Microcontroller Madness
Latest High-Speed Memory Controller and PHY Interface Specification Released
September 19, 2011 4:29 am | News | CommentsThe DFI Technical Group today released the preliminary DFI 3.0 specification defining an interface protocol between DDR memory controllers and PHYs. The new specification enables the development of chips to support the emerging DDR4 memory standard.
Embedded Software - the Revolution Continues
September 7, 2011 8:30 am | by Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi (www.cambashi.com) | Blogs | CommentsI'll admit to having been a software engineer in the late 1970s and early 1980, coding for 4,8 and 16 bit processors respectively.Thirty years on, and the embedded software revolution has transformed design engineering.
Pipeline FFT Cores on FPGA Acheive 52 Giga Samples per Second
September 7, 2011 6:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe HyperSpeed Plus cores have been proven to process complex data streams in continuous real-time at data rates in excess of 52 Giga samples per second for a 2048 point FFT implemented on a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA device.
GUI-Building Software Enables Easy User Interface Creation
August 15, 2011 5:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsSEGGER Microcontroller has developed a new tool to help the engineer shorten the time to create their application by replacing the tedious task of creating user interfaces in hand written code with a simple straight forward drag-and-drop interface.
Embedded Electronics from Schmid Engineering at NIWeek 2011
August 11, 2011 6:41 am | Videos | CommentsHere is a demo on several interesting and innovative electronic embedded systems from Schmid Engineering using LABView at this year's NIWeek.
PIC32 Board for GUI Development Eliminates External Graphics Controller
August 8, 2011 11:44 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced the Low-Cost Controllerless Graphics PICtail Plus Daughter Board, which enables the development of graphics applications without an external graphics controller.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Nelson Quintana of Renesas on Low-Power Microcontrollers
August 8, 2011 7:57 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Nelson Quintana of Renesas about their new RL78 microcontrollers.
Energy Micro Demonstrates Simple Migration with EFM32 Gecko Cortex-M3 MCUs
July 29, 2011 7:23 am | Videos | CommentsEnergy Microsystems shows how to scale low power applications without having to re-design your layout when using 32-bit Cortex-M3 EFM32 microcontrollers.
DSP Software Radios - You Only Live Nine Times
July 27, 2011 11:32 am | Videos | CommentsIn this video, Jeri shows how to build a digital direct conversion receiver (Software Radio) using sampling detectors and FPGA DSP processing
MCU Family Enhances Connectivity and LCD Control
July 27, 2011 9:06 am | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe SAM9 ARM926-based family of microcontrollers (MCUs) from Atmel target applications in smart device, human machine interface, and machine-to-machine market segments.
Energy Harvesting Kit works with MCU LaunchPad Development Kit
July 20, 2011 8:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsCymbet Corporation today announced that their EnerChip solid state battery energy harvesting evaluation kits now support the popular Texas Instruments MSP430 Value Line LaunchPad development kit.
Microchip Technology Inc. Partners with Kalki Communication Technologies Ltd. to Provide DLMS Protocol Stack
July 20, 2011 7:24 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc., announced that it partnered with Kalki Communication Technologies Ltd. (Kalkitech) to provide a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) protocol stack that is optimized for 16-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs).
STMicroelectronics Encourages Fast User-Interface Development for SPEAr® Processor
July 20, 2011 6:54 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics announced the availability of the Mentor® Embedded Inflexion™ User Interface (UI) software product on the SPEAr (Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture) family of processors, which are based on ARM® core technology.
IAR Systems Releases Complete Starter Kit for NXP’s LPC1780 Microcontroller Series
July 19, 2011 6:43 am | Iar Systems Software | Product Releases | CommentsIAR Systems announced a complete starter kit for NXP’s ARM Cortex-M3 based LPC1780 microcontroller family.
32-bit Microcontroller-based Development Kit Serves Digital Audio Applications
July 18, 2011 9:22 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced a 32-bit microcontroller (MCU)-based development kit for the creation of high-quality, 24-bit audio applications with an 80 MIPS PIC32 MCU, a 24-bit Wolfson audio codec, a two-inch color LCD Display, a USB interface, and an onboard microphone.
Embedded Processor Offers Advanced Security Features
July 14, 2011 11:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe APM86791 PacketPro Gen2 embedded processor from Applied Micro Circuits is designed to deliver the industry’s most advanced but cost effective network security measures for enhanced protection against intrusion threats, system hacking and theft of system-level intellectual property.
MCUs Integrate USB and High-Precision Analog
July 13, 2011 9:14 am | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAtmel announced additional features to the already-successful 8/16-bit AVR XMEGA microcontroller (MCU) family with the industry’s lowest power consumption of 100nA with 5µS wake-up time.
Module Platform Merges WiLink 6.0 Solution with TI OpenLink Drivers
July 11, 2011 4:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments premiered its first module platform housing the WiLink 6.0 (WL1271) single-chip, wireless combo solution with TI’s open source, Linux-based OpenLink drivers.
IAR Systems Delivers Software Performance Analysis for Renesas RX
July 11, 2011 4:26 am | Iar Systems Software | Product Releases | CommentsIAR Systems announced an upgrade to IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RX with advanced software performance analysis functionality to help users understand how well an application performs on the microcontroller.
Microchip Unveils New 60 MIPS Enhanced Core dsPIC33 DSCs and PIC24 MCUs
July 9, 2011 8:07 am | Videos | CommentsBill Hutchings of Microchip Technology talks about the company’s new 60 MIPS 16-bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and PIC24 microcontrollers (MCUs).
Starter Kit Features STMicro ARM Cortex-M3-based STM32 F-2 Series
July 8, 2011 8:10 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsIAR Systems today announced a complete starter kit for STMicroelectronics’ ARM Cortex-M3 based high performance STM32 F-2 series
Microchip Talks 16-bit PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs at ESC Chicago 2011
July 7, 2011 12:02 pm | Videos | CommentsBill Hutchings of Microchip Technology discusses the company's latest offering of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general-purpose and motor-control designs.
Digital Signal Controllers and PIC24 Microcontrollers Provide Enhanced Functionality
July 5, 2011 9:35 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology released a family of 60 MIPS 16-bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers and PIC24 microcontrollers with features such as a larger Flash memory, more RAM, and greater I/O capability.
IAR Systems and Qualcomm Atheros Collaboration Creates First Wi-Fi System-in-Package Development System
June 16, 2011 4:17 am | News | CommentsIAR Systems today announced its collaboration with Qualcomm Atheros on its new AR4100 solution, a highly integrated, Wi-Fi system-in-package for microcontroller based design.
32-bit Dual Core MCUs Help Enable Real-time Control and Green Apps
June 14, 2011 5:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments announced its C2000 Concerto dual-core microcontroller (MCU) series. They combine the company’s C28x core and control peripherals with an ARM Cortex-M3 core and connectivity peripherals to provide
