Bidirectional buses (e.g., I 2 C, SMBus, and LIN) have become ubiquitous in today’s electronics due in part to their simplicity. Using only two wires – data and clock – multiple devices can ...

When looking at protocol information on a bus, an oscilloscope may not be the first instrument to come to mind�until now. As most engineers know, digital oscilloscopes are an indispensable ...

This application note is about PCA9500 that provides drop-in replacement for PCF8574 with integrated 2-kbit EEPROM. It also covers PCA9501 which provides same functionality with six address pins ...

GPIB or Ethernet? Some early testing results and recommendations can help you focus on the realities of each technology. Ethernet, with its higher bandwidth and ubiquitous usage, seems a natural ...