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Sync PWM with an External Signal - TI Hercules Microcontroller

Jan Cumps

At times it is useful to get activities in your firmware synced up with external events.There are several types of events that are dependent of the speed, frequency, state, ... of something external.In this blog, I'm showing martinvalencia's solution...
- 19 Sep 2020
Researchers manipulate two different types of magnetism in a single atom

Catwell

Using scan-tunneling microscopy, researchers were able to separate the atom's spin and orbital rotation. Artist rendition of the atom studied under the needle of a tunnel microscope. (Image credit: TU Delft) Researchers at the Delft Universi...
- 11 Sep 2020
STM32H7B3I - Write a CubeMX application: Hardware Cryptography with DMA

Jan Cumps

The STM32H7 firmware pack comes with a very nice encrypt / decrypt example.This example uses the STM32 HAL libraries, and configures all periherals in source code.I'm going to replicate the exact same example, using the CubeIDE MX STM32 Device Config...
- 29 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - TouchGFX Application Framework: MVP and the ModelListener

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.I'm working on a touch screen GUI for my electronic load.I'm going to review the ModelListener today. A software component that takes care that your business logic (electronic lab ins...
- 22 Aug 2020
Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Miniature BLE Automation

navadeepganeshu

Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Toggling GPIOs and Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Wireless LED Control gives insights on basic configuration, setting up, toggling GPIOs and wireless LED control by interacting with MPU core + SoftDevice of Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth®︎ Low En...
- 22 Aug 2020
Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Wireless LED Control

navadeepganeshu

Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Toggling GPIOs , explains and gives insights on basic configuration, setting up and toggling GPIOs by interacting with MPU core of Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth®︎ Low Energy EYSNSNZWW Evaluation Kit . This blog will be all about configur...
- 21 Aug 2020
Taiyo Yuden BLE EVK : Toggling GPIOs

navadeepganeshu

Recently, I was selected for Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth®︎ LE EVK RoadTest which is my first experience! Beginning with big thanks to E14, Taiyo Yuden and all supporters. From past few hours I have been on Taiyo Yuden Bluetooth®︎ LE EVK with fresh...
- 20 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - TouchGFX Application Framework: Model, View, Presentation, Message Queue

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.I'm working on a touch screen GUI for my electronic load. In this part of the review, I explore the application layer:request data from the business layerdisplay that datau...
- 10 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - the Development Kit STMod+ Connector and Using UART2

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.In this part of the review, I try to mount the extra fan-out PCB and use its UART pins. I'll start with a rant. The fan-out expansion board does not fit. It is not possible that ...
- 8 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - USB, freeRTOS ,Task Notifications and Interrupts

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.In this part of the review, I try to integrate a UART listener in freeRTOS. listen to UART characters arriving from the USB portinterrupt driven, no constant pollinguse HAL and f...
- 7 Aug 2020
Conscious Gate Transistors Could Allow Users Control PCs Remotely using their Minds

Catwell

A newly filed patent describes the conscious gate transistors as psychotronically steerable bifurcated nanotube-based, and their use in implementing conscious input and output devices. (Image credit: Jerry Harthcock via GitHub) Back during the ...
- 7 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - TouchGFX Simple Example: react on a button click

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.In this part of the review, I'm writing a first custom handler for a button click. The scenario is simple: you click a button, and that makes a square show up and disappear...
- 5 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - Create a TouchGFX Project with support for the Designer, CubeIDE and Debugger - Pt 2: Touch Works

Jan Cumps

Continued from Pt 1: Screen Works.We left off at the point where the LCD shows out TouchGFX design, but touch screen doesn't work yet.We'll fix that. 5. Add Touch Screen init and handling The two methods in TouchGFX/target/STM32TouchContro...
- 4 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - Create a TouchGFX Project with support for the Designer, CubeIDE and Debugger - Pt 1: Screen Works

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.I'm working with the STMicroelectronics software that was in release version at the time I received the kit.Versions:STM32CubeIDE Version: 1.4.1GNU for STM32, 7-2018 -q2 updateTouchGF...
- 4 Aug 2020
STM32H7B3I - First Experience with CubeIDE

Jan Cumps

I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT.I have just set up a clean CubeIDE install, and also installed the resource packages for this kit.Additional I installed TouchGFX and the standalone Cube Programmer.Versions:STM32CubeIDE Versio...
- 2 Aug 2020
ADC with DMA on a Hercules Safety MCU - Part 1: Port an existing example

Jan Cumps

Goal: Continuously sample an ADC on a single thread microcontroller, with as little as possible CPU overhead.I'm trying to use internal timers and DMA to fill memory with samples, and leaving all processing power for working with that data. ...
- 12 Jul 2020
Researchers discover new theory for semiconductors made of nanocrystals

Catwell

A new theory offers the first explanation for how electrical currents move throughout nanocrystals. The nanocrystal model developed by ETH researchers. (Image credit: ETH) Researchers at ETH Zurich recently made a groundbreaking discovery about ...
- 7 Jul 2020
Researchers create photodetector that could be used in communications and computer systems

Catwell

The strain engineered 2D photodetector could be implemented in applications for medical sensing and quantum computer systems. (Washington University) Researchers from George Washington University have discovered a new method to engineer optoele...
- 29 Jun 2020
Logic Analyzer

bnpopkin

Hi, I am looking for recommendations on a good logic analyzer. Can some recommend A few? Thank you Brianbpopkin@gmail.com
- 25 Jun 2020
MIT engineers create tiny AI brain using tens of thousands of memristors

Catwell

The “brain on a chip” contains tens of thousands of memristors and is capable of reproducing crisp images and can later be used to handle complex AI computing. (Image Credit: Peng Lin, MIT) Engineers at MIT have developed a “brain on a chip” tha...
- 17 Jun 2020
Wireless modules vs SoC

msprogrammer

Hello everyone, This is my first post here. We are currently working on a graduation project and bought an MSP-EXP430FR5994 at Farnell to do some programming. Now, we are looking for wireless communication options. I have a hard time understand...
- 5 Jun 2020
Crossover Code Challenge – Jump start your next design with these winning projects

kjachim

The Hackster Crossover Code Challenge might be over, but really, it’s just the beginning for you. Now it’s your chance to take advantage of all the ideas to jump start your next design. The Crossover Code Challenge generated lots of project exa...
- 23 Apr 2020
Ultra-fast data transfer achieved by sound and light

Catwell

The new terahertz quantum cascade laser could enable high-speed transfer of up to 100 gigabits per second. (Image Credit: University of Leeds) Researchers from the University of Leeds and the University of Nottingham have developed a new approac...
- 14 Feb 2020
Port an MBED design to non-MBED - Phase 4: Timeout Class and Blinky example

Jan Cumps

The port of the MBED Timeout works.In this blog you can see the internals of this class and how to set up configuration and handling. My port is for a Hercules TMS570LC43. I use the HAL utility and api for that controller where possi...
- 17 Jan 2020
Renesas RX65 Envision Kit - part 12: RAM Use with GCC ToolChain

Jan Cumps

Goal: This post tries to explain what objects are placed where in RAM when using the GCC toolchain.It's intended as self-documentation. When using the LCD, you need large continuous chunks of memory for the frame buffers.Memory is limited on controll...
- 3 Jan 2020