Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)



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App Note 4314: Getting Started with the MAXQ610 Evaluation Kit (EV Kit) and the IAR Embedded Workbench
App Note 4300: Calculating the Error Budget in Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Applications
App Note 4297: Battery Selection for Secure Supervisor Applications
App Note 4296: Measuring Temperature with the MAX1358 Data Acquisition System
App Note 4292: Where Is Ground?
App Note 4290: Ratiometric Design Overcomes the 25% Tolerance of a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4288: How to Calculate the Wiper Voltage of a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4277: Getting Started with the MAXQ2000 USB Thumb Evaluation Kit
App Note 4267: Proven Implementations of the I²C Bus
App Note 4261: Measuring and Calibrating for Product-Dependent Temperature Offsets
App Note 4253: PWM Intensity Control for the MAX6964 LED Driver
App Note 4246: How to Use Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) on the MAXQ3180 Microcontroller
App Note 4244: Secure Supervisors Provide Multifaceted Monitoring to Ensure System Security
App Note 4238: Implementing a Soft Stack in Data Memory on the MAXQ2000
App Note 4232: HFRD-34.0 4 x 4 DVI KVM Switch
App Note 4229: Comparison of Internal and External Watchdog Timers
App Note 4206: Choosing the Right 1-Wire® Master for Embedded Applications
App Note 4205: Using the uIP Stack to Network a MAXQ Microcontroller
App Note 4200: Getting Started with the DS8113 Smart-Card Analog Interface Evaluation Kit
App Note 4195: Selecting SPI Clock Modes for Interfacing the MAX1132 ADC with the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 4194: How to Use the MAXQ2000 as a Voltmeter
App Note 4125: Getting Started with the MAX1233/MAX1234 Touch-Screen Controllers
App Note 4099: Evaluate Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) Performance by Creating Eye Pattern Templates
App Note 4091: Reference Design for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Midspan or Endspan Insertion
App Note 4070: Transmitting I²S Audio Streams in Automotive Applications Using the MAX9205/MAX9206 LVDS SerDes
App Note 4068: Interfacing SD Cards with the TINI System
App Note 4054: Using the MAX7359 for Multifunctional and Gaming Keys on PDAs/Smartphones: A Programming Guide
App Note 4051: Using an Analog Voltage to Control a Digital Potentiometer
App Note 4024: SPI/I²C Bus Lines Control Multiple Peripherals
App Note 4021: MAX6956 Programming Guide
App Note 4020: Working with MAX9217/MAX9218/MAX9247/MAX9248/MAX9250 Evaluation Boards
App Note 4019: LVDS Offers Robust Video Interface for Automotive Applications
App Note 4017: How to Create a MAXQ®-Based "Learning" Remote Control
App Note 4015: Secure User Authentication with Network Microcontrollers
App Note 4012: Implementing a JTAG Bootloader Master for the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 4008: Calling Utility ROM Functions with IAR's Embedded Workbench for MAXQ
App Note 4007: Robust, Fail-Safe Biasing Circuit for AC-Coupled Multidrop LVDS Bus
App Note 3996: Logging the Linear Digital Potentiometer
App Note 3980: Power Supplies for Next-Generation Automotive Lighting
App Note 3969: SD Media Format Expands the MAXQ2000's Space for Nonvolatile Data Storage
App Note 3966: Multiplexing JTAG Interface Pins on MAXQ Microcontrollers
App Note 3964: Enabling Test Modes on the MAX9247
App Note 3960: Unlocking the Secrets of the MAXQ®
App Note 3931: Network Enable Your Old Computer Peripherals
App Note 3930: Package Thermal Resistance Values (Theta JA, Theta JC) for Dallas Semiconductor Temperature Sensors
App Note 3845: The MAXQ Microcontroller in Action: Designing a Bicycle Computer with the MAXQ2000
App Note 3806: Performance Test for a Serializer and Deserializer Pair: MAX9247 and MAX9218
