The AM335x power consumption summary discusses the power consumption for common system application scenarios. It features real processor power numbers from computationally-intensive tasks such as 3D graphics acceleration to less power-hungry applications like audio decoding. This document also includes power metrics for various AM335x power management techniques such as DVFS low-power modes and
AN-2227 LP5523 Evaluation Kit describes how to get the LP5523 evaluation board up and running how to use evaluationand programming software and how to get started with programming. The LP5523 provides flexibility and programmability for dimming and sequencing control. Each LED canbe controlled directly and independently through the serial bus (in other words without programming theengines
This report presents an analysis of the stability of voltage-feedback operational amplifiers (op amps) using circuit performance as the criteria to attain a successful design. It discusses several com
This application report discusses the serial peripheral interface (SPI) implementation of a data acquisition system featuring the following devices: TLV2541, TLC2551, TLC3541, and TLC4541. These analo
Structured light is the process of projecting known patterns of pixels onto an object. When combined with a synchronized camera, a structured light pattern generator can enable highly accurate 3D opt
LCDs are a growing commodity in todays market with products as diverse as children's toys to medical devices. Modern LCDs along with the graphics displayed on them are growing in complexity. A graphics library can simplify and accelerate development while creating the desired user experience. TI provides the MSP430 Graphics Library for use in developing products with the MSP430™ MCU. This
The purpose of this application report is to describe in concise detail the 16-channel high-frequency (HF) (13.56 MHz) RFID Reader System (based on the TRF7960A RFID IC) designed by Texas Instruments for customer use. The system hardware is comprised of one (1) RFID controller board and four (4) antenna boards along with their associated cables (power RF GPIO and host communication). The syste
FIFO memories are used in digital signal processing systems for matching data paths with asynchronous clock or data rates. This document shows the SN74ACT3632 512?36?2 clocked FIFO as a single-chip bi-directional buffering solution that interfaces to the TI TMS320C3x and TMS320C4x floating-point DSP family. Programmable FIFO flags enable DMA control techniques that are used to handle the data flow
This application report provides a basic understanding of analog circuit equations. Only sifficient math and physics are presented in application report to enable understanding the concepts.
Development of portable, lightweight, high-performance electronics products is driving the semiconductor industry toward smaller, thinner, and higher-density packages. Pricing pressures are encouragin
This article discusses the power consumption of the Texas Instruments TMS320C5517. Power consumption on these devices is highly application-dependent. The low-core voltage and other power design optimizations allow these devices to operate with industry-leading performance while maintaining alow power-to-performance ratio.The power data presented in this article are based on measured data w
This application report discusses some of the functionality of the General Extension Language (GEL) that is supported by and included with Code Composer Studio? integrated development environment (IDE) v2.1. Features that will be outlined are automated testing with GEL workspace customization and common Code Composer Studio tool usage such as File I/O. In addition the new GEL application progra
This application report presents several examples showing how a touch screen controller (TSC) from Texas Instruments provides a variety of functions such as graphs scroll bars pressure buttons and analog dials. A simple resistive TSC can be used to achieve all of these functions as long as they are not activated simultaneously. This application report demonstrates a few simple examples how th
This application report and the associated source code files demonstrate the implementation of a serial peripheral interface (SPI) between the MSP430F161x microcontroller and an MMC or SD flash memory