The nucleus of the ST9 comprises a core that includes the CPU, the register file, interrupt and DMA controllers, and the memory-management unit (MMU). The MMU lets you address as much as 4 Mbytes of ...

While regular Hackaday readers already know how to blink a LED with a microcontroller and have moved onto slightly more challenging projects such as solving the Navier-Stokes equations in 6502 ...

Embedded microcontrollers are the original SoC devices. In the last few years FPGA and PLD manufacturers have proffered the term "System- on- a Programmable Chip" (SOPC) which captures the idea of ...

This article presents the aspects of building USB3.0 application using low performance 8-bit microcontroller taking an 8051 derivative as an example. First it gives a technical overview of the USB ...

For a number of reasons, including cost, embedded microprocessors have been required to take on tasks for which they are not always well suited. Frequent interruptions from the outside world is one ...

NEC's V800 Series µCs are available as cores and standard products. All core versions contain the same peripherals as those in the standard devices. The company based the V800, including the V830 and ...