App Note 3804: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Networked Microcontrollers
App Note 3776: Considerations for Selecting an RS-485 Transceiver in Electronic Power Meters
App Note 3775: Design Considerations for a Low-Cost Sensor and A/D Interface
App Note 3770: Table Operations for the MAXQ Architecture
App Note 3746: Simple Power Monitor
App Note 3736: How to Test the Crystal's Power Level in the MAX9485
App Note 3729: Using the MAX6951/MAX6950 LED Display Drivers with SPI Interface to Communicate with the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 3722: Developing FFT Applications with Low-Power Microcontrollers
App Note 3720: Options for Embedded User Interfaces
App Note 3698: Getting Started with Rowley CrossWorks and the MAXQ2000 Evaluation Kit
App Note 3688: Using the MAXQ2000 with the MAX6960 to Create a Stock Quote Display System
App Note 3667: Using Lookup Tables to Perform Gamma Correction on LEDs
App Note 3666: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) with the MAXQ2000 Timer Type 2
App Note 3664: Expanding TINI's IO Capability
App Note 3657: Ultra-Low-Noise LDO Achieves 6nV/√Hz Noise Performance
App Note 3653: MAXQ Microcontroller Drives a Smart and Intelligent 4-20mA Transmitter
App Note 3637: Add USB to Anything
App Note 3635: Implementing an External Reference and the Resulting Effect on Gain for the MAX149x Sigma-Delta Panel-Meter ADCs
App Note 3620: Temperature-Based Fan Control Using the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 3593: MAXQ Competitive Analysis Study
App Note 3588: Software I²C Driver for the MAXQ2000 Microcontroller
App Note 3578: Audio Data Transmission in MAX9217/MAX9218 Video Link
App Note 3570: LVDS Multimedia Interface Has Bright Future in Automotive Systems
App Note 3568: Using the MAXQ2000 with the MAX4397 to Create an Inexpensive Audio/Video Source Selector
App Note 3563: Using Data Pointers to Read/Write to SRAM
App Note 3561: Getting Started with MAX-IDE
App Note 3553: CAN-to-Ethernet Using the DS80C400
App Note 3552: Low-Cost Controller Includes Integrated Web Access
App Note 3550: Using the IAR Compiler for the DS80C400
App Note 3548: Using an LCD with MAXQ Microcontrollers
App Note 3546: Security System Control with the MAXQ2000
App Note 3545: Resistive Bridge Basics: Part Two
App Note 3502: Effect of PC Board Trace Width on Remote-Diode Temperature-Sensor Accuracy
App Note 3483: Audio Filtering with the MAXQ2000
App Note 3478: DS80C400/410/411 Flash Memory Selection
App Note 3457: IR-Linked Temperature Sensor
App Note 3450: Positive Analog Feedback Compensates PT100 Transducer
App Note 3437: Solutions for Integrated Clock Sources Using the MAX9489/MAX9471 Multiple-Output Clock Generators
App Note 3421: Interfacing 8051-based Microcontrollers to an SCI Port
App Note 3418: Understanding the Effects of Clock Tolerances on 50/60Hz Noise Rejection in High Performance Sigma Delta ADCs
App Note 3414: Using a Keypad and LCD Display with the MAXQ2000
App Note 3413: Initializing High-Speed TINI Systems
App Note 3412: TINIS400 External Serial Port Reference Design
App Note 3399: DS80C400 and PHY Reset
App Note 3398: DS80C400/DS80C410/DS80C411 Network Boot
App Note 3392: Interfacing a MAX6902 RTC With an 8051-Type Microcontroller
App Note 3390: Reduced Termination Loss by Active Synthesis of Output Impedance
App Note 3386: Signal Processing with the MAXQ Multiply-Accumulate Unit (MAC)
App Note 3385: An Example Application Using the MAXQ2000 Evaluation Kit
App Note 3384: Accessing the Functions Provided in the MAXQ Utility ROM
App Note 3383: Programming in the MAXQ Environment
App Note 3378: Getting Started with the IAR Compiler and the MAXQ2000 Evaluation Kit
App Note 3363: New Ethernet Systems Distribute DC Power with Data
App Note 3346: Using the SDCC Compiler for the DS80C400
App Note 3334: Interfacing a MAX6900 RTC with an 8051-Type Microcontroller
