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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 ...

[Jure Spiler] came into possession of an old spectrophotometer, which measures the absorbance and transmittance of light in a sample. Getting data out of the device was difficult, particularly as the ...

It’s the easiest thing in the world — simple, straightforward serial data. It’s the fallback communication protocol for nearly every embedded system out there, and so it’s one that you really want to ...

Turn on the TV tonight, and you’ll likely find a Netflix bounty of documentaries, crime shows and Halloween horrors that build up the stereotype of the American serial killer. Male. White. And ...

Serial murders have dwindled, thanks to a cautious citizenry and improved technology. But sociopaths have found new methods of mayhem. By Hurubie Meko Rex Heuermann, the meticulous architectural ...

Almost all high-speed SERDES designs require reference clocks that you must properly select to ensure that your links meet jitter requirements of high-speed serial-data communication standards.