Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design

November 10, 2020

Microcontroller Watch

MCUs Streamline Automotive Software Development

NXP Semiconductors has announced the S32K3 MCU family, the newest addition to its S32K product line. The new S32K3 family, designed for automotive body electronics, battery management and emerging zone controllers, simplifies software development with an enhanced package that spans security, functional safety and low-level drivers.

Two MCUs Ease Analog Design Challenges

Microchip Technology has announced the PIC18-Q41 and AVR DB MCU families that combine advanced analog peripherals and multi-voltage operation with inter-peripheral connections. These enable increased system integration and reduced signal acquisition times, and offer the convenience and efficiency of operating in a single design environment, says Microchip.

MCUs Target Automotive

Safety and Security

STMicroelectronics has revealed further details of its Stellar automotive MCUs. The MCUs are designed with advanced computing power to significantly simplify the concurrent and deterministic execution of multiple-sourced software while guaranteeing the high levels of safety and performance.

Calibrating an MCU’s RTC

Using GPS

Many embedded applications require an accurate real-time clock (RTC). But calibrating an MCU’s internal RTC often requires expensive test instruments and long run times. In this article, Stuart describes how you can use a low-cost GPS module to achieve a good RTC calibration in a short time.

MCUs Enable AI-Based Predictive Maintenance

Renesas Electronics has announced the extension of its MCU portfolio designed for motor control applications. Featuring a rich set of peripheral functions and AI-based failure detection, the four new RA6T1 Group MCUs are the latest members of Renesas’ Arm-based RA Family, and the first RA MCUs designed for motor control in home appliances, HVAC, solar inverters and AC drives, says Renesas.

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