Distributed processing blocks boost processor efficiency  |
2009-12-02 |
| Multiple instantiations of the same processor now share the processing burden of the applications running on the PC. Here's how you can boost processor efficiency. | |
| Achieve a cost-effective LCD driving solution |
2009-11-19 |
| A multitude of consumer applications contain graphic TFT-LCD panels, challenging system designers to create a low-cost TFT-LCD interface. Here's how you can attain that design goal | |
| How to painlessly transition from 8bit to 32bit cores |
2009-10-22 |
| No matter how hard you try not to, you will need to migrate from your loveable 8bit core to the complex 32bit cores. Here's how to you can do a painless migration. | |
| Employing fastboot for ultra small Atom processor designs |
2009-10-15 |
| How can developers achieve a fast, BIOS-less boot on open x86 processors rather than on dedicated controllers? | |
| Overcome design complexities in multi-core networking (Part 1 |
2009-09-30 |
| The explosion of IP-based applications and services heralds in a convergence of telecommunications and IT towards IP architectures, leading to major challenges. | |
| Making source code sharable across platforms |
2009-09-21 |
| Model-based design makes it possible to develop source code for multiple compilers, languages and underlying platforms, even different RTOS, all from a common design | |
| The benefits of using state charts |
2009-08-25 |
| This article discusses how state chart models can be used to increase software quality in the different development phases. | |
| Hurdling 45nm software-to-silicon verification problems |
2009-08-10 |
| The growing role of verification complexity and embedded software in the chip-development process presents many challenges to tool vendors and system designers alike | |
| Is C a dead language? |
2009-08-04 |
| For today's computer science students, learning C is like taking an elective class in Latin. But C is anything but history and not at all a dead language. | |
| How to rapidly debug serial buses in FPGAs |
2009-07-15 |
| Read about common debugging issues and learn how to resolve them. | |
| Design safe, secure embedded systems |
2009-07-10 |
| Know the considerations to be taken into account when designing systems that are fault tolerant. | |
| SoC-based design of handheld medical devices |
2009-06-18 |
| Know why many developers are turning to SoC architectures to reduce design cycle time, component count and product cost in medical applications | |
| Learn about product line engineering |
2009-06-01 |
| A product line refers to the variations on a common theme, where multiple products are combined into one line. | |
| BlueTrack mouse revealed |
2009-05-25 |
| With this mouse, new approaches to lighting and image processing are brought to bear. | |
| Power-down tester for SSD |
2009-04-29 |
| Here's a test platform that allows design engineers to evaluate the performance of SSDs under various power disturbance conditions | |
| Easy calculation of mean time between failure |
2009-04-09 |
| Here's an almost "no-sweat" guide to adding MTBF software to your design | |
| RTOS for medical apps: Buy or build? |
2009-04-01 |
| Learn how the selection and implementation of an RTOS impacts safety, performance, economics and functionality. | |
| CompactPCI's role in medical design |
2009-03-31 |
| Learn how CompactPCI meets the low power and cost effective requirements of embedded medical applications | |
| Save power in processor-based designs, Part 1 |
2009-03-25 |
| Know how to minimise power consumption by using multiple power operating modes. | |
| Reference design for a PC-based oscilloscope |
2009-10-02 |
| This article presents a reference design for a PC-based oscilloscope. The MAX1393 ADC and MAX1396 EV kit are featured. Schematics, software and explanation of software functions are all provided | |
| Guide to using LatticeECP3 memory |
2009-05-26 |
| Here's a guide to integrating the Embedded Block RAM- and PFU-based memories for this device family in ispLEVER | |
| Power supply design examples for MCU |
2009-05-04 |
| Here are power supply examples for making full use of power saving features built in to the LPC32X0 MCU. | |
| Interface processor to PNAND processor port |
2009-04-29 |
| Know how a system processor can interface to Astoria through the pseudo-NAND interface, and the considerations involved. | |
| Data logging with PSoC NV |
2009-04-08 |
| Read about the data logging application using a circular buffer implementation in a PSoC NV device. | |
| Temp compensation for HB LEDs |
2009-03-16 |
| Read about the challenge of managing heat when designing with high-brightness LEDs and the solution to it. |
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| Final Inch designs in PCIe apps |
2009-03-12 |
| Here's a measurement method applied to Final Inch designs and PCIe to help engineers deploy systems of two PCB cards mated through electrical connectors. |
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| Nios II compact configuration system for Cyclone III |
2009-02-24 |
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| Design an automotive infotainment app |
2009-02-20 |
| Here's an automotive information and entertainment multi-processor application for the platform ASSP replacement infotainment system kit. |
