Digital parallel and serial converters adapt data transmitted in a parallel port to a serial communication format, or adapt serial port data to parallel communication format. Data converters are ...

Serial communications computer boards are modular boards that add serial ports to a computer system. Serial and parallel communications are two methods of sending data between two microprocessors or ...

This is just a general question. I know, obviously, that there are RS-232 "serial ports" and IEEE 1284/Centronix ports "parallel ports," and that these are "digital" connections. Then you have things ...

The standard RapidIO protocol provides for serial and parallel communication between chips, boards, and systems. The serial version of the standard has gained acceptance among chip vendors as a proven ...

In 2003, the storage industry has taken major steps in transitioning from a decades-old interface technology to one that will potentially revolutionize the way new hard disk drives (HDDs) are designed ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

Everyone knows that the world is analog in nature, yet we insist on dealing with analog signals by digital means. Analog sensor outputs are quickly converted to digital form to improve noise immunity ...

This article is part of Now and Then series and part of Electronic Design's 70th Anniversary series. Processors and memory have changed radically over the past 70 years, but the variability of those ...