Development Kits
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
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.
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
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...
Development board features a precision Timer D PWM capable of 4 ns resolution
February 4, 2013 2:54 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsSchmartboard has just released a new product -- the Texas Instruments MSP430F5172 Development SchmartModule. This board is an easily to use platform featuring the MSP430F5172 from Texas Instruments. This 4th generation MSP430 includes a 25 MHz core, a 10 bit Analog to digital converter, a 32 bit hardware multiplier, and a precision Timer D PWM capable of 4 ns resolution.
Amulet resistive 4.3" GEMstarter-kit
January 29, 2013 10:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Resistive 4.3" GEMstarter-kit kit provides everything needed to create a GUI and drive a color display, including a 480 x 272 TFT LCD, an integrated touch panel and controller board, stylus, and USB PC interface cable. The GEMstarter-kit comes with a free 30-Day Trial of GEMstudio, Amulet’s embedded graphical user interface (GUI) design tool.
Starter kits for color embedded GUIs
January 29, 2013 10:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsColor starter kits include all of the hardware and software you need to create and run a graphically rich GUI. Your embedded graphical user interface design can seemlessly be moved into production using Amulet's GEMmodules, saving time and effort and drastically shortening development time.
Wireless audio platform supports iOS, Android, Windows 8 and Mac
January 9, 2013 12:23 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc., announced what it asserts is the first and only Wi-Fi audio connectivity platform — featuring the new JukeBlox 3.2 platform and software development kit — to support all of the major mobile and PC operating systems along with
Development kit intended for NFC and point-of-sales applications
November 19, 2012 1:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanIDe announced the Blue Board Development Kit by NXP powered by the NXP CLRC663 IC. The bundled kit speeds time to market by giving OEMs and design houses boards, software, card samples and direct engineering support in a single package.
Digital power software tool enables flexibility to optimize energy consumption
November 7, 2012 3:32 pm | Ericsson Power Modules | Product Releases | CommentsEricsson has unveiled an advanced industry-first toolkit that provides board-power designers with highly advanced software to configure, implement and monitor power conversion devices — from a single unit to a complete system — including the Ericsson 3E* digital Point-Of-Load (POL) regulators....
Kits for Kids
October 4, 2012 3:46 pm | by Jon Titus, Technical Contributor | Articles | CommentsElectronics, computer, and science kits can help kindle technical interests in kids of all ages. Each year the holidays seem to arrive sooner than expected and parents of young people interested in science and technology search for gift ideas. This column provides some suggestions. Some projects require adult help or supervision.
Discovery kit features built-in MEMS sensors
September 12, 2012 10:14 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics has released an innovative easy-access development platform for projects based on its new high-performance STM32 F3 microcontrollers, which are now starting to enter volume production. The new development platform, the STM32 F3 Discovery Kit, features built-in MEMS sensors—gyroscope and e-compass(1)—with 9 degrees of freedom (DOF) (2)...
Mouser stocking Embedded Artists Android dev kit
April 18, 2012 1:49 pm | by ECN Europe | News | CommentsMouser Electronics is stocking the Embedded Artists Android Open Accessory Application (AOAA) kit, including the LPC11C24 and LPC1769 LPCXpresso boards and the LPCXpresso Base board. Embedded Artists’ AOAA Kit is a stand-alone platform for evaluation and prototyping electronic accessories for...
New Energy Micro dev kit reduces need for debug tools
March 22, 2012 10:24 am | by ECN Europe | Blogs | CommentsEnergy Micro has announced a new development kit for its EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. Priced at $309, the kit includes full SEGGER J-Trace and J-Link support, reducing the need for additional debugging tools. The new Gecko development kit, named EFM32G-DK3550, …
Accelerate Ethernet development with PIC32 multimedia dev kit
February 6, 2012 1:24 am | by ECN Europe | Blogs | CommentsTargeted at 10/100 Ethernet applications, the new PIC32 Multimedia dev kit from element14 and Microchip offers comprehensive design software support for rapid evaluation and engineering development projects. Optimised for multimedia applications such as audio, graphics and touch screen...
Dev kit for flexible low-power embedded WiFi networks launched
December 21, 2011 6:27 am | by ECN Europe | Blogs | CommentsSolid State Supplies has announced availability of a development kit for the XBee family of flexible embedded WiFi modules. The kit consists of two XBee WiFi modules and two carrier boards with serial and USB connectivity options. With SPI and …
