Embedded Systems/Common Protocols

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Embedded Systems

This is a list of common protocols used in embedded systems. Eventually, this list will become hyperlinks to sources of information on each.

• I²C
• CAN
• BlueTooth
• InfraRed
• ZigBee
• SPI
• RS-232
• USB
• MINES (Microcontroller Interpreter for Networked Embedded Systems) was designed for very small embedded systems (see Gallery of MINES Devices).
• the Tiny Embedded Network
• IEEE Standard for Sensor Transducer Interface
• the three byte Mini SSC protocol
• JTAG
• NTSC / PAL television video output: w:TV Typewriter, Generating TV signal by PSoC, Generating TV signal with the PICs, PIC Breakout, ... Parallax Propeller has a video generator ...

If you are designing a new protocol because none of these meet your needs (which are what, exactly?), you may want to consider the w:Network protocol design principles, and post rough drafts to the PICA standards wiki for expert review.