The creation and consumption of cool gadgets has become a way of life for many designers, engineers, and billions of consumers. These gadgets, whether for music, video, Web navigation, games, or communications, keep getting ever more sophisticated, smarter and smaller.

This article introduces a concept about how new technology can be used within the body controller unit (BCU) vehicle system.

As I mentioned in another article, ARM Cortex-M3 is not compatible with ARM7TDMI in interrupt, ISA, bus structure and JTAG protocol (SWD). You have to upgrade ARM7TDMI tools to support Cortex-M3 microcontrollers. After a small research, I summarize following tool related information for your reference.

Freescale offers various custom devices for important customers. In order to reduce the cost for SoC customers, Freescale has licensed its PowerPC 440/405 to Xilinx.

The DS1923 temperature/humidity logger iButton® is a rugged, self-sufficient system that measures temperature and/or humidity and records the result in a protected memory section.

The DS1922L/DS1922T temperature logger iButtons are systems that measure temperature and record the result in a protected memory section.

This sensor is basically a simple IR transceiver that generates IR modulated signal at 10kHz, then amplifies the reflected signal with a single op amp (MAX4230), which is also configured as a 2nd-order bandpass filter to demodulate the 10kHz IR signal.

The scope of this article is to show how you can enhance your serial trace logs adding a touch of originality and distinction: the colors. Colored trace logs are very useful, since by using a common communication program (such as Tera Term Pro on Windows or minicom on Linux, both freeware), you can give a different level of priority (importance) to your trace logs.

ColdFire integrated enhanced multiply accumulate (eMAC) unit as a fundamental function block. Many algorithms of DSP processing and cryptography heavily rely on add and multiply operations, which can be boosted with MAC and eMAC.

The TMS320DM6467 (also referenced as DM6467) is a Digital Media System-on-Chip. It leverages TI's DaVinci technology to meet the networked media encode and decode application processing needs of next-generation embedded devices.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is used to connect external devices to the host computer. The Medical Applications USB stack enables you to use Freescale S08 and CFV1 silicon to make some devices.

I have not checked PMP market since I purchased my last player. The market is changing so quickly. Today I am impressed by the brand new MID-like PMP (Smart Q5/Q7) by Zhiqi, China.

This circuit which allows you to set your holiday lights to music does so by digitizing music with a 12-bit A/D converter, monitoring the resulting digital outputs, and producing a logarithmic thermometer-code format to control multiple power outlets.

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.