App Note 3318: HFAN-08.2.0: Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) Control
App Note 3314: Networked Microcontrollers: IPv4 Address Configuration
App Note 3297: Remote Monitoring System Sends E-mail via SMS
App Note 3266: Using the DS80C400/TINIm400 for Remote Audio
App Note 3264: Compact DWDM laser Temperature Control with the MAX8521
App Note 3258: HFTA-08.0: Receivers and Transmitters in DWDM Systems
App Note 3227: Power-On Reset and Related Supervisory Functions
App Note 3222: Introduction to the MAXQ Architecture
App Note 3221: Benchmarking the MAXQ Instruction-Set Architecture vs. RISC Competitors
App Note 3205: Using Timers in the MAXQ Family of Microcontrollers
App Note 3178: Extended-Range Temperature-Sensing ICs
App Note 3170: Finding the Middle Ground: Developing Applications with High-Speed 8-Bit Microcontrollers
App Note 3048: Programming in C for the DS80C400
App Note 3024: IrDA and RS-232: A Match Made in Silicon
App Note 3013: Boot Loader Instruction Sets for the TINI Platform
App Note 3006: Using MAXQ's Multiplier Module
App Note 2935: Design Considerations for CAN Bus and Asynchronous Serial
App Note 2879: Selecting the Optimum Voltage Reference
App Note 2852: Using a PC to Experiment with the MAX7300/MAX7301 Port Expanders
App Note 2792: DS80C400/DS80C410/DS80C411 Network Micro: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 2777: Using Keil's MON390 Program with the TINIm400
App Note 2765: Flexible Fault Protection
App Note 2398: 3V DACs Used in ±10V Applications
App Note 2378: Handy Circuit Gives Systems Flexible Fault Protection
App Note 2244: Implementing a Network Interface in TINI 1.10
App Note 2236: Gamma-Photon Radiation Detector
App Note 2199: Driving LEDs with Push-Pull Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2198: Driving LEDs with Open Drain Port Expander Outputs
App Note 2155: DS80C400 Software PHY Reset
App Note 2141: Determining Clock Accuracy Requirements for UART Communications
App Note 712: DS80C400 Ethernet Drivers
App Note 2045: Understanding Common-Mode Signals
App Note 2035: The Fast 8051 Microcontroller: Leading the Way in Growth and Innovation
App Note 711: Creating Networked Multimedia Applications with the DS80C400
App Note 710: Dial-Up Networking with the DS80C400 Microcontroller
App Note 2023: LVDS Serializer-Deserializer Performance over Twisted Pair Cable
App Note 615: Design Considerations for DS80C400-Based TINI Systems
App Note 614: Diagnostic Port for the TINIs400
App Note 613: Using the Keil C Compiler for the DS80C400
App Note 612: Getting Started with the TINIm400 (DS80C400) Verification Module
App Note 1948: Analysis of ADC System Distortion Caused by Source Resistance
App Note 1931: USB-Powered High Precision Hi-Fi Phono Preamp
App Note 1926: Watchdogs Improve System Reliability—How to Choose the Right Part
App Note 1901: Convert the MAX1937/8/9 from Latch Off Mode to Hiccup Mode Under Short Circuit Condition
App Note 1879: Using Maxim SPI-compatible Display Drivers with other SPI Peripherals
App Note 1870: Demystifying Sigma-Delta ADCs
App Note 609: Internet Speaker with the DS80C400 Silicon Software
App Note 1856: Signal Integrity vs. Transmission Rate and Cable Length for LVDS Serializers
App Note 1837: One-Shot Timing Improves Microprocessor Reset Circuit
App Note 1802: ESD-Protected EPOT System has Pushbutton Interface
App Note 707: Using the DS80C400 to Maximize System Performance
App Note 704: Asynchronous Serial-to-Ethernet Device Servers
App Note 1195: Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Replacements
App Note 708: Exploring Tiny InterNet Interfaces (TINI)
App Note 709: Adding An External File System to TINI
App Note 1167: Practical Aspects of EMI Protection
App Note 706: Writing a Device Driver for TINIOS
App Note 1159: Level Translators For SPI™ and I²C Bus Signals
