This application report contains implementation instructions for the Serial RapidIO® (SRIO) interface on the TMS320TCI6486/TMS320C6472 DSP device. The approach to specifying interface timing and physical requirements for the SRIO interface is quite different than previous approaches for other interfaces.

Serial RapidIO is an industry-standard high-speed switched-packet interconnect. Phys

TMS320C6748/46/42 & OMAP-L132/L138 Universal Serial Bus Downstream Host Compliance Testing

This report describes the methods for comparing input signals, and measuring voltage, current, capacitance, and resistance using the Comparator_A module of the MSP430 family. Two measurement principle

PROFIBUS is an industrial networking standard with multiple electrical-layer options. In automation applications the most common PROFIBUS electrical layer is a variant of RS-485 with additional requirements that improve data transmission performance. This application report discusses the basics of this networking technology in PROFIBUS applications and presents the key characteristics of transcei

The MSP430F522x and MSP430F521x devices support a split supply I/O system that is essential in systems in which the MCU is required to interface with external devices (such as sensors or other process

This application report presents an implementation of the Texas Instruments (TI)(tm) TMS320C6000 digital signal processor (DSP) serial port driver. The implementation extracts data from the TDM data stream saves the data to the individual buffer of each channel and constructs the TDM data stream from individual data buffers.

Connecting AIF to FFTC Guide for KeyStone Devices

Many applications require an auxiliary power supply in addition to a primary power supply. For example TFT-LCD applications can require +20 V to +30 V and +10 V to +20 V. As a result of cost board space or inventory a separate converter may not be appropriate for some applications. This document demonstrates a simple charge pump circuit that provides the auxiliary positive voltage using the TP

Using the TMS320C5x DSP, it is possible to make two accesses to Single-Access RAM (SARAM) in one cycle. This document discusses how this is done, and what limits exist. Also discussed are Dual-Access

The Human Interface Device (HID) protocol was originally targeted at human interface devices such as keyboards touchpads mice and joysticks. It was originally developed to run over USB and Bluetooth(R). For Windows 8(R) Microsoft created a new HID miniport driver that allows devices to communicate to SoC over an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus. Power consumption and design simplicity are ke

AN-255 Power Spectrum Estimation

This application report presents a ready-to-use USB connectivity reference design for MSP430 microcontrollers using the Texas Instruments TUSB3410 USB-to-serial bridge controller. The provided solutio

This application bulletin discusses issues that arise when using external integration capacitors on the DDC112. It expands on the explanation given in the data sheet and provides some new data to help you select and use the capacitors. It does assume a basic understanding of the DDC112's operation.

Building a Small Embedded Linux Kernel Example Application Report

The purpose of this application report is to provide help for configuring the SCI/LIN module of Hercules microcontrollers for universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) communication. The docu

Floating Buck-Boost LED driver control loop analysis Based on TPS40200 Application Note

This document describes timing benchmarks for DSP/BIOS functions. The actual benchmark values are provided in the Results.htm file which is installed with DSP/BIOS. These benchmark values are also available on the DSP/BIOS download page ( https://www-a.ti.com/downloads/sds_support/targetcontent/bios/index.html )

If any device tests an analog designer's ingenuity it is an isolation amplifier. Its job is to pass precise analog signals - safely and without degradation - between two points that may differ by hundreds even thousands of volts. Even though the high voltage may be damaging and noisy it is often there by design and somtimes because of a fault in the system.