October (issue #387) Circuit Cellar

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6: Extending Machine Instructions, How to Turn a Processor Temporarily into a Microprogrammed Control Unit, By Wolfgang Matthes

Addendum

REFERENCES
[1] Matthes, Wolfgang: Microprogramming Choices Explained (Part 1). Circuit Cellar, Issue 378, January 2022, p. 26-35.

[2] Matthes, Wolfgang: Microprogramming Choices Explained (Part 2). Circuit Cellar, Issue 379, February 2022, p. 22-32.

[3] Matthes, Wolfgang: Mikroprogrammierung. Prinzipien, Architekturen, Maschinen. ISBN 978-3-8325-5234-3. Logos, 2021.

German patent applications (All patents lapsed long ago.):
[4] Mikrorechneranordnung, vorzugsweise für den Einsatz in Multimikrorechnersystemen.
DE file number: DD 159 916 A1
Application number: 23096181
Application date: June 22, 1981
Microprocessor configuration, preferably for the application in multimicroprocessor systems.
EP000000067982A2

[5] Speicheranordnung mit Fehlererkennungs- und Diagnoseeigenschaften, vorzugsweise für Mikrorechner
DE file number: DD 225 072 6
Application date: Nov 10, 1980
https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/pat/register?AKZ=DD154244

[6] Speicheranordnung mit Eingabe-/Ausgabeanschluß, vorzugsweise zum Einsatz in Multimikrorechnersystemen
DE file number: DD 272 021 6
Application date: Dec 28, 1984
https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/pat/register?AKZ=DD233435

[7] Mikrorechneranordnung mit erweiterten Steuerwirkungen
DE file number: DD 288 148 1
Application date: Mar 21, 1986
https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/pat/register?AKZ=DD246858

[8] Mikrorechneranordnung mit programmgesteuertem Interfaceanschluß
DE file number: DD 288 145 7
Application date: Mar 21, 1986
https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/pat/register?AKZ=DD246860

Attaching accelerators:
[9] Patel, Sanjay; Hwu, Wen-mei: Accelerator Architectures. IEEE Micro, July-August 2008, p. 4-12.

[10] MicroBlaze Processor Reference Guide UG 081. Xilinx, 2009.

[11] Rosinger, Hans-Peter: Connecting Customized IP to the MicroBlaze Soft Processor Using the Fast Simplex Link (FSL) Channel. Application Note XAPP529. Xilinx, 2004.

[12] Madinger, Noah: The Co-Processor Architecture: An Embedded System Architecture for Rapid Prototyping. DigiKey, 2022.
https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/the-co-processor-architecture-an-embedded-system-architecture-for-rapid-prototyping

14: Interfacing with Video Game Controllers: How to Read Inputs, By Joseph Corleto

RESOURCES
Atari | atari.com
Espressif | www.espressif.com
Nintendo | www.nintendo.com
Raspberry Pi | raspberrypi.com
ESP32-S3-DevKitC Development board is created by Espressif. The development kit was purchased at Digikey.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/espressif-systems/ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1-N32R8V/15970965

REFERENCES
[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atari-2600-Joystick.jpg (Figure 1)
[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Playstation_DualSense_Controller.png (Figure 2)
[3] https://www.atariarchives.org/creativeatari/Joytricks5.jpg (Figure 3)
[4] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SNES-Controller-Flat.jpg (Figure 4)
[5] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo-Super-NES-Controller-Plug.jpg (Figure 5)
[6] https://fpgalover.com/images/manuals/SNES/2.jpg (Figure 7)

Code and Supporting Files

20: Small-Scale Game of Life: Using PIC32, By Ian Kim Riley, David Wolfers, and Connor Thomas

RESOURCES
Microchip Technology | www.microchip.com
URL corresponding to QR code in Figure 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5-iIeKXE8
URL corresponding to QR code in Figure 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1KyEwHKZY&list=PLDqMkB5cbBA7F_Rn8Jfj8CVBKGlAzMNA3

26: Repurposing Old Disk Drives For Rotary Encoders: Using a Teensy LC Microcontroller, By Brian Millier

RESOURCES
Teensy LC Module | https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensylc.html
PJRC | pjrc.com/teensy
STMicroelectronics | st.com

