Questions tagged [serial]
In serial communication data is transmitted as a sequence in time. Main advantage: much less wires needed. Main disadvantage: Higher bandwidth for the same throughput.
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Serial EEPROM with FAT
Is it possible to format an SPI EEPROM (such as AT24C128) to be used as an SD card?
So format it with FAT 32 and have a 16MB drive appear in windows?
Thanks
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Can the Arduino be used to "spy" on a UART connection between two devices?
I have a need to install an Arduino (actually just the IC) into existing hardware to enhance functionality.
What I would like to do is connect the Arduino so that it "spys" on the I/O lines between ...
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Anything special I need to know about RS232 & FT232R?
I'm trying to interface an XSens IMU with my computer, and I'm running into interesting difficulties. The IMU has an RS232 connector that just uses the pins VCC, GND, TX, RX, nothing else. The SDK ...
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Need to purchase a Serial port that can be soldered to a motherboard [closed]
All I can find are adapters and gender changers. Where can I find one with actual leads I can solder?
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Serial nested if statements (Not working)
I have been trying to get this to work for a few days.
What I have at the moment is TouchOSC installed on my iphone sending commands to a processing program, which in turn simplifies them and sends ...
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What is the most popular embedded serial bus? [closed]
I'm designing an embedded device that I would like to make interoperable with third party peripherals through a serial bus. Should I choose SPI, I²C, or some other bus?
The peripherals will be ...
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RFID Reader UART
Was wondering if someone could give me a hand with a project that I am undertaking. I have searched forums high and low and am yet to find the information to solve my problems.
Basically I have an ...
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Best serial monitor?
I just recently started using a Sparkfun serial LCD. I am able to control it through an arduino, but I want to be able to control it through a terminal on my computer. To be able to move the cursor or ...
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Should I consider using RS-485 for my next project
I am planning on an automation project that will be using several different sensors including but not limited to: Temperature, Barometric Pressure, Air flow, Humidity, etc.
As I was talking with ...
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RS232-to-USB Converter [closed]
Anyone have any recommendations on a good rs232-to-usb converter. There are a lot out there and from the looks of it some are hit or miss.
Good driver support is a must.
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Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) to USB Adapter
I have an old Apple keyboard that I would like to use but it uses the ADB bus instead of the newer USB bus. Griffin used to produce a product called the iMate which was an ADB-to-USB converter but ...
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3pi Robot with Bluetooth
I want to use bluetooth to grab the info off my 3pi rather then have it display on the small LCD.
Pololu provides a lib for serial communication.
I'm wondering what the best bluetooth/serial module ...
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Unit testing AVR assembly language
How do you unit test your assembly code?
I'm working on a serial servo controller as part of a hexapod robot project and the code has got to the point where it's becoming complicated ;) Anyway, I'm ...
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How to reverse engineer I2C and SPI protocols?
If I have an unkown device which talk I2C or SPI how can I reverse engineer the protocol. Basically I am looking for something similar as snoop or tcpdump.
For software Mac is preferred but can also ...
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iPhone hardware serial port access
Does anyone know how to access the iPhone's serial port, from a program on the iPod to allow that application to send signals. The idea is that the iPod could be used as the brain for some kind of ...
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