In the world of embedded systems, “granularity” is not an abstract concept but a precise gauge that engineers use to control the pulse of the system. It requires us to be accurate to the millisecond in the time dimension, to manage memory down to the bit level, and to navigate modules in functional architecture, all … Read more
Background In the field of computational advertising, advertisers typically set daily budgets for their promotional plans. The advertising delivery system needs to ensure that the actual daily consumption does not exceed the budget. Additionally, to reach as many users as possible throughout the day, the system usually needs to support Budget Pacing functionality. This feature … Read more
Most embedded beginners know that Texas Instruments’ C2000 series DSPs are more suitable for applications in inverters and video processing than the STM32 series based on the Cortex-M core represented by STMicroelectronics. On paper, the Cortex-M series may have a clock frequency 2-4 times that of DSP chips, so what advantages does DSP have to … Read more
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard IEC 61131-3 defines five main PLC programming languages, each suitable for different types of control tasks and program complexities. Below is a detailed analysis of how PLC multilingual programming adapts to complex programs. 1. The Five Programming Languages Defined by IEC 61131-3 1. Ladder Diagram (LD) • Characteristics: A … Read more
Under the spotlight of the semiconductor industry, the MCU market has always been a battleground. Once, Texas Instruments (TI), and STMicroelectronics (ST) held the top positions in the industry due to their first-mover advantage and technological accumulation, pulling the strings of the entire industry. However, amidst the changing tides of the market, these two giants … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us In the field of chip design, Zhuhai Jihai Semiconductor, which has been in operation for less than five years, has become a rising force in the industry. This technology company under the Nasda Group recently launched the G32R501 series of embedded control chips, enabling industrial robots to perform … Read more
As the application fields of robots continue to expand from traditional industrial manufacturing to various sectors such as healthcare and agriculture, robot control systems are facing unprecedented challenges. To address these challenges, robot control systems must meet four core “high” requirements: First, high explosiveness, meaning the system must have the capability to run complex control … Read more
On May 13, 2025, the “15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum” themed “Embodied Intelligent Robots” was officially held in Dongguan Songshan Lake, hosted by Chipone Technology. At this forum, Mr. Lu Pengsheng, Senior Manager of the Real-Time Control Product Line at Zhuhai Jihai Semiconductor, introduced the high-performance, high-safety real-time control MCU/DSP aimed at … Read more
Introduction(Written by “Industrial Internet of Things Technology and Applications” (Authors: Yin Zhouping et al.); WeChat Public Account: Smart Manufacturing Garden) A typical Internet of Things (IoT) system architecture consists of three layers. The first is the perception layer, which utilizes Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), sensors, QR codes, etc., to obtain information about objects anytime and … Read more
Click the blue text above Follow us! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Digital Signal Processor (DSP). If we were to identify a representative work of TI’s MCU, it would undoubtedly be the C2000™. As one of TI’s and the industry’s longest-standing MCU product lines, it has a history of 25 years, with … Read more