10 terms in this category.
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A/D
An analog-to-digital converter (A/D or ADC) is a peripheral that samples a continuous analog voltage and converts it to a discrete digital v...
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ADC
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is a peripheral that samples a continuous analog voltage and converts it to a discrete digital value pr...
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DAC
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is a peripheral that converts a digital numeric value into a proportional analog voltage (or, less commo...
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DMA
Direct Memory Access (DMA) is a hardware controller that transfers data between memory regions or between memory and a peripheral without co...
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Encoder
An encoder is a sensor or peripheral that converts mechanical position or motion (rotary or linear) into an electrical signal, typically as ...
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GPIO
GPIO (general-purpose input/output) is a digital pin on a microcontroller or SoC whose direction (input or output) and state (high or low) a...
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PWM
Pulse-width modulation (PWM) is a technique for encoding a variable analog-equivalent level as a fixed-frequency digital signal by varying t...
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RTC
A real-time clock (RTC) is a dedicated peripheral or external IC that tracks calendar time (seconds, minutes, hours, date, day, month, year)...
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USART
A USART (Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter) is a serial communication peripheral that supports both asynchronous opera...
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Watchdog Timer
A watchdog timer (WDT) is a hardware countdown timer that resets the microcontroller if the firmware fails to periodically "kick" (reload) i...
