FSM

Various Techniques for State Machines in Embedded Systems

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Various Techniques for State Machines in Embedded Systems

State machines are ubiquitous in embedded software, and you might say, what is so difficult about state machines? Aren’t they just switches? Switch is merely the most basic point; there are many more operations regarding state machines that you may not have encountered. Below, I will share several implementation methods. 1. Basic Terminology of State … Read more

JTAG Operation Example

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JTAG Operation Example

After familiarizing ourselves with the JTAG architecture through a series of previous articles, let’s take a complete example to understand how the TAP used for Debug access works. Assuming a debugging scenario where we need JTAG to access and modify a 3-bit wide control signal due to debugging requirements. In normal functional mode, the value … Read more