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On June 1, 2021 in All by Adam Kimmel

The global MCU market is experiencing substantial growth. Because MCUs are simple to program, more competitors have entered the market. Understanding the MCU types, key features, and applications help you select the best controller for long-life and energy-efficient processing.

Make Music with Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators

On August 31, 2020 in All, Audio, RF, Wireless by Paul Golata

Employing bulk acoustic wave (BAW) technology for RF filtering and clocking is a great way to make music with your designs.

Cypress’ MCU Platform Built for IoT Apps

On August 19, 2020 in All, IoT, Low Power, Wireless by Paul Golata

Cypress Semiconductors’ PSoC 6 MCU is a high-performance, ultra-low-power, and secure MCU platform, purpose-built for IoT applications. With the enablement software in ModusToolbox, support for Cypress Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules, it allows developers to create integrated low-power, secure, cloud-connected designs.

Introducing an MCU Guy to FPGA: Part 4

On February 5, 2018 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently, I was given a project that required transition from MCU to FPGA development. In this four-part blog series, I examine how I translated my existing knowledge and experience with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 4, I delve into the bridges that compose the FPGA fabric.

Introducing an MCU Guy to FPGA: Part 3

On December 13, 2017 in Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently I was given a project that required me to transition from MCU to FPGA development. In this four-part blog series, I examine how I translated my existing knowledge and experience with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 2, I explored example code and discovered additional useful resources. Now in Part 3, I learned about OpenCV and simple data transferring from the FPGA to the MCU.

Introducing an MCU Guy to FPGA: Part 2

On November 8, 2017 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently I was given a project that would require me to transition from MCU to FPGA development. In this four-part blog series, I examine how I translated my existing knowledge and experiencing with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 1, I examined some advantages and disadvantages of FPGAs, introduced the Terasic DE10 Nano development kit, and explored a few key FPGA planning considerations. Now in Part 2, I explore example code and discover additional useful resources.

Introducing an MCU Guy To FPGA: Part 1

On November 6, 2017 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker, Student Central by Mouser Staff

Recently I was given a project that would require me to make the transition from MCU to FPGA development, which requires a move into the bigger and more capable ARM cortex outside of the safety and ease of the mBed environment. In this four-part blog series, I’ll examine how to translate my existing knowledge and experiencing with MCUs into FPGA development. In Part 1, we’ll begin with some advantages and disadvantages of FPGAs, introduce you to the Terasic DE10 Nano development kit, and look at a few key FPGA planning considerations.

Securing IoT and IIoT Environments, Part 1

On June 5, 2017 in All, IoT by Michael Camp

Security consultants have long advocated "layers of security", which still applies when protecting IoT and IIoT devices. Today, we'll look at protecting the MCU and boot process.

Tagged With: IIoT, IoT, MCU, TCG, TPM, Trusted Computing Group, Trusted Platform Module

MCU Sleep States: How Many Do You Really Need?

On October 13, 2016 in Power by Warren Miller

MCUs have found homes in just about every low power application. The ability for the MCU to enter a low power mode has made them even more attractive in a variety of power restricted designs. Recent advances in energy harvesting have created new opportunities for MCU controlled devices, and low power is critical here, too. In fact, energy harvesting presents bigger challenges than battery operated applications since power isn’t available in as predictable a manner as with batteries.

Tagged With: energy harvesting, low power, MCU, Power Management, sleep state

Don’t Leave Your Pins Floating

On October 28, 2014 in All, MultiSIM BLUE by Mike Parks

When you are just starting off in electronics, there are many design pitfalls that can lead to hours of frustrating troubleshooting. I highlighted the importance of troubleshooting in this earlier blog post regarding my work on the automated energy harvester. Many times these faults are fixed with a very simple tweak to the circuit design or component selection. One of the most basic of the faults is the infamous “floating pin” or “floating input” that can affect the I/O pins of digital integrated circuits.

Tagged With: Automated Energy Harvester, floating pin, MCU, MultiSIM BLUE

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