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Peripheral Device Connections, Explained: The ABC of USB, Thunderbolt, and USB Power Delivery

If you're unsure of the differences between USB-C and Thunderbolt or between USB 3.0 and USB 3.2 (or is that USB 3.1?), you're not alone. Mind you, we've been in a pretty good place in the past half a ...
EDN

Smart-Meter Solutions Include Low-Energy Microcontrollers, Robust Security Technology, and a Wide Range of Peripheral Devices

Smart meters are key parts of the smart-grid power-distribution networks now being rolled out internationally to achieve economic and environmental benefits. Traditional energy meters are mechanical, ...
Electronic Design

Talk To Multiple Devices With One UART

The Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit (UART) interface is found on a variety of peripheral devices. Consider, for instance, a microcontrollerbased system with four such peripherals. Ideally, ...
SDxCentral

OSDP protocol for access control systems vulnerable to attackers, warns security researchers

A protocol to link access control systems such as card and fingerprint readers suffers from multiple issues around how it handles encryption, according to security researchers. OSDP provides a ...