Just as in comedy, timing is essential to the success of a microcomputer design. Often it is quite possible to get one system functioning by simply interconnecting the various compo­nents. But it is ...

This “Product How-To” article focuses how to use a certain product in an embedded system and is written by a company representative. Audio amplifier products are becoming more and more advanced in ...

Nonrechargeable, or primary, batteries find wide use in mainstream embedded-system applications (Table 1). This category of batteries includes alkaline devices, which manufacturers typically fabricate ...

Hardware-design engineers have long recognized the usefulness of RC lowpass filters (Figure 1). Lowpass filters are useful for performing signal conditioning, removing noise from a signal, or ...

Today’s complex system boards often contain application-specific processors, high-speed general-purpose processors, and multiple system-on-a-chip designs. Each of these high-performance circuits may ...

In this rapidly evolving technology, embedded systems have become the backbone of the modern world. From the subtle intelligence of smart home devices to the critical operations within healthcare and ...

What is the concept of entropy? Embedded-system applications that exploit entropy. How to implement entropy. What sources of entropy are available? Computers are designed to be predictable. Under the ...

Extron is now shipping its Quantum DTP3 input and output cards for long-distance signal extension for video wall systems. The ...

Should you choose Linux or Windows for your next embedded project? Before you begin an embedded project, you have a number of choices to make. Some of these decisions about hardware will be ...

At the start of the year, I highlighted key trends in 5 Embedded Software Trends to Watch in 2024, predicting the forces shaping the industry. As the year unfolded, many of these trends indeed drove ...