The project provides the conversion between an RS232 serial interface and an SPI interface which uses the SSP port on a 16F819 device. It is possible to send any sequence of bytes on the SPI interface ...

The MAX3420E contains the digital logic and analog circuitry necessary to implement a full-speed USB peripheral compliant to USB specification rev 2.0. A built-in full-speed transceiver features ±15kV ...

System Packet Interface-4 Phase 2 (SPI-4.2) is a protocol used for data transfer between link layer and physical layer. It is an interface for packet and cell transfer between a physical (PHY) layer ...

We covered SparkFun’s new RGB button pad controller a few weeks ago. This is a full-color clone of the monome interface; a 4×4 grid of buttons with tri-color LEDs underneath. Each LED has 24bits of ...

Local Interconnect Network (LIN) automotive bus systems are mainly placed in the body domain and we experience a constantly increasing number of nodes in the car. This article introduces the concept ...

The basic test instrument suite — a bench power supply, a good multimeter and perhaps an oscilloscope — is extremely flexible, but not exactly “plug and play” when it comes to diagnosing problems with ...

In the relentless pursuit of higher performance at a system level, Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs) have become well versed in developing digital interfaces that are able to operate at high ...

Silicon Labs’ CP2130 offers a solution for bridging a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus. The controller, which features driver support for Windows, OS X, and ...

Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX31722/MAX31723 digital thermometers and thermostats. Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX31722/MAX31723 digital thermometers and thermostats. The ...