Common Bus Types Explained

Common Bus Types Explained

Before discussing buses, we should first understand what a bus is. According to the complete definition from Baidu: A bus is a common communication line for transmitting information between various functional components of a computer. It is a transmission line composed of wires, categorized according to the type of information transmitted by the computer. In … Read more

An Overview of Bus Communication Mechanisms (Communication Basics + Serial Port + I2C)

An Overview of Bus Communication Mechanisms (Communication Basics + Serial Port + I2C)

Bus applications are very widespread in the field of computers. (1) The method of transmitting information via the system bus can be divided into the following three types: 1. Data Bus 2. Address Bus 3. Control Bus (2) According to the usage range of the bus, it can be further divided into many types: such … Read more

Comprehensive I2C Overview

Comprehensive I2C Overview

The author has summarized the I2C specifications into one article, with the following table of contents: I2C Introduction I2C Architecture I2C Transfer I2C Synchronization And Arbitration I2C Hs-mode 1. I2C Introduction 1.1 I2C History I2C: Inter-Integrated Circuit, an integrated circuit bus. I2C is a simple, bidirectional two-wire synchronous serial bus designed by Philips in 1982 … Read more

The Journey of MCU Chip Encryption

The Journey of MCU Chip Encryption

Since the birth of MCUs in the 1970s, the technology for breaking chips and the solutions to prevent chip cracking have been in a constant chase of “the higher the road, the higher the magic,” with each side trying to outdo the other. This article shares the development history of microcontrollers in terms of security … Read more