Solutions for asynchronous serial communication between systems or subsystems include many possible interface implementations – for example, RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, controller area network (CAN), ...

Microchip announces the PICkit™ Serial Analyzer. This new tool enables design engineers to easily and cost-effectively interface with embedded circuits within serial systems using any Windows®-based ...

What is RS-232? Why was RS-232 important? Take our poll and see what others think of RS-232. RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) was introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data.

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) have become omnipresent in the building automation world. This proliferation of VFD’s is due to two main factors. First, when properly applied to centrifugal fans and ...

The UART, or universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter, is one of the most used device-to-device communication protocols. This article shows how to use a UART as a hardware communication protocol by ...

Sealevel’s 5402e is a PCI Express synchronous serial interface that provides four ports individually configurable for RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, RS-530, RS-530A or V.35. Designed using the first 4-port ...