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NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Build versus Buy - Understanding the Total Cost of Embedded Design
Design Guide
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When developing an embedded device, deciding which technology to
implement as the system's primary controller is one of the first key
engineering milestones. In addition to considering processor
architectures, operating system capabilities, and other components,
you must decide which portion of the system to design and which
portion to buy off the shelf. By designing and building a custom
controller, you can completely customize the end solution and optimize
costs, but any design specification changes or oversights can cause
lengthy and expensive delays. Alternatively, using an off-the-shelf
platform increases the cost of goods sold (COGS), and you may pay for
features that are not necessary for your design. Nevertheless,
off-the-shelf systems typically offer a faster validation cycle and,
therefore, shorter time to market. This tutorial outlines two options
for developing a new controller - build or buy - and discusses the
technical and financial risks associated with both.
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SILICON LABS
Stepper Motor Reference Design
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Stepper motors, used in a variety of applications, are often
controlled using special function ICs that provide limited
functionality. In embedded systems, it is easier to use a small MCU to
control the motor. This Reference Design demonstrates a high
performance stepper motor system and provides for both stand-alone
operation and UART control.
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MILL-MAX MFG.CORP.
How to Design Press-fit Pins for Plated Thru-Holes
Application Note
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Best practices for designing press-fit pins to maximize pin retention
prior to wave or re-flow soldering.
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TENSILICA
Minimize Energy Consumption while Maximizing ASIC and SOC Performance
White Paper
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Optimizing an ASIC or SOC design for energy at an application and
system level has the potential to cut processor and local-memory
energy requirements by as much as half in many cases through
intelligent design trade-offs. The amount of power savings made at the
early architectural level far outweighs any potential power savings
that might be made later at the RTL or physical design levels.
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TEKTRONIX MEASUREMENT DIV
Embedded Design Techniques for Selecting Components and Sub-systems
Web Event
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With shrinking cost constraints and growing performance expectations,
embedded designs need to deliver ever smaller and more cost-effective
solutions into a wide range of end products. Quickly and easily
selecting appropriate components and sub-systems with confidence is
essential for reliably delivering smaller and more cost-effective
solutions. To accomplish this, you need fast, intelligent results from
intuitive test and measurement tools. This on-demand webinar covers
three actual applications in which specific measurement techniques are
used to more efficiently select and identify appropriate components
and sub-systems for embedded designs. Find out how intuitive test and
measurement tools can help you make quick and informed choices.
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SYNTHESYS RESEARCH
Combating Closed Eyes: Pre-Emphasis and Equalization Basics
Application Note
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Pre-emphasis and equalization are increasingly popular solutions to
signal integrity problems caused by lossy backplane channels at high
signaling rates, for example in Backplane Ethernet 10GBASE-KR. We show
how pre-emphasis and equalization can be used to counteract channel
loss. We examine how pre-emphasis affects test and measurement with
examples from popular standards and look at some practical examples of
pre-emphasis and equalization filters across a high speed backplane.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
Evaluating Oscilloscopes for Best Signal Visibility: How to Increase
Your Odds of Finding Infrequent Glitches
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Evaluating Oscilloscopes for Best Signal Visibility:
This application note reviews some of the factors that impact
oscilloscope update rates and shows you how to compute probabilities
of capturing infrequent events. Plus, it includes side-by-side
measurement examples that compare the probabilities of capturing an
anomalous event using various vendors' MSOs. Click here to download
this application note.
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NEC ELECTRONICS AMERICA
Using Custom Silicon to Develop Lower-power, Lower-cost, and More
Secure Products for the Industrial Market
White Paper
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This paper examines market trends and offers design examples that
address today's challenges including protecting products from piracy,
developing product and design variations, extending product life span,
lowering cost, improving reliability, performance and power
consumption. Designers use FPGAs, gate array ASICs, or an innovative
combination approach to solve these requirements across a range of
applications from test and measurement, instrumentation, building
automation and HVAC to security and medical electronics.
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