The CCE4503 is a new IO-Link IC that connects the smallest and most price-sensitive IO-Link Device sensors and actuators. The CCE4503 is the first IO-Link IC to be launched by Dialog Semiconductor following its acquisition of Creative Chips in November 2019 and complements the company’s well-established family of IO-Link Device and Master ICs. IO-Link is […]
Industrial
Bluetooth 5.1 module boosts range in harsh industrial environments
Laird Connectivity has announced the new BL653 embedded Bluetooth 5.1 module series which enables industrial OEMs to implement longer range BLE applications in the harshest industrial operating environments. The BL653 is a complete multi-protocol embedded wireless offering with exceptional processing capability, Bluetooth 5.1 direction finding with angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD), […]
Software framework for STM32 MCUs streamlinines UI development for appliances, home automation, controls, medical devices
STMicroelectronics has added new features to the TouchGFX software framework for STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs), streamlining creation of attention-grabbing user interfaces for domestic appliances, home automation, industrial controls, medical devices, and wearables. The latest version introduces TouchGFX Generator to make setting up a project and configuring related peripherals easier than ever. This plugin to the STM32CubeMX initialization tool generates a […]
Embedded basics Part 1: IEC 61508 functional safety for MCUs
Functional safety is becoming one of the most important features in embedded systems, especially in the automotive and industrial markets, where safety and reliability are critical design attributes. It encompasses the development of a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) according to IEC 61508 functional safety standard for the general industry and an Automotive Safety Integrity Level […]
Desktop Development Kit enables textures/haptic effects defined by software
Tanvas, Inc. announces the general availability of the TanvasTouch Desktop Development Kit. TanvasTouch surface haptics enable textures and haptic effects to be defined by software and felt with the swipe of a finger on touch-enabled surfaces. The TanvasTouch Desktop Development Kit includes everything you need to create software-defined textures and haptic effects that can be […]
Fault-tolerant inertial measurement unit targets industrial apps
TDK Corporation launches a new high performance and fault-tolerant InvenSense inertial measurement unit (IMU) family targeted at industrial applications. The new products, IIM-46234 and IIM-46230, include multiple 6-axis sensors, each of which can measure three dimensions of linear acceleration and three dimensions of rotational rate. With its ability to take precise measurements in harsh environments characterized by […]
Low-power Arduino boards handle industrial temperature ranges
At CES 2020 Arduino announced the low-power new Arduino Portenta Family. Designed for demanding industrial applications, AI edge processing and robotics, it features a new standard for open high-density interconnect to support advanced peripherals. The first member of the family is the Arduino Portenta H7 module – a dual-core Arm Cortex-M7 and Cortex-M4 running at […]
Economical SPI EERAM spans 64 Kb to 1 Mb capacity
From smart meters to manufacturing lines, applications that require repetitive task data logging must be able to automatically restore content if power is disrupted during processing. Current low density (64 Kb to 1Mb) nonvolatile serial RAM (NVRAM) solutions used for these datalogs are typically the highest price-per-bit memory in the resulting end products. Microchip Technology […]
EtherNet/IP spec now includes NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics
ODVA announced today that it has published enhancements to The EtherNet/IP Specification, which outline integration of NAMUR NE 107 diagnostics for process automation into CIP architectures. The addition of this capability provides industry-standard diagnostic information for process users while leveraging the benefits of industrial Ethernet. “The integration of NE 107 diagnostics is another step in fulfilling ODVA’s […]
Type 10 carrier card hosts four mPCIe I/O modules
Acromag broadens their family of rugged AcroPack mini-PCIe I/O module carrier cards with the new Model ACEX4041, which hosts a COM Express Type 10 processor module. The Mini-ITX form factor board interfaces four plug-in AcroPack I/O modules to an Intel Atom E3950 (Apollo Lake) CPU module with provisions for both M.2 and SATA SSD data storage and a […]