Cheap High Current LED Driver
Submitted by brumbarchris on December 4, 2008.
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The LED is probably one of the most spectacular effects of electronics, and at the same time, a most basic component, with a wide variety of applications. Many people know the joy of turning on their first LED and then turning it off, while the LED blinking application is like the “hello world” of electronics (and it has been for some decades now). |
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Analog to Digital Converter & Digital to Analog Converter - Overview
Submitted by RarCod on December 3, 2008.|
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The real world, where we live day by day, is the realm of analogue signals. Read this overview about ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) |
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GCC & Distcc - Distributed Build System
Submitted by allankliu on December 2, 2008.
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How to make your project build blazing fast using a build server farm. As the latest system software gets more and more complicated, the building time considerably grows. |
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16 Top Kickass 16 bit ADConverter
Submitted by arag61 on December 1, 2008.
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The analog to digital converters (ADC or A/D only) are electronic circuits that are able to convert continuous signals (e.g. a voltage) to discrete digital numbers. |
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L298 - Dual Full Bridge Driver
Submitted by Ionela on November 29, 2008.
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The L298 (see the datasheet) is a high current dual full-bridge driver created to accept standard TTL logic levels and drive inductive loads such as solenoids, relays, stepping and DC motors. |
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FAT16 and FAT32 Systems: How to Add Mass Storage to Your Embedded Applications
Submitted by John Artiuch on November 28, 2008.
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This article is about howto add mass storage to your embedded applications using FAT16 and FAT32. When you work in the embedded world you will come across an application requiring greater memory storage space than is available in most microcontrollers. |
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RTOS for Embedded Systems
Submitted by RarCod on November 27, 2008.
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RTOS stands for Real Time Operating System. An embedded system is a combination of hardware and software integration, accomplished for a specific function. |
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Digital TV Standards: DVB-T, ATSC, ISDB-T
Submitted by Diego Villa on November 26, 2008.
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There are several digital TV standards developed such as: DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial) |
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ENC28J60 Ethernet Controller with SPI Interface
Submitted by Ionela on November 25, 2008.
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Microchip developed a 28-pin Ethernet controller with SPI interface (datasheet). The applications are: building automation, home control, VoIP, industrial automation, security and instrumentation. |
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ARM: Tutorials and Hacks
Submitted by allankliu on November 24, 2008.
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This article, ARM: Tutorials and Hacks, is full of informations about howto hack an ARM. You'll find tons of tutorials and hacks. |
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50+ Everyday Products That Use ARM Microcontroller
Submitted by allankliu on November 21, 2008.
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ARM is by now as God - it is in everything: in our mobile phones, in our GPS, PDA or in our laptops. Let's see a list with 50 products that use ARM Linux technology. |
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ARM: Starter Kits & OEM Modules
Submitted by allankliu on November 20, 2008.
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Starter Kit is very useful to learn and develop software on ARM. I merged Starter Kit and OEM module information, because all OEM modules supplier will offer corresponding Starter Kit or evaluation board for design startup. |
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Simplify HDTV Design with STi Single-Chip MPEG Decoder
Submitted by Ionela on November 19, 2008.
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The STi7100 is a single-chip MPEG decoder. This device help you to develop the HDTV-oriented projects. The STi7100 gives high performance for low-cost high-definition systems. |
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Howto connect a PIC Microcontroller to a Telit GM862
Submitted by Emanuele on November 18, 2008.
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Fancy to know how to: connect a PIC microcontroller (PIC micro) to a TELIT module, set up the GSM Module to handle SMS. And much more.... Looks juicy, so what are you waiting for? |
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A Guide to Capacitors: Electrolytic Capacitor, Ceramic Capacitor and others
Submitted by arag61 on November 17, 2008.
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The capacitors are the most used electronic components. According the construction technology and their use they can have different shapes: from big cylindrical containers (electrolytic capacitors) to tiny drops (tantalum capacitors). |
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Flash Memory: NAND, EEPROM, NVRAM and others
Submitted by allankliu on November 14, 2008.
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A flash memory is an essential component in an electronics device to store code and data. Every designer expects a perfect non-volatile memory to meet their requirements. The electronics devices are growing very fast, so we can find a variety of flash memories. However, the flash memories vary in timing, bus width, protocol, rewrite lifecycle, multi-level capability and native support of microprocessor. So the designers have to study the available products to select a proper device for their applications according to the storage purpose, interface and timing. |
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Embedded Development: ARM and Embedded Processor
Submitted by allankliu on November 13, 2008.
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I heard once one guy telling one of his friends : "I'd give my right arm to know what's inside this portable device." He didn't know he was already holding an Arm in his hands.... since ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. Learn more about this embedded processor. |
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Photovoltaic Cells Vs Photosynthesis Process
Submitted by arag61 on November 12, 2008.
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Photovoltaic cell Vs photosynthesis process. Let's see what they have in common (if they have something in common). |
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Hardware Protection - OverVoltage and OverCurrent
Submitted by RarCod on November 11, 2008.
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Are you afraid that your circuit could be damaged by an overvoltage? Include the hardware protection listed in the following paragraphs to protect your hardware! |
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Howto use USB to Recharge Lithium Battery (Li-Ion)
Submitted by John Artiuch on November 10, 2008.
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For an embedded system with USB that requires recharging of Lithium batteries there are many considerations to be made before you can safely, accurately and quickly recharge the batteries. |
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