMA and other liner modulation schemes allow higher data rates and multiple wireless connections per carrier, but cause a high peak-to-average ratio of the carrier signals.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a type of transmission technology used in delivering voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or ethernet networks.  It is a communications mo

Freescale has an interesting product line: embedded MCU plus power, MM908Exxx. It is a combination of analog features such as high side and low side switches, H-bridge stepper motor drivers using SMARTMOS technologies with Freescale standard flash microcontroller (HC08/HC12) in a single package.

Freescale Semiconductor introduced a 50V laterally diffused MOS (LDMOS) RF power transistor designed to streamline UHF transmitter equipment designs.