Embedded

Direct Memory Access (DMA)

Direct memory access (DMA) is a means of having a peripheral device control a processor’s memory bus directly. DMA permits the peripheral, such as a UART, to transfer data directly to or from memory ...
Embedded

Using Direct Memory Access effectively in media-based embedded applications: Part 2

Last time, in Part 1, we introduced somebasics behind Direct Memory Access (DMA) -why it's needed, and how it's structured and controlled. This time,we'll focus on the classifications of DMA transfers ...
TweakTown

A Look at AMD's Threadripper CPU Hardware Modes

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. Threadripper launched a little over a month ago, ...
ExtremeTech

AMD Announces New 12-Core and 24-Core Threadripper CPUs, Performance-Boosting Memory Mode

AMD has launched two new Threadripper models and announced a new Dynamic Local Mode to improve performance on its highest core-count CPUs. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...
Hackaday

Direct Memory Access

Here’s the thing about coding. When you’re working on embedded projects, it’s quite easy to run into hardware limitations, and quite suddenly, too. You find yourself desperately trying to find a way ...