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The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is popular as a simple, low-cost interface between multiple devices such as microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators.
By using a FRAM-based microcontroller instead of flash-based, designers can reduce the power required to update firmware over a LoRaWAN wireless network.
A core understanding of oscillators and their function and differences is needed to select and apply them correctly to meet design requirements.
A modular system design provides a compact solution to emerging requirements for next generation PLCs.
Use a second photodiode to increase a pulse oximeter’s dynamic range to 16 bits.
Developers can implement the basic analog interfaces required in many wearable and IoT designs using only an MCU and a few passive components.
Developers can rapidly deploy sensor hardware and software needed to build sophisticated solutions for industrial predictive maintenance.
Use advanced LDOs to maximize IoT sensor battery life while easing complexity and lowering cost.
Solid state temperature sensors are well suited for IoT applications due their small size, accuracy, linearity, low power, and ease of interfacing.
IMU software determines precise position from IMU sensor data and is used in embedded applications ranging from consumer to industrial, medical, and military.
Funnel amplifiers allow high side current measurements in systems where the load’s power supply operates at a higher voltage than the measurement circuitry.
Designers can add an external secure EEPROM to a microcontroller that provides an efficient way to protect sensitive data from hackers.
Pulse oximeters require special attention to their LED drive electronics to ensure low noise and low distortion for accurate measurements.
Using a security IC and a software library, developers can employ a more efficient approach to mutual authentication required for IoT security.
A heat sink's role is in creating a larger surface area on a heat-producing device, allowing for more efficient transfer of heat out and into its surroundings.
Developers should consider these low-power processor and board solutions to implement efficient machine learning on IoT devices at the network edge.
Developers can use low-cost boards and specialized LEDs to build a complete greenhouse control system.
Using multiple tiny DC-DC regulators in a design rather than fewer larger regulators can save board space and provide improved system performance.
Second generation GNSS modules offer faster satellite acquisition and better positional accuracy while becoming easier to design in.
USB-C™ cables and connectors can cope with the power required for a device such as a laptop, negating the need to carry numerous cables for different uses.