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what are the things to keep in mind when interfacing two digital devices?
what are the things to keep in mind when interfacing two digital devices, e.g FPGA with a dual shock controller or CPLD with a PS/2 Mouse, Microcontroller with an FPGA, FPGA with an external RAM.
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Why not use a ferrite bead around an RS-232 cable?
This is from the instruction manual of a printer:
As you can see, one is not supposed to wrap the supplied bead around the serial cable. What is the reason for this?
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Recommend a Serial to USB cable/converter that works with modern OSes
I'm hacking on a board that has an RS232 interface (via a Max232 chip). My new computer doesn't have a serial port, which leaves me using USB. I actually have a Serial to USB cord already, but it ...