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Freescale products present in Airbag Control Units

brumbarchris — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:45:13 PDT

Airbag systems are critical safety systems and they save lives. They are also a mandatory feature on all vehicles sold in the developed countries making them a prime target for all automotive developers to have in their portfolio.

Ada, an alternative programming language

allankliu — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:06:11 PDT

Ada is a programming language developed for USDoD (United States Department of Defense). The name was named after Ada Lovelace (or Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, 1815-1852), who is often credited as being the first computer programmer (without a real computer).

How to Design a Blood Pressure Monitor BPM Using the Flexis QE128 Family from Freescale

Ionela — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:45:56 PDT

This article shows how to implement a system that can measure arterial blood pressure values.

Low cost LCD over LPT

andri_ym — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:17:03 PDT

Using of low-cost LCD (liquid crystal displays) in embedded world is a popular topic.

Microchip Design Partner

Emanuele — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:35 PDT

The Ethics Committee of the Microchip Technology Design Partner has given to EMCelettronica the Master Certification for 2008-2009.

The CRC module on the Flexis AC family

slovati — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:56:13 PDT

In a previous article we have seen the basic concepts related to the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation and its importance in providing a protection against accidental data corruption. Scope of this article is to show how those concepts have been applied on a commercial microcontroller family: the Flexis AC by Freescale.

Vibrator power supply design - Timing Capacitor Considerations - I

planright — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:50:43 PDT

The timing capacitor, or "buffer" capacitor, is the third important element to be considered in designing a vibrator power supply.

How to Design a Soft Modem Using a Digital Signal Controller from Freescale

Ionela — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:40:51 PDT

This article presents the hardware and software design of a low-cost V.21/V.22/V.22bis soft modem.

Power Saving Design Techniques with Low Cost FPGAs 2/2

Ionela — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:35:31 PDT

Here are some more I/O specific techniques for static consumption. Try reducing the switch capacitances and frequencies of I/Os, decouple I/Os when you're in the sleep mode.

Digital Potentiometers Replace Mechanical Potentiometers

Ionela — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:42:27 PDT

In this article we will discuss the advantages of Digital Potentiometers comparing with the Conventional Mechanical Potentiometers.

Michael Jackson, King Of Pop, God Bless You!

Ionela — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:36:58 PDT

This is EMCelettronica's tribute for Michael Jackson King Of Pop. God bless you!

Freescale PowerQUICC® III powers UTM (Universal Threat Management)

slovati — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:04:06 PDT

Freescale PowerQUICC® III family of processors has imposed itself as the leading solution for communication systems, becoming a reference point for the wireless, networking, and switching fields of application.

User Guide For IR3820 Evaluation Board

wordpainter — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:31:02 PDT

The IR3820 is a synchronous buck converter that combines high performance with small size providing a flexible solution in a small 5mmx6mm Power QFN package.

Super 3G Long Term Evolution From Freescale. How Important LTE Is?

Ionela — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:31:52 PDT

Freescale has innovative solutions for advancing the availability of LTE.

Think Small - Small Power, Small Cost, Small Price - MCF51CN from Freescale

Ionela — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:44:26 PDT

Think Small - Small Power, Small Cost, Small Price MCF51CN from Freescale

Programmer's code - Horizontal Positioning

lighthouse — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:18:06 PDT

Horizontal motion allows the programmer to move any of the 5 graphics objects relative to their current horizontal position. Each object has a 4 bit horizontal motion register (HMPO, HMP1, HMM0, HMM1, HMBL) that can be loaded with a value in the range +7 to -8 (negative values are expressed in two's complement form).

Power Saving Design Techniques with Low Cost FPGAs 1/2

Ionela — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:41:27 PDT

This article provides an overview of the sources of FPGA power dissipation, design practices that can help reduce consumption and thus junction temperature, how to estimate and analyze power, and then some tips for managing a variety of power sources required for an FPGA implementation.

How to migrate from Microchip to Freescale and Why

brumbarchris — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:25:39 PDT

Competition in the semiconductor market is quite high, and one of its most diverse branches is the microcontroller market.

Freescale i.MX25 family for industrial and automotive

Ionela — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:09:58 PDT

Freescale Semiconductor introduced a family of i.MX applications processors.

How to design a thermostat using Freescale's MCU

Ionela — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:42:53 PDT

The thermostat reference design is an example of how a thermostat can be built taking advantage of the MC9S08LL16 features.