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| Debug using EEM with CCE ver. 3 |
2008-11-25 |
| Know how to use Enhanced Emulation Module debugging with Code Composer Essentials version 3 software devt tool. |
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| Using a microprocessor to configure FPGAs |
2008-11-21 |
| Read about FPGA configuration via MCP and a system-level model for implementing an interface to configuration pins. |
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| Custom PCI timing budgets for FPGAs |
2008-11-18 |
| Here's an example that applies to a design using Spartan-3 Generation FPGAs with LogiCORE PCI interfaces |
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| Using the embedded JTAG ACE player |
2008-11-10 |
| Here's a reference design consisting of HDL IP and ACE software utilities that give flexibility in creating ISP solutions |
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| PolarPro RAM and embedded FIFO controller |
2008-10-30 |
| This document discusses QuickLogic PolarPro RAM and FIFO controller features and modes. |
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| ECUs for DSP function |
2008-10-30 |
| Learn how to use embedded computational units in FPGAs to implement DSP functions |
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| Advantages of using nvSRAM in SBC |
2008-10-20 |
| This documents discusses the benefits of a single board computer solution using the Cypress nvSRAM over other NVRAMs. |
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| USB mass storage class on an embedded device |
2008-09-10 |
| This document provides a MSD function driver that can be integrated with applications running on Microchip 32bit PIC MCUs. |
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| Using Micron asynchronous PSRAM with ADI ADSP-BF53x Blackfin processors |
2008-08-20 |
| Know the design requirements for a memory connection between Blackfin processors and Micron PSRAM devices |
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| Guide to embedded Ethernet system design |
2008-06-25 |
| This design guide discusses the benefits of embedded Ethernet and offers three easy steps to add Ethernet connectivity to your embedded system: system definition, hardware design and software development |
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| PowerPC processor with floating point unit for Virtex-4 FX devices |
2007-04-27 |
| Software applications can be accelerated by three to twenty times by connecting a floating point unit (FPU) to the PowerPC auxiliary processor unit (APU) interface. This application note provides a complete reference design for implementing a Virtex-4 FX PowerPC 405 system with the Xilinx FPU coprocessor. Created using the Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK), the design also include a source code for a finite impulse response (FIR) filter along with a graphics utility for display output on a Windows-based PC |
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| Picking a RapidIO switch |
2009-03-12 |
| Here's an outline of the factors to consider when deciding which switch to use for embedded systems |
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| DVR with PCI performance from USB |
2009-03-10 |
| Wonder 650 is the first product with hardware encoding technology needed to output television signals to a PC through USB. |
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| Unifying hardware, software verification |
2009-03-05 |
| Explore the need for a unified platform for both hardware and embedded software development |
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| What will next gen embedded design look like |
2009-02-02 |
| Future embedded systems should be highly scalable to support reusability of knowledge and tools |
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| FPGA-based configurable computing with PCI Express |
2009-01-27 |
| Know the FPGA-based options for executing an application like video capture over PCI Express. |
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| MCU system design for automotives |
2009-01-23 |
| Know the two sides to embedded MCU-based module development in automotive applications |
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| Improve FPGA-based ASIC prototyping |
2009-01-13 |
| Know how to overcome the challenge of connecting all the logic blocks both within an FPGA and across multiple FPGA devices. |
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| MCU design in FPGAs |
2009-01-05 |
| Read about the design and implementation of FPGAs for MCU applications, as well as its benefits |
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| Basics of embedded video |
2008-11-28 |
| Learn how video signals are tailored to the human vision system and know the basics of NSTC and PAL video signals. |
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| Optimise software for multi-core processors |
2008-11-03 |
| The new challenge for developers is to create parallel software that can use multiple processor cores simultaneously. |
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| Debugging MCU-based designs with mixed-signal oscilloscopes |
2008-09-24 |
