Microcontroller

All About Serial

What are serial protocols? I2C, SPI, and UART are three of the most common protocols for serial data transmission.

Configuring the UART on PSoC

What is a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)? UART is one serial protocol used for communicating data between two digital devices (e.

Integrated Development Environments for PSoC

In order to program a Cypress Programmable System on a Chip (PSoC®), you first need to install Integrated Development Environment (IDE) software on your computer.

Interrupts

What is an interrupt? Consider the following knock-knock joke: Figure 1 Joker: “Knock, knock”

Interrupts on PSoC

An interrupt is a signal received by a microcontroller and emitted by hardware or software that is signaling a system event that needs immediate attention.

Microchip AVR Microcontrollers

What microcontrollers does Atmel specialize in? Atmel was one of the top IC manufacturers that makes a number of 8-bit, 32-bit, and ARM microcontrollers, including the AVR microcontroller used in the Arduino.

Microchip PIC Microcontrollers

What microcontrollers does Microchip specialize in? Microchip specializes in 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers.

PSoC 4 Hardware Development Kits

There are several Cypress Programmable System on a Chip (PSoC®) hardware development kits available for use in designs.