Design Tools
Industry’s first reconfigurable DC arc detect reference solution enables designers to safeguard high-power DC systems
March 22, 2013 3:08 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduces the industry’s first fully programmable DC arc detect reference solution. The RD-195 makes it faster and easier for designers to address a growing need to safeguard high-power DC systems, such as automobile and aircraft battery management systems....
Online guide offers quick selection of LVDT position sensors
March 22, 2013 11:46 am | Macro Sensors | Product Releases | CommentsMacro Sensors offers an online Position Sensor Guide that quickly identifies the right LVDT linear position sensor for an application based on desired options such as measurement range, output, body diameter, operating temperature and other specs. Using selection criteria, the
Battery charger reference design regulates charger output in constant voltage and constant current modes
March 21, 2013 10:15 am | Zilog | Product Releases | CommentsZilog introduces its new Buck Converter Battery Charger Reference Design that employs Zilog’s Z8F042A MCU to control a step-down DC-DC converter (also known as a buck converter) that functions as a regulated power source. This buck converter battery charger hardware is capable of regulating charger output in a number of modes....
Power supply design software supports LED lighting
March 19, 2013 10:38 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert Suite 9.0, now includes support for its LinkSwitch-PL and LinkSwitch-PH LED-driver ICs and its recently introduced TinySwitch-4 off-line switcher IC family.
Online tool helps users configure and simulate 48-V PRM modules for PoL buck-boost or Factorized Power apps
March 18, 2013 4:17 pm | Vicor Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsVicor Corporation announced new user-configurability capabilities for its VI Chip PRM modules. The new PowerBench tool suite equips designers to customize and simulate efficient PRM modules for use as PoL buck-boost regulators or to drive VTM current multipliers and meet a broad range of
Holt Integrated Circuits announces validation of world’s smallest MIL-STD-1553 remote terminal
March 15, 2013 11:07 am | Holt Integrated Circuits | Product Releases | CommentsHolt Integrated Circuits announced formal MIL-STD-1553 RT validation of HI-6130/31, the world’s smallest BC/MT/ RT multi-terminal solution. Validation was performed at Test Systems, Inc., an independent Air Force approved testing service for MIL-STD-1553 remote terminals.
Kit promises everything needed to fully evaluate high-speed data converters
March 15, 2013 10:55 am | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduced what is said to be the industry's first complete high-speed data converter system evaluation kit (HSDC-SEK). The HSDC-SEK-10 includes a pattern capture card, pattern generator card, low-jitter clock source, clean 10-MHz signal source and a multi-output regulated power supply.
Development board features dedicated eGaN driver
March 15, 2013 9:42 am | Efficient Power Conversion | Product Releases | CommentsEfficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduced the EPC9010 development board to help engineers start designing with a 100-V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) field effect transistor (FET) in applications such as high-speed DC/DC power supplies, point-of-load converters, class D audio
Front-end reference design designed for TVs with Panasonic Demodulator LSI
March 13, 2013 10:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsOrca Systems announced a complete DVB-T2/T/C and analog TV front-end reference design for televisions with Orca’s ORC5310 hybrid TV tuner and Panasonic Corporation’s MN88472 demodulator. The ORC5310 is a single-chip, CMOS-based, hybrid TV tuner with analog demodulator that can receive both analog and digital signals....
RF modules ease implementation of radio technologies in embedded systems
March 12, 2013 9:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdeunis RF announced the availability of its Wireless Starter Kits, allowing immediate implementation of wireless capabilities on Bluetooth, ISM bands, Narrowband and Wireless M‐Bus transceivers (a world exclusive). The kits are based on the Raisonance brand Open4 development platforms and fully
Software tool enables BOM processing in hours
March 11, 2013 4:56 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAdeon Software House announced a new software tool, BOMArchitect, promising fast validation and processing of Bills of Materials (BOM). Developed to meet the needs of electronics manufacturers, this tool is positioned to replace the process of reviewing BOMs with a high-speed process that takes hours
Integrated radio modules help engineers develop ZigBee wireless apps using TI development kits
March 11, 2013 3:49 pm | Anaren Microwave Inc | Product Releases | CommentsAnaren, Inc. has introduced a family of four Anaren Integrated Radio (AIR) modules designed to help OEMs develop products that wirelessly communicate in compliance with the ZigBee standard. Based on the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) CC2530 low-power RF SoC
Power inductor kits feature inductance values ranging from .10 uH to 10 uH
March 11, 2013 3:28 pm | Renco Electronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsRenco Design Kits allow the user to plan, design and test each part in an entire series to evaluate for size and performance. Renco Designer Kits are available in any Renco part type from surface mounts, common mode chokes and power inductors.
