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Training & Resources Featured Videos C8051F96x and Si102x/3x DC-DC Converter Enables Extended Battery Life C8051F96x and Si102x/3x Autonomous Pulse Counter for Water & Gas Meters Wireless Sensor Node Reference Design Overview Designing for Ultra Low-Power Operation Si1000 Wireless MCU in Smart Metering Applications Featured Utilities Battery Life Calculator Silicon Labs' Battery Life Calculator is an easy-to-use web-based utility that gives designers a quick and easy way to understand the discharge characteristics of different system configurations to help optimize low-power applications. » Battery Life Calculator MCU Parametric Search Find microcontroller parts fast by specifying the specs and features you need. » MCU Parametric Search Cross-Reference Search Utility Enter the part number from another company into the utility to find a list of Silicon Labs' products that can replace those parts. Once you find the products you need, you can click on the part number to see more details about the Silicon Labs' device, download the data sheet by clicking on the data sheet link, and export the results to Excel » Cross-Reference Search Utility Featured White Papers Designing Power Efficient Smart Gas and Water Utility Meters Designing a smart water or gas utility meter can present a vexing low-power challenge for embedded control systems requiring RF connectivity. Since a single service call from a technician often exceeds the entire cost of the smart meter, battery life must exceed 20 years. » Designing Power Efficient Smart Gas and Water Utility Meters » 积少成多：如何设计智能燃气表和水表实现能源效率最大化 Selecting the Right Battery for Your Embedded System As batteries become more sophisticated in design and function, you must weigh a set of sometimes-conflicting requirements when determining the optimal battery type for your embedded system, including energy capacity, terminal voltage, physical dimensions, self-discharge rate, power-delivery requirements, etc. » Selecting the Right Battery for Your Embedded System USB Design Considerations Choosing the right USB communications option depends on several factors, and each solution has different requirements and degrees of flexibility for both the developer and end-user. Download this white paper to determine the easiest, most cost-effective way to add USB communications to new designs or a legacy system. » USB Design Considerations Featured Presentations and Tutorials 8051 Instruction Set This course takes a look at the 8051 microcontroller architecture and the associated instruction set. Included is a comprehensive look at the addressing modes and instruction operation. » 8051 Instruction Set C8051 Interrupt Architecture This module provides a basic understanding of interrupts and their operation. It illustrates how the 8051 microcontroller performs asynchronous code execution as a result of internal or external events and highlights the programming requirements to implement interrupts in the MCU. » C8051 Interrupt Architecture External Memory Interface Controller (EMIF) The C8051 provides internal memory as well as the ability to access external memory or peripherals using the external memory interface. This course describes the C8051 microcontroller memory architecture and how to access off-chip resources. » External Memory Interface Controller (EMIF) View all MCU Training & Resources...

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