How Embedded is Your World?
Embedded systems came into existence in the 1960s as part of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), developed by Charles Stark Draper at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. The AGC provided computation...
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How the Updated USB Specification Could Save your Device.
There is good news for the consumer market. The USB-IF just released the USB Power Delivery Firmware Update Specification! Who is USB-IF and why is this USB Power Delivery Specification important for...
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USB-IF Developer Days Houston, TX – Keep Calm and USB On
In the opening keynote, Jeff Ravencraft, President of the USB-IF, spoke and estimated that by 2019, over 2 billion devices – that is 40% of the USB market – will support USB Type-C. Total Phase entered...
View ArticleEmbedded Medical Devices: Applications of Embedded Systems in Healthcare
Think about the living in the 1950s. Color television was introduced. The auto industry was experimenting with their new concept of “the sportscar.” And the medical industry was making its biggest...
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Just Because Your Tools and Devices All Speak SPI, Doesn't Mean They Speak...
Not all SPI Chips are built the same or function the same. In 1985, Motorola first introduced the serial peripheral interface (SPI), which later became a de facto standard for chip designers and...
View ArticleThe Top Social Networking Sites for Engineers
A few years ago, a well-known engineering publication conducted a survey and concluded that “engineers aren’t using social networking for work.” That study resonated through the engineering community...
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USB-IF Developer Days in Hong Kong - Total Phase Introduces Type-C Tools
As a Level-3 typhoon hit Hong Kong, the room for USB-IF Developer Days was filled with excitement over the newest technology in USB. Total Phase attended the USB-IF Developer Days on 10/19-20 in Hong...
View ArticleOvercoming Cell Phone Addiction
Addiction is usually defined as something that begins to control your life and starts interfering with your day-to-day activities, work, and relationships. While talking about addiction, we may often...
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ARM TechCon 2016 - How Total Phase Supports the Future of IoT
A great year for ARM TechCon 2016 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, opened up the event with a vision of the future where we will see a TRILLION chips...
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Which Serial Bus Is Driving Your Chip – I2C or SPI?
In the 1980s, serial bus protocols were developed and put to use: Philips developed I2C; Motorola developed SPI. With the continuous advancement and development of chip design and fabrication, more...
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USB Type-C popularity growing - mainstream?
With Apple's recent announcement of 4 USB Type-C ports on the new MacBook Pro, there's no doubt USB Type-C is moving from the 'early adopter' stage to more mainstream. USB Type-C goes mainstream...
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Taming Type-C with the Advanced Cable Tester
Earlier this week we released the Advanced Cable Tester - the first of its kind cable tester. (Read our press release.) From concept through design to production, this has been the most exciting and...
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What is Available and Works Best for Analyzing and Troubleshooting an eSPI...
Question from the Customer: We’re starting to work with a new chip that is based on Intel’s Enhanced SPI (eSPI) specification. We have the Beagle I2C/SPI Analyzer – it looks like we can use that tool...
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USB-IF Compliance at Taipei and the Total Phase Advanced Cable Tester
The USB-IF Compliance Workshop in Taipei November 7-12 marked the end of my 4-week trip in Asia – across 4 countries and 5 cities. Starting from the USB Developer Days in Hong Kong, the Total Phase...
View ArticleSmart Kitchen Appliances - Cooking with Embedded Devices
As technology continues its relentless march into our lives, it seems that we will soon start living like the Jetsons. A decade ago, the science behind a microwave oven was a wonder to many people,...
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The Type-C Blogging Community is on Fire!
Last year, Total Phase entered the world of USB Type-C with the release of the USB Power Delivery Analyzer (our version of Google’s Chromium USB-PD Sniffer, Twinkie). Last month Total Phase released...
View ArticleTips to Balance Technology Usage
Should We Start Taking Our Tech-Life Balance More Seriously? If you spend most of the day glued to an electronic screen, then it’s time for you to step back and reflect. Too much technology use can...
View ArticleThe Importance of Networking for Engineers
Would you like to add Tim Cook to your LinkedIn network? How about Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, or Sir Richard Branson? It would be wonderful, of course, but connecting with the big names in the industry...
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USB Cables and Ports and Consumer Electronics: Type-C Brings More Options
How USB Cables Have Been USB is ever-present in consumer electronics, allowing consumers to easily interface one device to another: add external storage to a tablet; connect a smartphone to your laptop...
View ArticleWhat Are Today’s Details about Total Phase I2C/SPI Host Adapters and Protocol...
Question from the Customer: I have a snippet of transaction log from an EEPROM I2C read on the bus. There are some symbols that I do not understand – can you explain them to me? For example,...
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