| Here's a brief tutorial on how mixed-signal oscilloscopes can be used as effective tools for debugging mixed-signal designs incorporating either MCUs or DSPs. |
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| Examine issues in serial bus debug |
2008-09-08 |
| Today, more and more of the building blocks used in embedded system design are replacing wide parallel buses with serial buses. While serial buses provide a number of advantages, they also pose some significant challenges to an embedded system designer due simply to the fact that information is being transmitted in a serial fashion rather than parallel |
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| Design architecture for reusable embedded systems software (2 |
2008-06-26 |
| Modify your architectural framework for reusable application software. |
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| Choosing a microcontroller and other design decisions |
2008-04-23 |
| The author gives general guidelines on how to select microcontrollers for use in a complex embedded project |
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| Three design models for multi-core systems |
2008-02-29 |
| This article looks into three design models of multi-core processors: planar pattern, grid pattern, and SMP system. Use of low-cost and low power multi-core processors are now the trend in embedded design |
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| Three design models for multicore systems |
2008-02-16 |
| Multicore processors that boast of lower power consumption and cost than an equivalent single-core processor are the latest consolidation trend in embedded design. This article discusses how to implement three multicore processor systems: planar pattern, grid pattern, and SMP system |
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| Rolling your own |
2008-02-03 |
| Real-time operating systems and kernels provide all the functions you need for a multi-tasking embedded system . . . and then some. It may make more sense than you think to embed do-it-yourself operating system functions into your application |
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| Debugging embedded C for quality software |
2008-01-03 |
| Correction is the final step of any debugging exercise. Sometimes bug eradication is straightforward; sometimes a bug reflects a conceptual design flaw |
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| Does symmetric multiprocessing suit you? |
2008-01-02 |
| Microprocessor designers have concluded that the best path toward meeting the growing demand for performance with controlled footprint is to employ multicore architectures. |
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| Five things to keep in mind when selecting a mobile SoC |
2007-12-18 |
| This article sorts through SoC design options such as power management, performance, peripherals, memory, and bus structure |
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| The basics of embedded multi-tasking on a PIC: Part 1 - Reentrant multi-tasking |
2007-12-03 |
| High-end concepts typically aren't applied to an 8-bit MCU. But don't rule them out just yet. |
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| Employ the proper flash memory in your design |
2007-12-01 |
| Should you use NAND or NOR? Different applications and functions should be handled with different types of flash memory. |
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| Design embedded DSP software with multi-core SoCs (2 |
2007-11-27 |
| This is the second instalment of a series that focuses on DSP software design using multi-core SoC architecture |
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| Estimating Power IC contributions to your embedded design power budget |
2007-11-22 |
| Here is a brief tutorial on gaining a better understanding of your embedded design's thermal constraints, especially as it relates to the diodes, MOSFETs and IGBTs in the power conversion circuitry |
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| The power of flexible I/O pin mapping unleashed |
2007-11-02 |
| Through software, an MCU's features can come to the forefront with minimal design tradeoffs |
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| Sensor, processing at heart of DSLR |
2007-10-04 |
| DSLR cameras have improved drastically in performance over the past year alone, but Camera manufacturers are forced to trade resolution for the noise associated with shrinking pixel size. |
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| Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background |
2007-10-04 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success |
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| Embedded systems security moves to the forefront |
2007-10-01 |
| Selecting and applying the proper certifications enable system security. |
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| Annual study uncovers the embedded market |
2007-09-01 |
| Year-on-year trends are sure to grab your attention. People considering Linux? Down. Analog brand loyalty? Nope. |
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| Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background systems |
2007-09-01 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success |
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