EDN Europe - Digital Denhttp://www.edn-europe.comEDN Europe - Digital Denen-USCopyright 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Thu, 15 May 2008 08:29:54 +0800PSoC microcontroller and LVDT measure positionhttp://www.edn-europe.com/psocmicrocontrollerandlvdtmeasureposition+article+383+Europe.htmlConnecting an LVDT (linearvariable- differential transformer) to a microcontroller can prove challenging because an LVDT requires ac-input excitation and measurement of ac outputs to determine its movable ....http://www.edn-europe.com/psocmicrocontrollerandlvdtmeasureposition+article+383+Europe.htmlFri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800Spice simulator offers speed, capacity increase over competitorshttp://www.edn-europe.com/spicesimulatoroffersspeedcapacityincreaseovercompetitors+article+374+Europe.htmlMagma Design Automation is again tapping into its recent acquisition of ACAD to add the FineSim Spice analog tool to its largely digital-tool portfolio. Magma offers the stand-alone, Spice-level circuit ....http://www.edn-europe.com/spicesimulatoroffersspeedcapacityincreaseovercompetitors+article+374+Europe.htmlFri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800UML/SysML modeling for AUTOSARhttp://www.edn-europe.com/umlsysmlmodelingforautosar+article+368+Europe.htmlTelelogic’s Rhapsody now has a UML/SysML-based modeling environment that the company has designed specifically for the ....http://www.edn-europe.com/umlsysmlmodelingforautosar+article+368+Europe.htmlFri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800Ultralow-cost, two-digit counter features few componentshttp://www.edn-europe.com/ultralowcosttwodigitcounterfeaturesfewcomponents+article+307+Europe.htmlThe ultralow-cost, two-digitcounter circuit in Figure 1 represents an attempt to reduce the number of components using an approach ....http://www.edn-europe.com/ultralowcosttwodigitcounterfeaturesfewcomponents+article+307+Europe.htmlWed, 1 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800Fast-settling picoammeter circuit handles wide voltage range http://www.edn-europe.com/fastsettlingpicoammetercircuithandleswidevoltagerange+article+306+Europe.htmlEvaluating analog switches, multiplexers, operational amplifiers, and other ICs poses challenges to ICtest engineers. A typical test scenario requires application of a test or forcing voltage to a device’s ....http://www.edn-europe.com/fastsettlingpicoammetercircuithandleswidevoltagerange+article+306+Europe.htmlWed, 1 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800“Brick-wall” lowpass audio filter needs no tuninghttp://www.edn-europe.com/brickwalllowpassaudiofilterneedsnotuning+article+303+Europe.htmlWhen a system’s specifications call for a lowpass filter with a steep frequency-cutoff characteristic, an engineer can opt for a “brick-wall”- filter design that features a sharp transition band. For ....http://www.edn-europe.com/brickwalllowpassaudiofilterneedsnotuning+article+303+Europe.htmlWed, 1 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800Ultra-fast OS microkernelhttp://www.edn-europe.com/ultrafastosmicrokernel+article+260+Europe.html-velOSity is the latest addition to Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY family of compatible realtime operating systems. With a ROM footprint as small as 1600 bytes, RAM ....http://www.edn-europe.com/ultrafastosmicrokernel+article+260+Europe.htmlSun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800Synthesising DSP algorithmshttp://www.edn-europe.com/synthesisingdspalgorithms+article+256+Europe.htmlPart of the EDA strand at electronica 2006, Synplicity will demonstrate the most recent enhancements to its Synplify tool, which accelerate the implementation of DSP algorithms ....http://www.edn-europe.com/synthesisingdspalgorithms+article+256+Europe.htmlSun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800Rugged 7.5-in. LCDhttp://www.edn-europe.com/rugged75inlcd+article+255+Europe.html The 7.5-inch TFT LCD LQ075V3DG01 is a robust medium-format display in Sharp's Strong2 product series. It features ....http://www.edn-europe.com/rugged75inlcd+article+255+Europe.htmlSun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800Abracadabra: making system interconnect disappear with FPGAshttp://www.edn-europe.com/abracadabramakingsysteminterconnectdisappearwithfpgas+article+253+Europe.htmlDesigning system interconnect isn’t the most glamorous engineering job in the world. Indeed, to most system or digital designers, being assigned a backplane, interconnect, and connector selection is tantamount ....http://www.edn-europe.com/abracadabramakingsysteminterconnectdisappearwithfpgas+article+253+Europe.htmlSun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800