Many systems use Byte-wide Peripheral Interface (BPI) flash memory for FPGA configuration and system data storage. Often it is not desirable or even possible to update the flash PROM directly after ...

Device programming and related boundary-scan test technologies were the focus of several exhibits at Assembly Technology Expo (September 27-29, 2005, Rosemont, IL, Assembly Magazine www.atexpo.com), ...

While “programmer” and “software developer” are often used interchangeably, there are in fact some key differences between the two roles, especially in the AV control space. When we refer to AV ...

A note from the Editor in Chief: Scientific American is celebrating its 166th year. Given its history as the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., it's probably no surprise that it has ...

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Novel programming interfaces for MCUs might catch us by surprise, but then we inevitably get up to speed with the changes required. Today’s bastion is HVTPI – a “12V reset” addition to the TPI we’ve ...

This course has four purposes: (1) to learn about the hierarchy of abstractions and implementations that comprise a modern computer system; (2) to demystify the machine and the tools that we use to ...

In this lesson, you will learn the main concepts behind event-driven programming, which, after object-oriented programming, is another fundamental stepping stone in understanding modern embedded ...

Controlling access to - and protecting the intellectual property inside - an FPGA is a requirement known as "Secure ISP" FPGAs are being chosen more and more frequently to comprise the heart of the ...

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