Power Train
Calculate power consumption in high-speed systems
Power budget considerations differ for single-ended, versus differential-mode parts. Here's what you need to know.
Managing device Li-ion battery power with MCU-controlled pulse width modulation
An MCU plus PWM controller-based system is ideal for high-end battery charge management systems, or designs where the battery chemistry may change with future design revisions.
Prius technology primer
With record U.S. fuel prices, the automotive electronics technology in Toyota's hybrid Prius is still efficient and even timelier. Here's a rundown, and teardown, of its major systems--as well as a take on the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid.
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Chassis & Suspension
Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) guide
Here's a handy collection of articles that provides an in-depth look at the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) algorithms used in motion control systems.
An architecture for designing reusable embedded systems software: Part 3
In the last part of this series, a Visteon ABS developer provides additional elements in the reusable system software architecture.
An architecture for designing reusable embedded systems software: Part 2
Part 2 shows building blocks for the portable code software structure.
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Body Electronics
Switch-mode power supplies---SPICE simulations and practical designs
The excerpt, from Chapter 3 of the book, provides extensive treatment of feedback/control loop design.
Multirate DSP: Part 4 - Bandpass undersampling
Part 4 shows how to undersample bandpass signals.
DSP or FPGA? How to choose the right device
DSPs and FPGAs both offer advantages for signal processing. Here are the design guidelines you need to choose between DSPs, FPGAs, or a combination of the two.
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Infotainment
Time partitioning drives faster software integration for telematics and infotainment: Part 1 - Time problem, constraints, and a simulation model
Allocating a set portion of CPU time to each software subsystem prevents any one monopolizing CPU cycles needed by the others, for a stable runtime environment that development teams can build and verify individually.
IC audio power amplifiers and Zobel networks: One size does not fit all
Here's how to properly select an impedance modifying circuit (Zobel network) for your IC audio power amplifier design.
Using the PowerWise reference system for energy efficient design
Using National Semiconductor's PowerWise reference platform this article demonstrates how a complete analog system can be developed using energy-efficient ADCs, fully differential amplifiers, and clock conditioning circuits.
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Safety & Security
Automotive vision system recognizes road signs: Part 2 - Architecture and design tips
Pattern recognition and processors deal with computational and I/O challenges of handling video data stream.
Automotive vision system recognizes road signs: Part 1 - Basic functions
Pattern recognition and processors deal with computational and I/O challenges of handling video data stream.
How to supply, load, and test power-management circuits (Part 1 of 2)
How you supply the DC source, and provide the load, to a power-management circuit affects the validity of the results.
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