The CAN (controller area network) protocol was developed by the European automotive electronics company Robert Bosch GmbH in 1983 for in-vehicle networks. The intention behind the development of the CAN protocol was to enable robust data communication between different electronic control units (ECU) and microcontroller control units (MCU) of a vehicle on a single wire […]
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Practicalities of specifying 5G antennas for the IoT
Antennas can be an afterthought in many designs. With the deployment of 5G, the need to get the most out of the antenna will only become more important. Josh Mickolio, Digi-Key Electronics There are a lot of assumptions, confusion and questions about how 5G will impact the non-handset world. There are several high-level goals for […]
Audio bus transceivers handle multiple microphones for auto infotainment apps
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced today three enhanced Automotive Audio Bus (A2B®) transceivers that deliver the capability to tailor system-level performance to even the most stringent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements. The new AD242x series offers configurable transmit power levels, enabling the developer to match system performance to specific OEM EMC requirements – a key design criterion […]
Teardown: The Apple Sport watch
Apple recently came out with the Series 3 version of its watch. We can get an idea of how the Series 3 goes together from a teardown analysis of Apple’s earlier Sport model. The Sport model we analyzed has an aluminum case but the watch is also available in stainless steel. It measures about 39 […]
Simultaneous-sampling SAR ADC with integrated picoamp input buffers saves board space
Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2358-18, an 18-bit, 8-channel simultaneous sampling successive approximation register (SAR) ADC featuring integrated picoamp input buffers. With board real estate at a premium, the LTC2358-18 brings substantial space and cost savings by eliminating front end signal conditioning circuitry normally required to drive unbuffered switched-capacitor […]
SAR ADC boasts 0.5-ppm linearity, 148 dB dynamic range
Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2500-32, an ultrahigh precision 32-bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The LTC2500-32 is a new and enabling approach for precision measurement applications, blending the high accuracy and speed of Linear Technology’s proprietary SAR ADC architecture with flexible integrated digital filters to optimize […]
Ultra low power MCU targets IoT long-life-battery applications
Analog Devices introduced an ultra low power microcontroller unit (MCU) that addresses the rapidly growing need for embedding advanced algorithms while consuming the lowest system power at Internet of Things (IoT) edge nodes. The ADuCM4050 MCU includes an ARM® Cortex®-M4 core with floating-point unit, expanded SRAM, and embedded flash memory in order to allow localized decision […]
Top microcontroller threads on EDAboard.com — February
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a similar challenge? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the microcontroller forum thread.) External interrupt for PIC16F882 – Program for PIC16F882 MPLab X IDE is not working on […]
FoMoCo to field next-gen infotainment systems using Automotive Audio Bus
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) announced today that the Ford Motor Company has selected the Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) as its primary infotainment network technology with in-vehicle deployments starting in 2016. ADI’s A2B technology is capable of distributing audio and control data together with clock and power over a single, unshielded twisted-pair wire, enabling advanced, […]
