LSR, a Laird business and a global leader in certified modules and design services for wireless product development, is introducing two new solutions that help companies design and certify wirelessly-connected products quickly and successfully. Practical applications might include security and building automation, making enterprise or personal devices “wireless” to connect to the internet, medical devices, […]
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ARMv8-A support enables Nucleus RTOS to leverage processing benefits of 64-bit SoCs
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS) support for the 64-bit ARMv8-A architecture. This architecture support enables the Nucleus RTOS to leverage the benefits of 64-bit processing for a full range of 64-bit SoCs. The Nucleus RTOS also enables the ARMv8-A aarch32 (32-bit) execution mode that allows users to run legacy 32-bit code on […]
What do you look for in MCUs, by application, across various vertical markets?
Embedded engineers design and develop electronics hardware and software for many different market segments, often called “vertical markets.” Major vertical markets include automotive, medical, industrial, military/aerospace, and consumer electronics. Of these major markets, some commonly desired attributes of electronics emerge. Automotive requirements include small size, low weight, low cost, power efficient, reliable electronics with ratings […]
Real-time processor delivers the robust performance needed for next-gen autonomous sytems
ARM has launched a new real-time processor with advanced safety features for autonomous vehicles and medical and industrial robots. The ARM Cortex-R52 was designed to address functional safety in systems that must comply with ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL 3, the most stringent safety standards in the automotive and industrial markets. The Cortex-R52 […]
USBXpress controller simplifies USB connectivity for embedded designs
Silicon Labs has added a smaller, lower-power member to its family of USBXpress™ bridge devices, providing a simpler, faster way to add Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectivity to new and legacy embedded designs. Silicon Labs’ new CP2102N USB controller eliminates complex, time-consuming firmware development and provides advanced functionality in QFN packages as small as 3 […]
FPGA card supports camera/image processing development efforts
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of a new imaging/video solution for the development of low power and reliable video processing applications. The new platform is comprised of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) mezzanine card (FMC), a comprehensive intellectual property (IP) suite and […]
Rugged flash drive available in new sizes
Fischer Connectors, a worldwide manufacturer in push-pull circular connectors and cable assembly solutions, launched the USB 3.0 version of its ultra-portable, miniature, lightweight and extremely tough Fischer Rugged Flash Drive. This memory stick has been specially designed for the safe transportation and storage of sensitive data in harsh environments. The USB 3.0 Fischer Rugged Flash Drive is […]
Dual-band Wi-Fi chip consumes little power
Qualcomm announced at COMPUTEX 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, is extending its flagship QCA401x connectivity solutions with a new product. The new QCA4012 chip brings dual band Wi-Fi, enhanced security, low power and a small size at a price point that best supports the development of connected devices. Qualcomm Technologies also announced the expansion […]
Customizable, end-to-end solution for rapid IoT build-out
Mentor Graphics Corporation now offers the embedded industry’s first customizable edge-to-cloud IoT solution comprised of an IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK), a cloud backend, and runtime solutions on which to build a wide array of IoT edge devices. It enables the most demanding IoT requirements with support from 8-bit microcontrollers to the latest 64-bit microprocessors, […]
Nucleus RTOS aims to wear IoT well
As an established real time operating system shipped in over three billion devices powered by hundreds of different types of MPUs and MCUs, it is unsurprising that Mentor Graphics’ Nucleus embedded RTOS is ready to fall lockstep into the Internet of Things. New SoC architectures designed for IoT require operating systems such as Nucleus optimized for size and performance. What’s […]
