Adesto Technologies announced the production release of its DataFlash-L AT25PE family of memory devices. The products are designed for highly efficient, low-power industrial and home automation applications. The AT25PE family is derived from the highly successful AT45DB DataFlash product line, and provides designers and engineers with page-write and page-erase capable products in an industry-compatible serial flash […]
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Free Safety-Design package speeds STM32-based IEC 61508 Safety Critical certification
STMicroelectronics new software for its STM32 microcontrollers is designed to help technology brands design safer applications, more quickly and cost-effectively. Created for designers of STM32-based devices in the field of industrial controls, robots, sensors, medical, or transportation, which must be certified up to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 or 3 of the recognized safety standard IEC […]
Why so many bypass capacitors?
A capacitor behaves like an open circuit at DC voltages. (Recall that DC is voltage that operates at a frequency of 0 Hz, which is a flat-line voltage of varying heights or levels). If there’s an AC (varying) component or noise in the signals traveling in the circuit, then as the frequencies of the varying […]
Laird Collaborates with Amazon Web Services on IoT Analytics Service
Laird announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to pair Laird’s simple-to-deploy Internet of Things (IoT) sensor solutions with AWS IoT Analytics. AWS IoT Analytics is a fully-managed service that makes it easy to run sophisticated analytics on massive volumes of IoT data without having to worry about all the cost and complexity typically required […]
Ultra-low-power Sigfox IoT modules provide dual RF connectivity
STMicroelectronics announced the certification of the dual-radio modules that combine Sigfox wireless-network technology with Bluetooth low energy (BLE). Jorjin’s WS211x Sigfox/BLE modules benefit from the market-leading performance and energy efficiency of ST’s BlueNRG-1 BLE System-on-Chip (SoC) and the S2-LP sub-1GHz RF transceiver. These advantages have enabled Jorjin’s modules to deliver cutting-edge connectivity and great battery […]
Three-phase/three-sense BLDC driver boosts runtime from batteries
STMicroelectronics’ STSPIN233 is the industry’s first low-voltage motor driver suitable for both single-shunt and three-shunt brushless-motor driving integrating a 200mΩ 1.3Arms power stage, in a slim and compact 3mm x 3mm package. The STSPIN233 also has the industry’s lowest standby current, at less than 80nA. Moreover, it can be put into standby mode under logic control, making it […]
Automation and robotics contest centers on Arduino platform
Arduino has today launched a global contest that challenges users of its open-source electronics platform to create innovative products that help advance the development of Industry 4.0 automation and robotics applications. The contest is being run in partnership with electronics and automation distributor Distrelec, and is hosted at the Arduino Project Hub. Contestants are required […]
Bluetooth Low Energy processors foster innovations in healthcare
Applications for fitness tracking and remote health monitoring have grown to such an extent that chip makers have developed SoCs optimized for counting heartbeats and calculating glucose levels. Steven Dean, On Semiconductor Smart wearables for mobile health (mHealth) applications are an exciting area. They can monitor vital signs and drug delivery and then send data […]
Software-defined radio powers the IoT
ADCs with SDR help reduce design efforts and let designers focus on implementing more fashionable features. Ryan Liu | Microchip Technology Inc. Software-defined radio (SDR) technology finds its way into everything from multi-carrier multi-standby smartphones to innovative multi-mode mobile internet electronics. When enabled by SDR, a configurable transceiver works flexibly with software-defined carrier frequencies, easing […]
Core independent peripherals have zero dependence on CPUs…really?
The Core Independent Peripheral (CIP) is a term coined by Microchip Technology to describe an unusual control scheme whereby peripherals do not rely upon input from the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Microchip claims that these self-sustaining peripherals free up the CPU, increase power savings, reduce development time and are easily configured with Microchip graphical programming […]