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ADC

In order to (attempt to) control things, we need to find out what is going on, we need to measure and quantize: Sensors are the senses of electronics. Without senses, we are deaf and blind. Most micro-controllers we find today, incorporate an Analog-to-Digital-Converter (ADC) peripheral. This ADC enables us to link electronic sensors, which output […]

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MCU pin configuration, GPIOs and a word on software architecture

Basic peripheral setup: pin configuration All MCUs have pins. They might come in different package types such as QFP (Quad Flat Package – Figure left) or BGA (Ball Grid Array – Figure right). But for us, embedded software engineers, pins or balls, we don’t really mind: MCUs have pins and we need to configure them. […]

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