A new successor to the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C or I2C) bus communication interface is under development, hosted by the Sensor Working Group at the MIPI Alliance. The Improved Inter-Integrated Circuit, I3C, (pronounced “Eye-three-See”) is backward compatible with I2C but will be better suited for handling an abundance of sensors. The I3C specification was released in […]
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Ethernet MCUs simplify industrial gateway to the cloud with one platform
As more nodes connect to the Internet, developers are looking are looking to differentiate their products, adding more unique features. But the problem remains — how do you add more nodes and scale without further straining the network? With more nodes, you need more interfaces to the gateway to talk to these nodes. A typical MCU provides […]
Dedicated stepper-motor driver IC provides 256-microstep resolution
Sophisticated, space-saving advanced laboratory-automation systems are helping medical centers cut clinical costs and accelerate turnaround times – to provide high-quality care for more patients – while industrial robotics including 3D printing have greatly enhanced accuracy and throughput in recent years. 3D printers can produce parts with complex shapes, quickly and accurately, and are becoming more […]
Single-chip application processor integrates safety functions for IEC 61508 compliance
Xilinx, Inc. announced a single-chip Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC functional safety solution to help customers shorten time to IEC 61508 compliance and certification across many industrial applications like IIoT Edge Controllers, Motor Drives, Intelligent IOs, Smart Sensors, Gateways, Industrial Transport, and Electrical Grids. The solution includes a hardware design based on a single-chip SIL 3 […]
Chipset supports GSM/GPRS and NB-IoT networks with ARM V7 MCU
MediaTek has announced its newest chipset, MT2621, a dual-mode System-on-Chip (SoC) designed for Internet of Things (IoT) applications with both narrow band IoT (NB-IoT) Release 14 (R14) and GSM/GPRS connectivity. The highly power efficient MT2621 chipset brings dual-mode cellular technologies for IoT, and ensures lowest power consumption. It best supports the developments of a broad […]
Support package lets Simulink models run on MCUs
The flexiTARGET Simulink Target Support Package (TSP) allows engineers to target their models for a range of real-time hardware. Users can target Simulink models to their chosen microcontroller. Key benefits of flexiTARGET include support for GCC and other low-cost compilers, and support of any Matlab version including 2016b and beyond. flexiTARGET consists of a number […]
Pint-sized TFT active-matrix Electronic Paper Display modules support high-resolution images
Pervasive Displays (PDi) announces the availability of samples for four new, small size, high resolution, three color, TFT active matrix Electronic Paper Display (EPD) modules with internal timing controllers (iTC). The new additions to the range are the 1.54-inch (E2154FS091), 2.13-inch (E2213FS091), 2.66-inch (E2266FS092), and 2.71-inch (E2271FS091 EPD modules. The displays’ extremely low power consumption, clarity […]
Low-power MPU hits 150 DMIPS for handling consumer fitness, smart medical device apps
The new STM32L4+ devices – a new generation of the STM32L4 series that stretches performance to 150DMIPS (233 ULPMark-CP) at 120MHz – can act as the central controller in a full range of fitness bands, smart watches, small medical equipment, smart meters, smart industrial sensors and more. All these applications require sophisticated functions, instant responses, and minimal downtime for battery […]
Arm-based 10-nm server processors host up to 48 64-bit, single-thread cores
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, Inc. announced commercial shipment of the world’s first and only 10-nanometer server processor series: the Qualcomm Centriq 2400 processor family. The Qualcomm Centriq 2400 processor family is the first high-performance Arm-based processor series designed to offer groundbreaking throughput performance for cloud workloads running in today’s datacenters. Purpose built for cloud, the Qualcomm Centriq […]
Pint-sized 0.9-in. LCD runs from WiFi-enabled ESP8266, targets IoT uses
4D Systems announced the latest addition to the range with its smallest LCD display yet. At 0.9-inch and powered by the popular Wi-Fi enabled ESP8266, it is ideal for miniature IoT projects. The Internet of Displays is the company’s range of miniature feature-rich displays that offer small colour displays with integrated Wi-Fi and a microSD/HDC […]