| Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design |
| July 14, 2020 Microcontroller Watch |
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| | | Low-Power MCUs Use SOTB Technology |
| Renesas Electronics has expanded its RE Family lineup of embedded controllers with a new ultra-low power consumption member based on Renesas’ breakthrough silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology and built around the Arm Cortex-M0+ core. The newest member of the RE01 Group lineup is a 256KB flash memory variant in addition to the 1.5MB flash memory embedded controller. |
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| | | STM32 Wireless MCUs Get Zigbee 3.0 Support |
| STMicroelectronics has added Zigbee 3.0, based on Zigbee PRO protocol stack support to STM32WB55 wireless MCUs. This enables STM32 developers to leverage the interoperability and power-saving features of Zigbee networking for projects such as home automation, smart-lighting, smart-building and broader IoT connectivity, says ST. |
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| | | FPGA/PC Streaming Made Simple |
| The Enclustra FPGA Manager IP Solution enables simple and efficient data transfer between a host PC and an FPGA via USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet or PCI Express. The solution includes a host software library (DLL) and an IP core for the FPGA. The user application communicates with the FPGA via a simple API with read/write commands that hide the complexity of the underlying protocol. Both streaming and memory mapped accesses are supported. The IP Solution is a simple-to-use drop-in block and is optimized for Intel and Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs. |
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| | | IAR Tools Expand Support for Renesas RA/RX MCUs |
| IAR Systems has released new versions of the security development tool C-Trust and the Security-from-Inception Suite, which extend the device support with a number of MCUs from Renesas Electronics. The Security from Inception Suite integrates C-Trust with additional security development tools plus training support.. |
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| | | Motion/Gesture-Controlled Speakers |
| Controlling electronic devices with hand gestures may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But the technology is easily available today, even for MCU-level embedded systems. Learn how these three Cornell students built a motion/gesture-controlled speaker using sensors, a computer and a Microchip PIC32 MCU. |
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| | | Wi-Fi Expresso Machine Uses ESP32 MCU |
| Londinium, a lever espresso machine producer, and Fracino, a UK manufacturer of cappuccino and espresso machines, selected the ESP32 SoC from Espressif Systems for their Wi-Fi-connected expresso machine design. They wanted to give customers granular control over machine settings via a beautiful and easy to use mobile app, while minimizing development costs and time to market. |
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