Cortex-M-based MCUs Set Pace For Automotive Design

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/cortex-m-based-mcus-set-pace-automotive-design/

AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR) is a worldwide automotive consortium trying to create and establish an open and standardized software architecture for automotive electronic control units (ECUs). However, as is always the case with industry consortiums and standards, they are not endorsed by all interested parties, and, to complicate matters even more, not all applications […]

Embedded orientation detection using the MMA8450Q

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/embedded-orientation-detection-using-mma8450q/

NXP’s accelerometer chip MMA8450Q, provides orientation detection on handheld devices: This application note targets the portrait/landscape orientation detection feature which has become standard in many hand-held electronic devices. Additionally, this application note aims to explain uses as well as highlight some of the challenges of designing an embedded algorithm into the sensor. Included in content, […]

AriCalculator – A homemade handheld calculator

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/aricalculator-homemade-handheld-calculator/

The AriCalculator is a DIY calculator or a general purpose handheld device. It is battery powered and runs on a NXP S12G240 microcontroller (16-bit, 240k flash, 11k RAM). The device has 38 input keys and a 128×64 pixel LCD display with a backlight option. Three interfaces connect the calculator to the outside world: A BDM […]