Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
You’ve made an MCU choice and are proceeding on a development. What happens if you discover that you need more performance/memory from your MCU? In this final article of the series, we will provide an overview of …
Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
In this article, we will discuss elements of low power operation in Microcontroller applications and uncover how power consumption can be managed by your firmware. Power-saving features of our 3 hero MCUs (PIC16F19197, PIC24FJ1024GA606, PIC32MZ1024EFH064) will also be highlighted …
Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
CPU performance is only one aspect of MCU performance. In this article, we will discuss how to get your data on/off the chip, and compare the I/O throughput capability of our 3 hero MCUs (PIC16F19197, PIC24FJ1024GA606, PIC32MZ1024EFH064).
What are Peripherals?
Peripherals …
Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
In this article, we’ll review key CPU and architectural features to identify potential compute performance bottlenecks. We’ll compare the CPUs in our Hero MCUs against these parameters:
System Clock FrequencyAddressable & Available MemoryALU Data PathHardware Support for Arithmetic …
Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
In this article, we will uncover cost considerations in selecting a microcontroller.
Bill-of-materials (BOM) cost is usually the most important constraint in a design effort, and as an engineer, you should always strive for the lowest BOM cost …
Dennis Cecic, P. Eng. (d.cecic@ieee.org)Senior Member, IEEE Toronto Section
You’ve completed a project scope assessment and developed a basic product architecture, identifying some key constraints for your next design (cost, power, throughout, memory, size/weight, end-user experience etc).
Now you can begin your search for a microcontroller. This …
