Programmable power and data acquisition modules 30 September 2024, CST Electronics TapBus programmable power supply, metering and I/O modules include pre-implemented communication interfaces, automatic addressing, encryption, and configurable access control.
Raspberry Pi loses a few pounds 30 September 2024, RS South Africa The new budget-friendly option halves the existing lowest entry point in terms of RAM, while shaving R240 off the selling price locally.
Development board supports Arduino and ST Morpho 30 September 2024, Altron Arrow The Arduino UNO V3 connectivity support and the ST Morpho headers allow the easy expansion of the functionality of the STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialised shields.
New support for Debian OS 30 September 2024 NXP has announced the release of Debian 12 based on Linux kernel 6.6.3, which is now available for select i.MX and Layerscape evaluation kits.
PIC micros with integrated FPGA features 30 September 2024 The new PIC16F131xx microcontrollers from Microchip are ideal for the evolving and miniaturising electronic equipment market, offering efficient power management, and predictable response times for controllers.
Digital signal controller evolution 30 September 2024, Altron Arrow Built around a 32-bit CPU architecture with a 200 MHz operating speed, the dsPIC33A family’s advanced core includes a Double-Precision Floating-Point Unit and DSP instructions for numerically intensive tasks in many closed-loop control algorithms.
Ultra-low power with 32 MHz of performance 30 August 2024, Future Electronics The Renesas RA0E1 delivers up to 32 MHz of CPU performance using an Arm Cortex-M23 core with a wide supply voltage range from 1,6 to 5,5 V.
Precision sensor interface SoC 30 August 2024, Altron Arrow The MAX40109 is a low-power, precision sensor interface SoC that includes a high-precision, programmable analogue frontend, and digital signal processing.
Entry-level MCU with classical peripherals 30 August 2024, EBV Electrolink NXP’s MCX C04x microcontrollers feature an Arm Cortex-M0+ core up to 48 MHz and offer 32 KB Flash, 2 KB SRAM, and 8 KB boot ROM.
High-performance PCIe Gen 5 SSD controller 30 August 2024, RS South Africa Microchip’s latest NVMe controller chip has a sequential read performance of 14 GB/s for use in AI-accelerated servers under demanding workloads.
Low-power MCUs with high-resolution analogue peripherals 31 July 2024, Future Electronics Renesas has introduced the RA2A2 series of microcontrollers to give design engineers a new option when they require high-performance, high-resolution analogue peripherals combined with low power consumption.
Reference design for mobile robotics 31 July 2024, Avnet Silica NavQPlus is a reference design for a mission computer, AKA companion computer, for use in mobile robotics using ROS2 and similar applications such as ground stations and smart cameras.
Evaluation board for automated guided vehicles 31 July 2024, Avnet Silica NXP’s MR-CANHUBK344 is a general-purpose evaluation board targeted for mobile robotics applications such as autonomous mobile robots and automated guided vehicles.
General-purpose evaluation board 28 June 2024, Altron Arrow Based on the 32-bit Arm Cortex-M7 S32K3 MCU in a 172 HDQFP package, the S32K3X4EVB-T172 offers dual cores configured in lockstep mode, ASIL D safety hardware, and HSE security engine.
Arduino’s AKX00051 PLC starter kit 28 June 2024, TRX Electronics The AKX00051 PLC starter kit bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills for industrial automation, and offers a hands-on experience applicable to conveyor belt management, automated anomaly detection, real-time monitoring, and other applications.
4G LTE&GNSS Click board for tracking applications 28 June 2024, Dizzy Enterprises MIKROE has launched its 4G LTE&GNSS Click, a compact add-on board designed for advanced global tracking and telematics applications, enabling developers to build highly efficient and smaller solutions, without compromising performance.
Lunar Lake AI CPU for portable computing 28 June 2024 Intel is hoping that its next generation CPU, recently announced at Computex, will usher in a comeback in AI-infused Copilot+ computers that have lately been overshadowed by Qualcomm’s processors.
Radiation-tolerant microcontroller 28 June 2024, Avnet Silica Microchip has expanded its radiation-tolerant microcontroller portfolio with the 32-bit SAMD21RT Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU, offered in a 64-pin ceramic package, for the aerospace and defence market.