LED-downlight reference design achieves high performance dimming while reducing component count
February 27, 2013 9:59 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations announced RDR-347, an LED-downlight reference design. The new circuit demonstrates the capabilities of the recently launched LYTSwitch IC family, which offers the industry’s best high-end dimming performance from a single-stage LED driver....
FPGA mezzanine card rapid prototyping kit aids JESD204B-compatible ADC-to-FPGA connectivity
February 26, 2013 7:41 pm | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Device added to its line of FPGA development platform-compatible FPGA mezzanine cards (FMC) incorporating JEDEC JESD204B SerDes (serializer/de-serializer) technology. Digital and analog designers can use the AD9250-FMC-250EBZ kit to simplify and rapidly prototype high-speed JESD204B A/D converter-to-FPGA platforms.
Starter Kit for mobile embedded applications includes smart battery module
February 26, 2013 6:43 pm | Product Releases | Commentscongatec AG announced the Qseven Mobility Kit, a complete starter package for the rapid prototyping of battery-powered embedded systems. Qseven embedded computer modules are positioned for virtually any low-power or ultra mobile embedded PC application owing to their compact size and
Development platform helps chipKIT and Arduino users develop wireless applications
February 26, 2013 3:23 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. and Digilent announced the jointly developed chipKIT uC32 open-source development platform, which is based on Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller, as well as the chipKIT Wi-Fi Shield. Digilent’s chipKIT uC32 development board has the same form factor as
RF modules ease exploration, testing, and fine‐tuning of a range of radio technologies in embedded systems
February 21, 2013 12:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAt the 2013 Embedded World Exposition, Europe’s flagship event for embedded electronics, Adeunis RF announced availability of Wireless Starter Kits, allowing immediate implementation of wireless capabilities on Bluetooth, ISM bands, Narrowband and Wireless M-Bus transceivers (a world exclusive).
Discrete-to-digital sensing devices include eight configurable channels
February 20, 2013 4:30 pm | Holt Integrated Circuits | Product Releases | CommentsHolt Integrated Circuits today announced the availability of evaluation boards for its latest discrete-to-digital product line. Three different boards are available to demonstrate the unique features of HI-8425, HI-8430 and HI-8435 product families.
Microcontroller provides high 72-MHz operating speed
February 19, 2013 4:36 pm | Nuvoton Technology Corporation America | Product Releases | CommentsNuvoton Technology Corporation announces the launch of NUC123 series, a new 32-bit Cortex-M0 microcontroller with USB 2.0 Full Speed devices and a 10-bit ADC. The NUC123 series provides the high 72MHz operating speed, large 20KB SRAM and 8 USB endpoints which make it powerful in USB communication and data processing.
Microprocessor design trainer allows users to implement a fully functioning MCU in minutes
February 13, 2013 12:24 pm | Global Specialties | Product Releases | CommentsGlobal Specialties introduced the DL-030, Microprocessor Design Trainer. The DL-030 uses an FPGA chip, allowing a user to implement a fully functioning microcontroller in minutes. This complete and ruggedly packed trainer is positioned as providing a solid learning platform for
Kits help Raspberry Pi users add a display
February 13, 2013 11:06 am | Newark | Product Releases | CommentsRaspberry Pi fans can add a display to their devices using three new Adafruit Pi Plate kits, which are available at electronics distributor Newark element14. The kits enable a display to be added to the Raspberry Pi without the usual wiring difficulties; they can control a 16x2 Character LCD using
Software tool enables bills of materials processing in hours
February 8, 2013 10:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdeon Software House has announced a new software tool, BOMArchitect, for the super-fast, hassle-free, validation and processing of Bills of Materials (BOM). Developed to meet the needs of electronics manufacturers BOMArchitect replaces the time consuming and repetitive process of reviewing BOMs....
Tuning rod kits aid capacitor selection for RF designs
February 6, 2013 10:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsSyfer Technology announced a set of tuning rod kits created specifically to help RF engineers determine more efficiently and precisely the capacitors they need for their next design. They are classed as design aids and can be supplied free of charge to RF design and test engineers on application. These kits are
Development board features 200-V peak voltage and 2-A maximum output current
February 5, 2013 10:33 am | Efficient Power Conversion | Product Releases | CommentsEfficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today announced the availability of the EPC9004 development board, featuring EPC’s enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) field effect transistors (FETs). This board demonstrates how recently introduced IC gate drivers, optimized for GaN FETs...
