Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...

In embedded systems, SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) and I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocols are both used for communication between microcontrollers and other integrated circuits. Which of ...

A lot of great ICs use I2C to communicate, but debugging a non-working I2C setup can be opaque, especially if you’re just getting started with the protocol/bus. An I2C bus scanner can be a helpful ...

Check out LIN and I2C for low speed networking needs. They are often better alternatives than SPI or CAN for many applications. The serial peripheral interface (SPI) and universal asynchronous ...

The LTC4303 and LTC4304 two-wire bus buffers from Linear Technology solve the common problem of a stuck I2C/SMBus bus by isolating all of the bus connections on the upstream side, while restoring the ...