App Note 1139: Temperature Sensor Has One Digital Input and One Digital Output
App Note 1137: Using the MAX3157 High-CMR RS-485 Transceivers
App Note 1136: Switching Between Battery and External Power Sources
App Note 606: Configuring Keil PK51 Tools to Support 24-Bit Contiguous Addressing Mode
App Note 1108: Understanding Single-Ended, Pseudo-Differential and Fully-Differential ADC Inputs
App Note 703: Embedded Networking with IPv6
App Note 702: Using TINI Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
App Note 1087: Micro Tutorial 1: Understanding DC Electrical Characteristics of Microcontrollers
App Note 1058: LVDS Enables High-Speed Signal Distribution in 3G Basestations
App Note 1057: Compensating for Ideality Factor and Series Resistance Differences between Thermal Sense Diodes
App Note 893: Switch-Debouncer IC Creates A Long-Period Timer
App Note 196: Designing a Virtual Modem Using TINI
App Note 605: Data Pointer Decrement Feature Simplifies Copy Operation for Overlapping Memory Buffers
App Note 1003: TINI: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 603: Implementing a Serial Port FIFO Using Dual Data Pointers
App Note 994: Reference Voltage for Multiple ADCs
App Note 165: Interfacing the DS2760 1-Wire High-Precision Li-Ion Battery Monitor and Protection IC in a Microcontroller Environment
App Note 917: 12-Bit Thermometer Using an 8-Bit µC and Assembler
App Note 601: Accelerating 16/32-Bit Math Operations with the DS80C390/DS80C400
App Note 873: High-Speed Signal Distribution Using Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS)
App Note 801: Frequently Asked Questions About Data Converters
App Note 843: Industrial 0V to +10V Digital Potentiometer
App Note 810: Understanding Flash ADCs
App Note 805: Low-Cost, 24V Industrial Controller Is ESD-Protected
App Note 595: 8051 Microcontrollers: Frequently Asked Questions
App Note 632: Evaluating the Accuracy of Maxim Real-Time Clocks (RTCs)
App Note 633: Bench Characterization of ADCs Using a Low-Cost PC-Based Data-Acquisition Board
App Note 764: Interfacing Switches and Relays to the Real World in Real Time
App Note 763: Guidelines for Proper Wiring of an RS-485 (TIA/EIA-485-A) Network
App Note 628: Achieving High Accuracy Using MAX1298/MAX1299 Temperature Sensors
App Note 616: Considerations for Maxim Real-Time Clock Crystal Selection
App Note 618: Interpreting Real-Time-Clock Registers
App Note 1858: Tiny IC Debounces Pushbutton Switch
App Note 617: Real-Time-Clock Selection and Optimization
App Note 1118: Manually Operated Digital Potentiometer Doesn't Need a Microprocessor
App Note 137: Using a EconOscillator™ to Clock an 8051 Microprocessor
App Note 502: Interfacing SPI Real-Time Clocks (RTCs) with a Microcontroller
App Note 754: Selecting the Right Series Voltage Reference for Absolute-Accuracy Voltage-Output DAC Designs
App Note 78: Using Power Management with High-Speed Microcontrollers
App Note 75: Using the High-Speed Micro's Serial Ports
App Note 89: High-Speed Micro Memory Interface Timing
App Note 739: Design Considerations for Data-Lump Cables
App Note 736: RS-485 (EIA/TIA-485) Differential Data Transmission System Basics
App Note 1080: Understanding SAR ADCs
App Note 836: Selecting and using RS-232 Interface Parts for Your Power Supply Voltages
App Note 882: RS-232 Features Explained
App Note 726: Specifying Quartz Crystals
App Note 722: 3V/5V DACs Support Intelligent Current Loop
App Note 720: Microprocessor Supervisors Offer Big Insurance in Small Packages
App Note 639: Maxim Leads the Way in ESD Protection
App Note 287: Switch Bounce and Other Dirty Little Secrets
App Note 270: Analog-Signal Data Acquisition in Industrial Automation Systems
App Note 651: ESD Protection for I/O Ports
App Note 2116: RS-485 Data Interface Gives Isolated, Full-Duplex Operation
App Note 1923: Draw 150mW Of Isolated Power From Off-Hook Phone Line