The basic test instrument suite — a bench power supply, a good multimeter and perhaps an oscilloscope — is extremely flexible, but not exactly “plug and play” when it comes to diagnosing problems with ...

The SPI Flash Interface is yet another application of the Serial Peripheral Interface protocol, which has been around almost as long as I have been covering electronics. SPI is a name Motorola gave to ...

Robust serial interfaces such as USB and IEEE-1394 ™ have revolutionized personal computing. They provide a simple-to-use interconnection to a variety of different peripherals, ranging from products ...