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By Atmel
Atmel’s new QTouch Safety Platform for capacitive
touch-enabled user interfaces supports Atmel SMART ARM Cortex-M0+ based
MCUs for safety critical home electronics applications. The most recent
QTouch capacitive touch platform is based on the Atmel SMART SAM D20
integrating an on-chip peripheral touch controller to deliver EMC
robustness and short response times. Read More |
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By Avnet
The migration of dual-core CPUs into the MCU space is underway.
A key driver is the need for high performance with better power efficiency.
As power and performance become more important to applications, engineers
are finding that dual-core approaches are becoming increasingly common in
MCU-based designs. In the first dual-core approach, a designer duplicates
the existing processor to create twin CPUs with the same characteristics.
The second approach adds another processor to the equation with
significantly different capabilities. Read More |
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By Renesas
The continuing evolution of human-machine interfaces
(HMIs) raises the expectations users have for both appearance and
performance. Implemented on sleek touch panels, they look good, eliminate
protruding knobs and switches, and provide better operational experiences.
Such HMIs offer multiple types of touch controls—single keys, wheels and
sliders, among others- and can be created in a variety of forms that aid in
product differentiation. Read More |
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By Diya Soubra, ARM
The system-on-chip (SoC) is now a part of almost all
electronic systems. As an integrated circuit (IC) that pulls together microprocessor
cores, systems logic, and I/O functions, the SoC enables a wide range of
product designs and is driving new markets such as the Internet of Things
(IoT) and the cyber-physical systems that now underpin many industrial and
automotive applications. Read More |
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By Spirent
Originally, satellite positioning technology was found in
the vehicle’s satellite navigation system. More recently, smartphones,
tablets and other personal devices are becoming increasingly
location-aware. As a result, engineers tasked with integrating positioning
technologies into consumer products are now commonly required to define and
implement new regimes to ensure that the chosen GPS, GNSS and hybrid
positioning systems function to ever tighter specifications. Read More (pdf) |
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Top-down SoC Design
Methodology
By Emre Runcer and
Wolfgang Helfricht, Monterey Design Systems, Inc.
System-on-Chip (SoC) designs have become one of the
main drivers of the semiconductor technology in recent years. Multi-million
gate designs with multiple third party intellectual property cores are
commonplace. SoC designers employ IP reuse to improve design productivity.
Previous designs done in-house or third party designs can be used as IP in
the current design. While employing IP cuts development costs and time,
integration complexity increases. Read More |
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Many designers strive to embed intelligence into
mundane objects as they try to equip smart homes with intelligent connected
devices and sensor networks that link to the burgeoning Internet of Things
(IoT), while others focus on increasing the capabilities of already-intelligent
consumer electronics products. Though these intelligent devices often need
to run on battery power for a long time – sometimes for a period of years –
many also require high performance due to their complexity. Read More |
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When USB was first introduced in the mid-1990s it went on
to become the defining standard in computer connectivity. In its long
history there have been various iterations of the USB connector including;
USB 2.0 A, B, mini B and micro B; and USB 3.0 A, B and micro B. Now a new
type of USB connection is about to join the USB family, the Type-C
connector. Read Now or Watch Now link for title and Read More and Watch Now |
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Sometimes during development of embedded system
applications, statement execution will force the microcontroller into a
fault state, and cause the code to vector to one of the system exception
handlers. Some reasons are division by zero, access of non-existent or
illegal memory through rogue pointers, or usage fault errors. Finding the
cause and location of such system crashes can be very difficult and time
consuming.
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NXP Semiconductors has acquired assets and IP related to
Quintic’s Wearable and Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) IC business. This
agreement contributes to NXP’s drive to create security and connectivity
solutions for fast-growing Internet-of-Things applications in Health &
Fitness Wearables, Mobile Transactions, Proximity Marketing, Smart Home and
Automotive.
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 This TQ module is based on the TI Sitara family
with all the processor signals available on the module connectors. Programmable
Real-Time Unit and Industrial Communication Subsystem (PRU-ICSS) enables
independent operation from the ARM processor. PRU-ICSS enables real-time
protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, Ethernet
Powerlink, Sercos, and others. It is ideal for home automation, industrial
automation, enterprise/educational tablets, portable navigation devices and
networking. Buy Now
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 Blazing fast I2C/SPI programming. Integrated
level shifting. High-Speed USB/Ethernet connectivity. 200 mA of target
power. Intuitive & powerful I2C/SPI emulation. Supports
Windows/Mac/Linux. A royalty-free API. The new Promira™ Serial Platform
from Total Phase offers an all-new architecture allowing you to download
applications as soon as they are available. Waiting for delivery of a
debugging tool will not delay your project again. Buy Now
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 TrueSTUDIO delivers much more than ordinary
embedded development tools. This integrated development environment makes
it easy to develop quality code, collaborate with team members, manage
revisions, and find/track software bugs. The TrueSTUDIO IDE includes
support for more than 2400 ARM-based devices and has out-of-the-box support
for 150+ development boards. Learn More
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 The Atmel SAM D20 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is
ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the SAM D20 Cortex-M0+
process-based microcontrollers. Key features include: SAMD20J18
microcontroller, 32.768kHz crystal, 3 Xplained Pro extension headers, and
debug interface for external targets. Buy Now
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 Freescale’s Kinetis K microcontroller portfolio
includes more than 600 compatible low-power, high-performance 32-bit
microcontrollers built on the ARM Cortex-M4 core. The TWR-K20D50M is a
development tool for the K20 50 MHz Kinetis microcontrollers. This board is
part of the Freescale Tower System, a modular, reusable development
platform that allows designers to get to market faster with packaged
evaluation boards, tools and runtime software. Buy Now
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