| Digital audio equipment usually contains an A/D and a D/A converter. In practice a codec is used for this. This is a chip where both convert...
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| In September 2002 we published a JTAG interface that was compatible with the programming software from Altera. Unfortunately, the software f...
| The Gameboy Advance (GBA) already has its own power supply, processor, keypad and an LCD display. In addition, the system bus is made availa...
| Following the description of the hardware in last month’s issue (Part 1), it’s now time to start working with the experimenter’s board. We a...
| Designing a circuit always involves several somewhat disagreeable tasks, such as soldering, looking up the pinouts of ICs and laying out a m...
| Experimenting with DSPs is a fascinating pastime, but it can be difficult to find a good place to start. Generally speaking, DSP circuits us...
| Here’s a brief article about an attractive development kit from our friends at Xilinx, which is not only rich in contents but also affordabl...
| The testing of large logic ICs such as FPGAs, CPLDs, ASICs, etc. is very difficult and time consuming when conventional test probes are used...
| CompactFlash cards are memory media that retain their contents without a supply voltage. They are used in digital cameras, among other thing...
| The use of I/O functions in Windows programs is still a grey area for most programmers. In this article, we shed some light on the use of th...