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Exploring I3C HDR-DDR on the ams OSRAM TMF8829
The ams OSRAM TMF8829 declares I3C high data rate support in its bus characteristics register, but neither its datasheet nor its published driver mentions HDR or double data rate. We put a Supernova on one and transferred whole measurement frames in HDR-DDR, verified byte for byte against SDR.
Exploring the I3C interface on TDK InvenSense MEMS sensors
A TDK InvenSense ICM-45686 on a 6DOF IMU 27 Click, driven over I3C from a Supernova. What it took to get an HDR-DDR transfer working: the command byte is not a register address, the register comes from the target internal pointer, and an SDR read is what positions it.
Exploring the I3C interface on STMicroelectronics MEMS sensors
Tap a MEMS sensor on the bench and watch it interrupt the host over the two wires already carrying the data. We put an LSM6DSV and an LPS22DF on a Supernova over I3C: what the parts report about themselves, and the two registers that decide whether an interrupt ever arrives.
Exploring the I3C interface on Bosch Sensortec MEMS sensors
The current generation of Bosch Sensortec parts all offer I3C alongside I2C, and most designs still wire I2C. We put a BMI323, BMP581 and BMP585 on a Supernova to see what is on the other side: what the parts report about themselves, the interrupt that needs no pin, and three traps.
Programming STM32 firmware over SPI using Binho Pulsar
Of the three STM32 ROM bootloader interfaces, SPI is the easiest to implement wrongly. The value it sends when idle is an ordinary data byte, so the obvious host implementation passes every identification test and then silently corrupts flash reads.
Programming STM32 firmware over I2C using Binho Pulsar
Nearly every STM32 will program its own flash over I2C, with no debugger attached. Four places the protocol does not behave the way you would assume, including an erase count that is off by one on one bus and not the other, and a bus timeout that turned out not to be a bus problem.
Flashing STM32 firmware over I3C using Binho Supernova
The STM32H5 system bootloader includes an I3C interface. It acknowledges over in-band interrupts rather than a status byte, which decides your host stack on day one. What we found driving it from a Supernova, including the bug that looked like a checksum problem.
Demonstrating the MIPI I/Os Over I3C Bridge in Berlin
At the MIPI Alliance Member Meeting in Berlin, Binho joined Microchip and NXP to demonstrate the forthcoming MIPI I/Os Over I3C Bridge specification on real hardware.
Binho Joins MIPI Alliance Physical AI Birds of a Feather Group
Binho announces its participation in the MIPI Alliance Physical AI Birds of a Feather (BoF) group, bringing standards development experience and hands-on implementation expertise from its Intelligent…
STMicro's New Image Sensors Enable Always-On Vision Applications with I3C
STMicroelectronics publicly announced two image sensors that signal where the industry is headed: the VD65G4 and VD55G4. Both are 0.56-megapixel global shutter sensors built for ultra-low-power, event…
Binho Recognized as Official Microchip Development Tool Partner
Binho, a MIPI Alliance contributor member specializing in I3C development tools, has been recognized as an official development tool partner by Microchip Technology. The partnership validates Binho's…
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