More about CAN (491)

1-11-1999 | Having looked last month at the ways in which we can design FPGAs, and coming down on the side of VHDL as a design method, we need to see...

1-10-1999 | The first part of this article described the history, standardization, and the basic setup of the Controller Area Network (CAN) deve...

1-10-1999 | The modern computer is a true multimedia machine with capacities far exceeding letter writing or the odd game of chess. You can use it to...

1-10-1999 | A direct competitor of the widely used IDE and E-IDE interfaces for hard disks, the SCSI interface still holds its own as an interesting a...

1-09-1999 | The term ‘PID controller’ normally brings to mind an analogue controller circuit with a couple of opamps. This article shows how such...

1-09-1999 | The proliferation of local communication networks in industrial systems seems inexorable: CAN bus, Profibus, LON, ASI, Interbus-S, FIP, EIB...

1-07-1999 | The Type UCC3926 current sensor IC from Unitrode is ideally suited for use as a current monitor. It contains a 1.3 mΩ current shunt and...

1-07-1999 | This design is complementary to the design described in the article ‘PAL timing (1)’, which also appears in this issue. It is intended to...

1-07-1999 | There are many different types of code locks, ranging from numeric keypads through chip cards and magnetic-card readers. The one presented...

1-07-1999 | To drive a stroboscope from an audio signal, the signal must first be reduced to its low-frequency component. This can be done with the...