A traditional fuel vehicle requires about 500 to 600 chips, a mild hybrid vehicle requires about 1000 chips, while plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles require at least 2000 chips.This means that during the rapid development of smart electric vehicles, there is not only an increasing demand for advanced process chips but also a continuous … Read more
When I am doing hardware development, if I encounter a new product or project that I have never worked on before and have no experience with, I generally operate this way when selecting an MCU. First, based on the product requirements, I compile a hardware specification. For example, power management, sensor interfaces, human-machine interaction interfaces, … Read more
☆Follow this public account to never miss an update☆ In electric vehicles, 40% of the cost comes from the battery, which acts as the “heart” providing the “blood-pumping function” for the electric vehicle. The performance and lifespan of the battery are crucial indicators of the electric vehicle’s performance. How can we monitor these indicators and … Read more
ArtInChip D12x The Jiangxinchuang ArtInChip D12x series chips are industrial-grade high-performance microcontroller chips (MCU) based on the RISC-V architecture, specifically designed for embedded applications, particularly suitable for human-machine interfaces in smart home appliances. This series of chips features rich interconnectivity modules, powerful computational processing capabilities, excellent graphic display capabilities, and low power consumption characteristics, making … Read more
Many electronic engineers are puzzled by the practice of connecting a ground capacitor on each side of the MCU crystal during design. Even after researching, they find little explanation in books, often mentioning that ground capacitors provide stability or are considered load capacitance, but without in-depth analysis. So today, I will explain why this is … Read more
The development board is a circuit board used for embedded system development, including a series of hardware components such as a central processing unit, memory, input devices, output devices, data paths/buses, and interfaces for external resources.When it comes to development boards, we must mention the price-performance king MCU – the ESP 32 development board.1. Powerful … Read more
Introduction Configure Project Modify OPBT Program Flash Other Operations Conclusion Introduction The Renesas RH850 P1H-C series, previously unaware of the significant impact of OPBT on the program, led to accidental operations on its registers, resulting in the board being locked and unable to reprogram. This article records the points to note when using the RFP … Read more
Table of Contents 1 Generating Project Files 2 Using Smart Configuration to Generate Sample Programs 3 Debugging & Simulation Generating Project Files Step 1 Select “File” → “New” → “Renesas C/C++ Project” → “Renesas RX”. The “Templates for Renesas RX Project” dialog will pop up. Step 2 Select “Renesas CC-RX C/C++ Executable Project”. GCC is … Read more
NXP and Renesas, in 2021, it seems that NXP is the leader in MCUs, while currently, Renesas appears to lead in automotive MCUs; without specific data, it’s hard to tell… Today, I will share the high-end automotive MCU layouts of both companies: NXP’s S32 Z/E series and Renesas’s RH850 U2 series. Table of Contents: Overview … Read more
Information regarding the Nuvoton Technology (新唐科技) M2L31 Microcontroller Unit (MCU): – Manufactured using TSMC’s advanced ReRAM technology node. – Architecture and Performance: Based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, utilizing the Armv8-M architecture, with a maximum operating frequency of 72 MHz. – Memory Configuration: Equipped with 64 to 512 Kbytes of ReRAM and 40 to 168 … Read more