Microcontroller interrupts are one of the big tools in our embedded programming arsenal. They make the chip listen for particular events, and once detected they stop what they’re doing and ru… ...

Debouncing button or switch inputs on microcontrollers can be a challenging problem for those first starting to program these devices. Part of the reason for this difficulty is that real-world butt… ...

The 8051-compatible microcontrollers are equipped with up to two inputs that may be used as general-purpose interrupts. A simple way to increase the number of interrupt inputs is shown in the ...

By Ross Carlton, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Nov 17 2006 (9:15 AM), Embedded.com The hardware design techniques employed for an application will establish the baseline immunity performance. The ...