Matrix TSL announces new Human Machine Interface software for Arduino, RPi, PIC, and ESP32 targets: API App Developer Flowcode Embedded is a graphical programming tool that has been used for 20 years by engineers to create embedded systems based on popular microcontrollers like PiC, Arduino, and Rpi. Newly released App Developer is a new graphical […]
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3D EM simulation software handles TVS diodes, spark gaps
Remcom announces an update to XFdtd 3D EM Simulation Software, with transient EM/circuit co-simulation for electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing and support for transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes and spark gaps. XFdtd contains a number of features for simulating the ESD testing process, allowing engineers to pinpoint components susceptible to ESD damage and optimize ESD mitigation prior […]
Beat Ultra-Wideband development tools interoperate with U1 chips in iPhone and Apple Watch
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced that it now offers beta Ultra-Wideband (UWB) development tools from its NXP Trimension portfolio that interoperate with the U1 chip in supported Apple products. The beta development tools will allow developers to kick-start the design of innovative applications that interact with UWB enabled Apple products including iPhone and Apple Watch*, […]
Starter set helps accelerate AI vision applications
Congatec extends its i.MX 8 ecosystem with a new starter set for AI accelerated intelligent embedded vision applications. Based on a SMARC Computer-on-Module with i.MX 8M Plus processor, the starter set’s sweet spot is the utilization of the new processor integrated NXP Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Delivering up to 2.3 TOPS of performance for deep learning-based artificial intelligence, it can run inference […]
Compiler supports multi-threading acceleration for CPUs with multiple physical cores
CacheQ Systems, Inc. announced support for multi-threading acceleration for CPUs with multiple physical cores through its new compiler, offering software developers the ability to “write once, accelerate anywhere.” A feature of the CacheQ Compiler Collection, the compiler eliminates manual code rewriting and the use of threading libraries or complex parallel execution APIs such as OpenMP […]
API unites network applications into one module
AXIS Takyon is an open application programming interface (API) library providing peer-to-peer data communication between multiple entities in a heterogenous computer system. It supports code development efficiency by unifying all network applications under a single API compared to the multi-API solutions most often used today. This both maximizes hardware availability in the system and reduces […]
Book review: Measuring History, the NI story
Get the early history of National Instruments (NI) with emphasis on GPIB and LabVIEW, and how the founders created a winning culture.
Development platform delivers smartphone-like UX on low-power hardware
Crank Software continues to innovate with the launch of Storyboard 7.0, a development platform built to deliver smartphone-like user experiences (UX) on low-power, tightly-resourced hardware. With increasing consumer expectations and the number of IoT-connected devices projected to increase to 43 billion worldwide by 2023, Storyboard’s new Rapid Design Import and Iteration Technology meet the needs […]
Software helps HRoT apps comply with NIST platform firmware resiliency guidelines
As the next step in its ongoing mission to deliver secure, cyber-resilient system control solutions, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the latest version of its solutions stack for secure system control, Lattice Sentry 2.0. The solutions stack enables next-generation hardware Root-of-Trust (HRoT) solutions compliant with NIST Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) Guidelines and supporting 384-bit encryption. This new […]
Development system includes debug-through-sleep, breakpoint in flash capabilities
Green Hills Software announced new capabilities that increase the productivity of software developers creating safety-sensitive automotive software when they use the MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) and Green Hills Probe for the Infineon TRAVEO II processor. These new features enable software teams at automotive manufacturers and their global Tier 1 suppliers to reduce the time-to-production while increasing […]