Practice Hardware Setup (5.1.1) - Microcontroller - Serial Communication and Interrupts
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Hardware Setup

Practice - Hardware Setup - 5.1.1

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the USB-to-Serial converter?

💡 Hint: Think about how data transmission occurs.

Question 2 Easy

What baud rate are we using in this experiment?

💡 Hint: A standard speed for many serial communication setups.

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Question 1

What does the acronym UART stand for?

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Universal Access Registration/Transmitter
Uniform Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

💡 Hint: Recall the context and function of UART.

Question 2

True or False: The baud rate represents how many bits are sent in one second.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider its relationship with data transfer.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple communication setup using a different microcontroller that requires a baud rate of 38400. Explain how to adjust your current hardware setup and code for this change.

💡 Hint: Refer to baud rate formulas that involve the timer configuration.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the effect of noise on serial communication and propose measures to mitigate such effects in your setup.

💡 Hint: Consider physical and logical methods to ensure data integrity.

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