Maximizing Efficiency in Two-Wheel Electric Vehicle MCUs

Maximizing Efficiency in Two-Wheel Electric Vehicle MCUs

1 Overview of Electric Vehicle Controllers The two-wheeled vehicle controller, simply put, controls the motor, which mainly consists of two parts: Hardware Core: AD sampling, CPU computation, PWM drive Software Core: Motor control algorithms, such as square wave control and FOC control (dual-resistor FOC/single-resistor FOC) 2 MCU Rollout Method Used in Controllers The first phase … Read more

Complete Analysis of MCU Serial Communication Protocol

Complete Analysis of MCU Serial Communication Protocol

Dear friends, hello everyone! Today, the topic we are going to learn about is the serial communication protocol of microcontrollers (MCUs). This content is quite important and relatively professional, but I will try to explain it in a simple and understandable way. First, let’s see why we need serial communication? Communication is the Basis of … Read more

Embedded Programming: Bare Metal vs Real-Time Systems

Embedded Programming: Bare Metal vs Real-Time Systems

Embedded system development can be divided into Bare Metal and RTOS (Real-Time Operating System). Bare metal development means no RTOS, with programs running directly on the MCU, where all task scheduling is completely managed by the developer. Bare metal development is suitable for simple tasks, low-power systems, and small embedded devices, but when tasks become … Read more

4-Channel Chip Programmer P3716

4-Channel Chip Programmer P3716

P3716 is a 4-channel offline chip programmer that can perform offline chip-level programming for common MCU FLASH. For specific manufacturers and series, please refer to the company website. PC download management software 64KB code programming video Features: Universal MCU programmer, targeting support for all MCU flash programming. Unsupported chips will be added quickly and free … Read more

The Role of Process in Chip Programming

The Role of Process in Chip Programming

For senior management, processes are a profit model; for middle management, processes represent a management mindset and approach; for operational staff, processes are a set of operational specifications and manuals. Therefore, processes are extremely important for individuals at different levels within a company. Incident Background: One day, an engineer from a large company suddenly called … Read more

Low Power Design Techniques: Extending Battery Life with MCUs and PLCs

Low Power Design Techniques: Extending Battery Life with MCUs and PLCs

Hello everyone, I am “Da Yi Zong”. Today we are going to talk about low power design techniques, which are key to ensuring the continuous operation of embedded systems. Whether it is a microcontroller (MCU) or a PLC, properly utilizing low power modes can greatly extend the battery life of devices. What is a low … Read more

Renesas Electronics ADAS Technology Director Ying Yichen: R-Car Automotive ADAS Applications

Renesas Electronics ADAS Technology Director Ying Yichen: R-Car Automotive ADAS Applications

July 22-23, the “2020 First Software Defined Vehicle Summit Forum” hosted by Gaishi Automotive and supported by Shanghai International Automotive City was officially held. This forum mainly discusses the latest innovative concepts, technological trends, and practical challenges in the field of software-defined vehicles, aiming to explore the future development of the industry. Below is the … Read more

From High-Performance Cores to Dual-Core Design: MCUs Advance Towards Edge AI

From High-Performance Cores to Dual-Core Design: MCUs Advance Towards Edge AI

According to a report from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Zhou Kaiyang), general-purpose computing chips are rarely optimized for AI computations, which is why in many AI applications, we still need traditional AI chips, such as GPUs or ASICs, which are larger in area and power consumption. Due to these limitations, these AI chips are difficult to … Read more

IoT Industry Research: A Comprehensive Overview of the IoT Industry Chain

IoT Industry Research: A Comprehensive Overview of the IoT Industry Chain

Introduction: This article provides a comprehensive introduction to the four major levels of the IoT industry (including: perception layer, transmission layer, platform layer, application layer), the internal operation methods, their roles in the entire industry chain, as well as the advantages of key enterprises in each level, the competitive landscape, presenting the overall development trend, … Read more

Getting Started with Zephyr: Kconfig

Getting Started with Zephyr: Kconfig

The first step in implementing embedded software is to enable specific peripherals, features, and subsystems. Some MCU vendors, such as STM32, Microchip, and TI, provide tools within their integrated development environments that allow developers to enable peripherals in their projects and add subsystems to the codebase. However, these tools are tightly coupled with the MCUs … Read more