Two technologies have conspired to initiate major changes in the MCU world. One is the advent of low-cost wireless connectivity. The other is the Android operating system.
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how to set up a peer-to-peer network. Now let's consider a small local area network (LAN), such as the one you may have in your house. In particular, we will look at why we need routers.
Microcontrollers are becoming the foundation for many different systems and finding new applications all the time. As a result, there is a growing need for skilled developers. The question is where we will find them.
Watchdog timers can help MCU developers feel secure that their designs will keep operating even in the event of a glitch. Should an MCU lose its mind and begin executing code at random or get trapped in a loop, the watchdog will time out and restart the system, setting it back on the right track. Today's watchdog timers, though, don't seem to enhance ...
Memory technology has always been an issue in MCU designs for one reason or another. SRAM is fast but power hungry, DRAM is dense but volatile, Flash is non-volatile but slow to write or erase. Now a new technology is on the horizon: resistance RAM, or ReRAM. This memory approach promises DRAM-like write speeds with the non-volatility of Flash at a lower ...
Need information on what MCU might fit your latest design project? Well, now there's an app for that -- from at least one vendor: Microchip. As Max Maxfield reports in his blog on EETimes, the company has created applications for Apple, Android, and other mobile platforms that provide a portable catalog of all Microchip parts. The apps are available for ...
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