Code and Supporting Files

32: 12th Gen Intel Core Processors on COM-HPC and COM Express Computer-on-Modules: First True Hybrid x86 Architecture Offers Quantum Core Count Leap, By Zeljko Loncaric

RESOURCES
Congatec | www.congatec.com
Intel | www.intel.com
Real-Time Systems | real-time-systems.com

36: A Comprehensive Introduction of TinyML (Part 4): Gesture Recognition on the Edge, By Dhairya Parikh

RESOURCES
Edge Impulse documentation for Sony Spresense | https://docs.edgeimpulse.com/docs/development-platforms/officially-supported-mcu-targets/sony-spresense
GitHub Repository | https://github.com/Dhairya1007/TinyML-Article-4
Image2cpp | http://javl.github.io/image2cpp

42: Navigating the Smart Home Market: Efficieny and Security, By Sam Wallace

48: Open ISA RISC-V: Cements Its Place in the Semiconductor Universe, By Stephen Vicinanza

56: DATASHEET: Sensor ICs: Smaller, Faster, and More Powerful, By Sam Wallace

Allegro MicroSystems http://www.allegromicro.com/en/products/sense/linear-and-angular-position/linear-position-sensor-ics/a31010
ams OSRAM https://ams.com/en/tsl2521
Analog Devices Inc. https://www.analog.com/en/products/adxl367.html
Azoteq https://www.azoteq.com/images/stories/pdf/iqs227d_datasheet.pdf
Melexis https://www.melexis.com/en/product/MLX90426/Triaxis-Mainstream-Rotary-360-SFI-Position-Sensor-SENT
Monolithic Power Systems https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/maq473.html
Sensirion https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/SHT41A-AW1B
STMicroelectronics https://www.st.com/en/mems-and-sensors/pressure-sensors.html
Texas Instruments http:// www.ti.com/product/TMP126-Q1

60: EMBEDDED IN THIN SLICES: Debugging Embedded Real-Time Systems: Tools to Help Us Debug, By Bob Japenga

REFERENCES
[1] For more information about ODT for PDP-11’s running RSX11M, check out the 1975 ODT manual ·
http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsx11/RSX11M_V2/DEC-11-OIODA-A-D_ODT_Dec75.pdf
[2] Tag-connect products were a wonderful addition to almost all of our products for over 10 years. https://www.tag-connect.com/
[3] PuTTY is a great free terminal emulator giving you an SSH and telnet client. I would recommend it over all of the competitors. putty.org
[4] The JTAG specification has become an IEEE standard. You can purchase the standard here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5412866/figures#figures
[5] We used STD bus products for over 20 years in a number of real-time machine control applications. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STD_Bus for more information.
[6] Although many years old, there is still a lot of wisdom in the pages of the 25th Anniversary Issue of Circuit Cellar https://cc-webshop.com/collections/books-electronics/products/cc25-anniversary-issue

RESOURCES
Tag-Connect | www.tag-connect.com
PuTTY | putty.org

64: START TO FINISH: Voltage Regulators, By Stuart Ball

RESOURCES
Rohm application note on copper pad heatsinks:
https://fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/applinote/ic/power/linear_regulator/linearreg_heat_calculation_appli-e.pdf
Linear Technology switching regulator application note:
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/an25fa.pdf
TI switching regulator application note:
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snva559c/snva559c.pdf?ts=1642458903581
TI LM2675 datasheet:
https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2675.pdf

69: From the Bench: Don’t Touch That!: You Don’t Know Where It’s Been, By Jeff Bachiochi

RESOURCES
Texas Instruments TSC2007 Touchscreen Controller, www.ti.com/product/TSC2007
Adafruit Resistive Touch screen – 3.7” Diagonal, www.adafruit.com/product/333
TSC2007 I2C Resistive Touch Screen Controller, www.adafruit.com/product/5423

Code and Supporting Files

79: TECH THE FUTURE: The Future of Memory: The Time for ReRAM, By Eran Briman

REFERENCES
[1] https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/dataforecasts/iot-connections-outlook

RESOURCES
Weebit Nano | www.weebit-nano.com

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