IDE supporting RISC-V instruction set architecture 19 July 2017, ASIC Design Services Microsemi announced the release of its SoftConsole version 5.1, the world’s first available Windows-hosted Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) for designs utilising RISC-V open instruction ...
Motion control evaluation kit 17 May 2017, RS South Africa The EBK7000 evaluation kit from Sensitec allows for the development of linear- and angular-measurement based motion control systems. Sensitec is a leader in magnetic-sensor chip solutions and has developed ...
Designing for testability 19 April 2017, EDA Technologies The overall cost to produce a completed printed circuit board (PCB) can be broken down into several basic categories: the cost of manufacturing the blank PCB, the cost of components, the assembly costs, ...
DFT tool for Mentor Graphics PADS 19 April 2017, ASIC Design Services Developed by XJTAG, the free DFT Assistant software for Mentor Graphics’ PADS platform increases the design for test (DFT) and debug capabilities of the schematic capture and PCB design environment.
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DesignSpark nets half a million users 19 April 2017, RS South Africa , News
DesignSpark, an online electronics engineering community launched in 2010 by RS Components, recently welcomed its 500 000th member. The DesignSpark ecosystem offers online design resources and free ...
Motor control plug-in for MPLAB X 19 April 2017 Microchip has rolled out an advanced motor control software plug-in for its MPLAB X integrated development environment (IDE) with auto-tuning and self-commissioning capability. The plug-in, called motorBench ...
Motor control development kits 19 April 2017, RS South Africa New motor control kit solutions from Cypress Semiconductor enable the simple design, configuration and evaluation of advanced DC motor control solutions. Covering a range of motors including BLDC (brushless ...
Proteus 8.6 released, now simulating turtles 22 March 2017, Dizzy Enterprises Version 8.6 of Proteus simulation and PCB design software adds new features such as STM32F103xx microcontroller simulation and serpentine track length matching, but perhaps one of the more novel new features ...
Altium upgrades Vault to version 3.0 22 March 2017, EDA Technologies Altium has launched an all-new version of its PCB component and design data management solution with Altium Vault 3.0, as a complement to its PCB design software Altium Designer 17.
The firm says it ...
Graphical configurator for STM8 designs 22 March 2017, DSP, Micros & Memory STMicroelectronics has made starting new designs with its popular 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers easier and faster by introducing the STM8CubeMX graphical configurator.
STM8CubeMX supports the complete ...
Latest update release for Altium Designer 31 January 2017, EDA Technologies
Altium has launched Altium Designer 17, the latest version of its leading PCB design software. The highlights of this newest update are focused on giving designers several advanced new technologies ...
Development boards for 32-bit PICs 31 January 2017 Newly released by Microchip are two low-cost, rapid prototyping boards for 32-bit applications. The PIC32MX and PIC32MZ Curiosity boards include an integrated programmer debugger and are fully incorporated ...
Cadence bestows OrCAD Capture with XJTAG DFT Assistant 31 January 2017, Cadshop Cadence Design Systems has enhanced its OrCAD Capture software to include XJTAG DFT Assistant, an easy-to-use interface that significantly increases the design for test (DFT) and debug capabilities of ...
Microchip’s IDE launches into the cloud 9 November 2016 Microchip Technology launched MPLAB Xpress, a cloud-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the company proclaimed as the easiest way to get started with PIC microcontrollers (MCUs), with zero ...
Updates to PCB design and data management software 9 November 2016, EDA Technologies In the midst of record user growth, Altium has announced the upcoming release of new PCB design and data management technologies in Altium Designer 17 and Altium Vault 3.0. These new technologies will ...
Silicon Labs enhances MCU and wireless design software 9 November 2016, NuVision Electronics Silicon Labs released a major update of its award-winning Simplicity Studio software development tools. The new release represents a significant redesign of the software infrastructure, making the tools ...
Environmental sensor kits 9 November 2016, NuVision Electronics ams introduced two new evaluation kits intended for designers who wish to integrate a compact, low-power indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring circuit into portable devices such as smartphones, wearables, ...
Development platform for wearable sensing 9 November 2016, CST Electronics Designers of health, wellness and high-end fitness applications can quickly and easily validate next-generation solutions with the ultra-small hSensor platform from Maxim Integrated Products.
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Free IDE for STM32 microcontrollers 5 October 2016, Altron Arrow Supporting the full range of STMicroelectronics’ STM32 microcontrollers and associated boards, the System Workbench toolchain SW4STM32 is a free multi-OS software development environment based on Eclipse.
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ARM tools for IoT development 5 October 2016, NuVision Electronics IAR Systems has expanded its wide range of supported microcontrollers (MCUs) in the complete development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM.
The updated support includes several MCUs based on ARM ...
