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A Guide To Designing Embedded Hardware And Creating New Computers And Devices
Embedded computer systems literally surround us; they are in our cell phones, PDAs, cars, TVs, refrigerators, heating systems, and more. In fact, embedded systems are one of the most rapidly growing segments of the computer industry today. Along with the growing list of devices for which embedded computer systems are appropriate, interest is growing among [...]
Microchip Technology's ATtiny1617 Series Of Microcontrollers Featuring The 8-bit AVR® Processor
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has expanded its AVR microcontroller (MCU) portfolio by adding three new devices to the tinyAVR MCU family. The ATtiny1617 series of MCUs expand the range of AVR devices that feature Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs). The devices extend the memory offering for these next generation tinyAVR [...]
Arduino For Dummies: Work Through Sketches Line By Line In Plain English
Arduino is an open-source computer hardware and software company, project and user community that designs and manufactures microcontroller-based kits for building digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and control objects in the physical world.This is no ordinary circuit board. Arduino allows anyone, whether you're an artist, designer, programmer or hobbyist, to learn about [...]
Bluetooth Low Energy Module For Enterprise Internet of Things (EIoT) Applications
The BL652 module by Laird is designed to simplify RF design and certification efforts for EIoT (Enterprise Internet of Things) projects while delivering enhanced security via the Nordic nRF52 Chipset and BLE 4.2 technology. By utilizing the BL652, engineers and designers can integrate highly-secure Bluetooth Smart capabilities into EIoT applications. The BL652 is a fully-integrated, stand-alone BLE and NFC [...]
App Note: Testing Arduino Due With 2 CAN Bus Breakout Boards
The availability of Controller Area Network (CAN) interfaces in combination with other interface technologies explains the vast popularity of the ARM Cortex-M3 processor in the CAN and SAE J1939 industry. The processor provides the means to easily and quickly create applications like CAN/J1939 gateways, CAN Bridges, J1939 ECUs, J1939 Data Logger, and many more. The Arduino [...]
ARM Cortex M4 Computing Platform With FreeRTOS For Modbus / TCP Remote Digital I/O Applications
Artila Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of embedded device networking and computing, released their RIO-2015PG, a FreeRTOS programmable remote I/O module. The RIO-2015PG is powered by a 32-bit Atmel SAM4E16E 120MHz ARM Cortex M4 processor, which comes with 256KB SRAM, 3MB Flash and the FreeRTOS real time operating system. The industrial I/O of RIO-2015PG features [...]
SAE J1939 Protocol Stack Sketch for Arduino Due
The availability of Controller Area Network (CAN) interfaces in combination with other interface technologies explains the vast popularity of the ARM Cortex-M3 processor in the CAN and SAE J1939 industry. The processor provides the means to easily and quickly create applications like CAN/J1939 gateways, CAN Bridges, J1939 ECUs, J1939 Data Logger, and many more. The Arduino Due [...]
App Note: Arduino Due 2-Channel CAN Bus Driver Software
The availability of Controller Area Network (CAN) interfaces in combination with other interface technologies explains the vast popularity of the ARM Cortex-M3 processor in the CAN and SAE J1939 industry. The processor provides the means to easily and quickly create applications like CAN/J1939 gateways, CAN Bridges, J1939 ECUs, J1939 Data Logger, and many more. The Arduino Due [...]
SAE J1939 ECU Simulator And Data Monitor for Raspberry Pi
The jCOM.J1939.USB gateway board is a high-performance, low-latency vehicle network adapter for SAE J1939 applications. It allows any host device with a USB COM port to monitor SAE J1939 data traffic and communicate with a SAE J1939 vehicle network. The board supports the full SAE J1939 protocol according to J1939/81 Network Management (Address Claiming) and J1939/21 Transport [...]
Controller Area Network (CAN Bus) Development And Prototyping with Raspberry Pi
The prototyping of Controller Area Network (CAN) applications used to be a tedious and expensive task, but the recent years have seen the emergence of low-cost, yet easy-to-use embedded development platforms such as the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard [...]