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How low-power Wi-Fi wireless MCUs are at the forefront of IoT innovation
Today’s world is crowded with lots of connectivity technologies, resulting in new types of smart products coming to market daily. With this sort of rapid growth, you need to overcome a few challenges...
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Ripple reduction techniques for sensitive and dynamic rails in automotive...
When you test the video feed from your newly designed camera module, have you ever noticed slow-moving bars, discoloration or flickering in your video, or no video at all?There can be many different...
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How to reduce the number of I/O pins with a switch matrix module
Today, we have vehicle types that didn’t exist years ago. We have compact SUVs, coupes, convertibles, minivans and trucks. It goes beyond vehicle types as well; cars offer a variety of safety functions...
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Cycle scavenging on C2000™ MCUs, part 3: ADC start-of-conversion timing and...
In the first two installments of this series, I looked at how zero-wait-state transfers and multiport analog-to-digital converter (ADC) reads help C2000™ microcontrollers (MCUs) scavenge cycles at the...
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Optimizing code to fit your MCU: tips and tricks
Have you ever been close to finishing your microcontroller (MCU) code, only to get the dreaded error message shown in Figure 1?Figure 1: Error messageYour program is too large to fit in your device!...
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FPGA power made simple: system architecture
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are used in applications ranging from medical devices, to wire communications, to aerospace and defense. FPGAs simplify the design process by providing a...
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How to design a simple two-phase current-sharing synchronous buck regulator...
I’m often asked, “Can you tie the outputs of two voltage-mode buck controllers together, and will the currents in each phase share evenly?” Many experienced designers know that it’s often easier to...
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FPGA power made simple: rail requirements
In the first installment of this series, I reviewed the system architecture choices for a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) power design and how to estimate the power requirements. Now that you have...
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25 functions for 25 cents: An introduction to using MCUs for simple function...
What could you do with 0.5KB of memory if you had a 25 cent MCU?You’ve probably been using fixed-function integrated circuits (ICs) for quite some time now, and in some cases accepting their limited...
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How to ensure precision in automated processes
Precision in factory automation applications depends on many factors, such as accuracy, temperature drift, and noise. But there are two more key factors that you may have overlooked when initially...
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Introductory price of $4.30 for MSP430FR2433 MCU LaunchPad™ kit
The new MSP-EXP430FR2433 LaunchPad development kit is now available to purchase in the TI store.Use the coupon code NewMSP430LP to order the new LaunchPad kit for $4.30 (the regular price is $9.99)...
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Invisible but indispensable: The future of sensing is magnetic
The next time you get in your car, consider an invisible but crucial technology that makes everything from turn signals to ignition timing possible: magnetic sensors.You may have up to 70 of these...
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Use a dual buck controller in automotive power systems
The increase in automotive infotainment performance and functionality demands a corresponding increase in processor power, precise voltage regulation, and accurate system protection and monitoring. TI...
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An introduction to the D-CAP+™ modulator and its real world performance
The D-CAP+™ control architecture is optimized for multiphase regulators. Like the standard D-CAP™ control scheme, the D-CAP+ architecture is also a constant on-time architecture, but it’s implemented...
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How to boost efficiency in your industrial AC/DC power supply
Industrial power supplies are robust, highly efficient and designed to operate under a wide temperature range. Often they work without any forced cooling, which translates into the use of...
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Improve the user experience with an LED ring
Products with good user experience can always receive positive feedback in the market. You can use audible, visual or tactile methods to improve the user experience for consumer electronics or smart...
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You can be an electromechanical engineer
Although many electronics engineers have their heads buried in schematics, capacitors, amplifiers, voltages, frequencies, timings and impedance, real-world implementations take form as physical systems...
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How to choose a TVS diode for RS-232, RS-485 and CAN based on voltage ratings
In many industrial and automotive applications, protecting the interface transceivers from all kinds of electrical overstress events is a major concern. Transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes are...
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FPGA power made simple: sequencing
I hope you enjoyed the last blog on rail requirements. Now we move on to sequencing, another important topic in field-programmable gate array (FPGA) power design. While powering the FPGA on and off,...
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How to minimize undershoot when the pre-boost converter wakes up
The start-stop system in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) helps reduce fuel consumption and emissions by stopping the engine during idling, but the battery voltage drops whenever the engine restarts. To...
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