Huawei has announced the industry’s highest-performance Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)-based CPU. Called Kunpeng 920, the new CPU is designed to boost the development of computing in big data, distributed storage, and ARM native application scenarios. Huawei will join with industry players to advance the ARM industry and foster an open, collaborative, and win-win ecosystem. Kunpeng […]
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Hybrid DSP/controller architecture offers high-level programming for IoT devices
CEVA, Inc. announced today CEVA-BX, its new all-purpose, hybrid DSP / Controller architecture to address new algorithms of digital signal processing in voice, video, communication, sensing and digital signal control applications. Offering general purpose DSP capabilities required for motor control and electrification, the CEVA-BX architecture extends CEVA’s market reach into the burgeoning automotive and industrial […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in December on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Serial driver at the speed 9600 for Arduino Uno – I am using one Arduino Uno (Atmega 328p) to send serial data and […]
Image sensor enables high-quality video for smart phones
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the , a new video-centric, 2.9-micron 1080p image sensor designed for smartphones. Built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus pixel technology, the OV02K allows the secondary camera in multi-camera configurations to capture high-quality videos, even in very low ambient light conditions. According to TSR, the number of smartphones with two or three rear cameras will […]
Programmable Logic Controllers, Part 1: Basics and background
The programmable logic control (PLC) is the controller for many industrial processes; it is tightly focused and optimized for the task due to its rugged electrical, software, mechanical, and thermal design. For engineers and system designers whose design-related work and personal life is focused on smartphones, desktop and laptop personal computers (PC), servers, the cloud, […]
Advanced AI features added to STM32 processor software tools
STMicroelectronics has extended the associated STM32CubeMX ecosystem for product developers, adding advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) features. AI uses trained artificial neural networks to classify data signals from motion and vibration sensors, environmental sensors, microphones and image sensors, more quickly and efficiently than conventional handcrafted signal processing. With STM32Cube.AI, developers can now convert pre-trained neural networks into C-code that calls functions […]
Image sensor for smartphone cameras provides 13-MP in optical format
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OV16A, an affordable 16-megapixel image sensor that enables smartphone cameras to capture higher quality photos. This versatile image sensor, built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus 1.0 micron advanced pixel architecture, enables better autofocus for mainstream smartphones. Yole Developpement predicts that, on average, there will be three cameras per smartphone by 2022. […]
Image sensor provides 16-MP upgrade for rear/front smartphone cameras
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OV13B image sensor—the latest addition to the company’s 13-Megapixel (MP) sensor family in a 1/3-inch optical format and featuring OmniVision’s 1.12-micron PureCel Plus pixel technology. This sensor is specifically designed for the enormous mainstream and entry-level smartphone markets, providing a compelling solution for rear- or front-facing cameras. “The market for […]
Image sensor monitors vehicular drivers/passengers in low light levels
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OV9284, a 1-megapixel global shutter image sensor. This latest addition to OmniVision’s automotive portfolio is ideal for in-cabin camera modules in passenger vehicles, where driver state monitoring (DSM) and passenger-monitoring cameras need to be extremely small and unobtrusive, while complying with stringent safety regulations. The global automotive image sensor market is poised […]
Real-time vs. a standard operating system & How to choose an RTOS
Most MCUs do not have operating systems. In the “olden days,” most embedded systems had MCUs that ran a program repeatedly and did not have much if any, human interference. However, the line between MCUs and processors is blurring. MCUs have General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) which are often attached to one or several sensors as […]