MCU

Increasing system efficiency often comes at the expense of increased software complexity. For example, simple motor control techniques provide efficient operation for only a limited range of speed. Employing more complex control algorithms, such as FOC, allow for the use of more efficient variable speed drives, and allow manufacturers to...
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At ISSCC, researchers from Europe will describe an 8-bit, 6 Hz device running a hardcoded program on two sheets of foil just 25 microns thick, using a 10V power supply. The team hails from five organizations including the Imec research center in Belgium and startup Polymer Vision (Eindhoven, Netherlands) which is developing flexible displays. “The...
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16-bit microcontroller from TI operates from single 1.5V battery Texas Instruments has unveiled 0.9-V 16-bit microcontroller (MCU), the MSP430L092, the newest addition to the ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU portfolio. Texas Instruments claims this is the industry’s first true 0.9-V microcontroller (MCU). TI’s MSP430L092 MCU inherently...
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The new MSP430 value line is a direct response to customer feedback. We were able to modify our popular MSP430F2xx MCUs to provide cost-sensitive 8bit developers with the tailored features that are most important to them without sacrificing the compatibility, performance and ultra-low power inherent to the 16bit MSP430 architecture. We are giving...
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The MSP430 is the lowest-power microprocessor available in the market. Its inherently low-power operation is ideal for battery-powered applications where frequent battery replacement is undesirable. This article shows two simple but effective power solutions that further minimize MSP430 power consumption and extend battery life. To download the complete whitepaper please fill in the form below....
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Common to every battery system with series cells is the problem of cell imbalance. Cell balancing is a method of designing safer battery solutions that extends battery run time as well as battery life. The latest battery-protection and fuel-gauging ICs from Texas Instruments (TI)— the bq2084, the bq20zxx family, the bq77PL900, and the bq78PL114—present...
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via youtube.com Nice video that gets down to examining how the TI MSP430 ultra low power compares to the PIC24F XLP. Offers a good checklist for ultra low power design Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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The low power MCU options available to the Indian system designer got a major fillip with the announcement of the Value Line range of 16-bit MCUs by Texas Instruments India (TII). The Value Line is a new range of 16-bit microcontrollers which in TI’s words offer “10x more performance and 10x more battery life”...
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