electronic notes
Recently I was working on a project using a SiLabs EFM8 LaserBee microcontroller. These parts have a very rich set of peripherals and come at a rather low price.
When implementing communication with a host over UART I stumbled upon on issue with the UART1's FIFO: to relax timing requirements …
For my PhD at the Integrated Electronic Systems Lab at Technische Universität Darmstadt I have been running accelerated life tests for a few years now. Life tests can be quite challenging: they can take quite a long time to produce any results; you need expensive equipment …
One of my PCs recently started freezing out of nowhere. It would freeze in the BIOS, during booting, while running. When frozen it would react to the power button, which made me curious. After ruling out all peripherals internal and external by disconnecting them, reapplying thermal paste to the CPU …