Developing a 32-bit microcontroller board for embedded applications

Author

Keane, Barry P. ; Stillinger, R. ; Venhovens, Paul J. ; Subramanian, Rahul

Author_Institution

Inotec Inc., Clemson, SC, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

15-18 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper describes development of a 32-bit embedded microcontroller board intended for a broad range of applications. In addition, three example applications are discussed. The first application is an embedded data logger installed on locomotives. This device has resources for recording analog and digital inputs, GPS position, GMT time, logging records to SDHC card and uploading periodically over a cellular network. The second application involves using the same board for a high density serial communications application for multiplexing 193 production machines in a manufacturing environment and supporting simultaneous bidirectional conversations with all machines. The paper will describe decisions regarding what resources were included in the device as well as how to provide flexibility in order to meet a diverse range of applications.

Keywords

microcontrollers; GMT time; GPS position; SDHC card; analog inputs; bidirectional conversations; cellular network; digital inputs; embedded applications; embedded data logger; high density serial communications application; locomotives; manufacturing environment; microcontroller board; production machines; word length 32 bit; Contactors; Debugging; EPROM; Global Positioning System; Manufacturing; Monitoring; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon, 2012 Proceedings of IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1091-0050

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1374-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECon.2012.6197081

Filename

6197081