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. Open Source/Open Hardware MCU board with Eagle/Gerbers available? – I am looking for open source/open hardware projects that have Eagle source files […]
Top microcontroller stories of 2017
Here are the microcontroller features that got the most interest from readers in 2017. What is an open drain? Open-collector and -drain devices sink current when controlled to one state and have no current flow (i.e., output a high impedance state) in the other state. It is fairly common to use open-drains (open-collectors) together […]
Prrogramming tool for STM32 MCU on-chip Flash/RAM or external memories
STMicroelectronics’ STM32CubeProgrammer (STM32CUBEPROG) software tool delivers device-programming and firmware upgrade for STM32microcontrollers in a unified, multi-platform, and user-configurable environment. Ready to run on Windows, Linux, or MacOS operating systems, the STM32CubeProgrammer can program the STM32 microcontroller’s on-chip Flash/RAM or external memories using various file formats. Further capabilities include whole-memory or sector erase and programming microcontroller option bytes. Users can […]
Newark element14 to stock Delkin Devices industrial flash storage devices
Delkin Devices, a leading USA manufacturer of industrial flash storage solutions for embedded, industrial applications has partnered with Newark element14, the Development Distributor and high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design. With Delkin Devices added to the lineup of global franchised suppliers at Newark element14, customers get access to market leading […]
Single-chip balun for sub-1 GHz radio
STMicroelectronics has introduced a matched balun for its S2-LP 868-927MHz low-power radio transceiver to help engineers save board space and minimize RF-circuit design challenges in size- and cost-conscious products like IoT sensors, smart meters, alarms, remotes, building automation, and industrial controls. The 3.26mm2 BALF-SPI2-01D3 integrates all the impedance-matching and filtering components needed to connect an antenna […]
Rad hard performance at economical price from Microchip’s eight-bit MCU
Developing radiation-hardened systems for space applications has a history of long lead times and high costs to achieve the highest level of reliability for multi-year missions in a harsh environment. Today, NewSpace and other critical aerospace applications require faster development and reduced costs. To meet these needs, a new microcontroller (MCU) that combines specified radiation […]
Energy processor gets better control of SoC turn-on, frequency-related tasks
Sonics, Inc. upgraded its ICE-P3 Energy Processing Unit (EPU), the flagship member of the ICE-Grain Family of EPU products, to add a new programmable Sequencer. The Sequencer enables designers of power-sensitive chips like systems-on-chip (SoC) and microcontrollers (MCU) to significantly improve control over both on-chip and external voltage and frequency resources to minimize energy consumption. The Sequencer combines the flexibility […]
Smartphone biosensor tracks heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen sat, and more
MediaTek Inc. today unveiled MediaTek Sensio, the first 6-in-1 smartphone biosensor module. MediaTek Sensio is a powerful advanced health monitoring solution which makes it easy to track heart rate information, blood pressure trends, peripheral oxygen saturation levels and more. Available as an embedded module in smartphones, MediaTek Sensio makes it possible for consumers to quickly check and […]
Instruction set simulator (ISS) for Mi-V RISC-V soft CPUs
Microsemi Corporation and Imperas Software Ltd. announced the Extendable Platform Kit for Microsemi Mi-V RISC-V soft central processing units (CPUs). The collaboration delivers the first commercially available instruction set simulator (ISS) for Microsemi’s Mi-V ecosystem, a program designed to increase adoption of Microsemi’s RISC-V soft CPU product family utilizing RISC-V open instruction set architectures (ISAs). “Building out the Mi-V RISC-V ecosystem with the Imperas […]
PocketBeagle: Smaller than a Raspberry Pi
It’s here and ready for the Holidays. The new BeagleBoard.org PocketBeagle is fun sized: smaller than Raspberry Pi, fits in an a small mint tin and the perfect size for a stocking. PocketBeagle features an incredible low cost, slick design, and simple usage, making PocketBeagle the ideal development board for beginners and professionals alike. Who is using […]