Technical Papers & Articles

Choosing the perfect TFT display: Part 1

 

Choosing the perfect TFT display: Part 2

 

M16C LCD interface app note

using GPIO to control Segments and common elements on an LCD.

Renesas H8 Design Contest 2003

The Renesas H8 Design 2003 Contest The H8 Design Contest offered the perfect opportunity to explore the H8 family of microcontrollers. From a telephone message-forwarding system to an electrocardiogram, Renesas tryly is "everywhere you can imagine". Some proof can be found in this article where you will find a list of amazing designs that placed in the Renesas H8 Design 2003 Contest. You can find a survay on the H8 family of microprocessors also. More details can be found here about the competition and the original price winning projects.

The Renesas M16C Design Contest 2005

The Renesas M16C Design Contest 2005 The M16C Design Contest 2005 offered the perfect opportunity to explore the M16C family of powerful microcontrollers. When Renesas and Circuit Cellar announced the competition to find the best M16C-based applications, designers from around the world took the challenge. In all, 20 countries were represented. Participants submitted a wide range of projects, everything from an altimeter to an autonomous robot to a digital instrument panel. The variety and quality of the applications demonstrated not only the high caliber of the M16C/28, M16C/62P, M32C/84, and R8C/13 microcontrollers, but also the ingenuity of the designers.

uClinux for EDOSK2674 board

uClinux for the EDOSK2674 board. Supports Ethernet, Serial Console (38400/8/N/1) and has very robust capabilities including a web server, telnet server, even vi running on the H8S-2674R microcontroller! http://www.uclinux.org/pub/uClinux/ports/h8/images-20030430/edosk2674-boot+image.mot

Getting a Head-Start with Embedded Ethernet

NuHorizons is a ditribution company that offer some engineering services, like a development board based on the H8 and SMSC Ethernet solutions. The board offers support for CMX and the relatively unknown RTOS called XMK: eXtreme Minimal Kernel (XMK). XMK is a 100% free, pre-emptive multi-threaded real-time operating system for microcontrollers. XMK's primary design goal is to be extremely small, without sacrificing performance or functionality. XMK's minimal footprint makes it ideal for running on 8bit microcontrollers, while its feature content makes it a excellent choice for 16bit and 32bit microcontrollers. uIP is one of several free TCP/IP stacks integrated into the XMK Operating System. The uIP TCP/IP stack makes it possible to connect to a TCP/IP network such as the global Internet, without sacrificing interoperability or RFC standards compliance.

A look at the M16C Lineup.

Written by Jeff Bachiochi (pronounced BAH-key-AH-key) at Circuit Cellar, this article takes a glimpse at the M16C family.

Choosing a processor? Don't be misled...

Marketing of various microprocessors can be very misleading. This article does a very nice job of removing some common misconceptions.

Renesas new RX MCU core

Press release describing the next generation Renesas CISC core MCU with low-power operation and high performance.

Home Appliance Design using the LIN Sub-bus

LIN bus communication originated in the automotive world, but it is increasingly used in other industries to maintain simple reliable communications networks that are low-cost and responsive.