The appeal of more connected devices is not lost on the bad actors look to exploit firmware vulnerabilities – more connected devices mean more entries of attack. Cyber resilient control functions as a way of protecting firmware must be the first line of defense as traditional cybersecurity measures struggle to keep up with the increasing […]
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QR codes speed addition of devices to LoRaWAN networks
The LoRa Alliance introduced its LoRaWAN Device Identification QR Codes for Automated Onboarding that simplifies and accelerates LoRaWAN network management. These new QR codes carry all the required identification information to add devices to a network. The new QR codes enable zero-touch onboarding by facilitating network acceptance of LoRaWAN devices via automated information exchange. Now, QR codes […]
NB-IoT/LTE-M SiP, SoC module supports low-power, complex IoT connectivity
Leading global technology solutions provider Avnet expanded its product line for rapid Internet of Things (IoT) development with the launch of the AVT9152 module, designed for a range of embedded applications requiring cellular connectivity yet demanding low power consumption and minimal component size. This addition to the Avnet ecosystem uses leading technology from Nordic Semiconductor to […]
SSDs with 3D NAND flash memory support serial ATA
TDK Corporation announces a new generation of flash storage products with five series, available December 2020, optimized for industrial, medical, art grid, transportation, and security applications. All five series use GBDriver GS2, TDK’s proprietary NAND flash memory control IC, which supports serial ATA. As 3D flash memory technology advances, flash storage solutions with capacities over […]
RISC-V for ultra-low power processing and AI on the edge
RISC-V is an exciting and rapidly-emerging technology. RISC-V is software; it is an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) based on established reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. So far, this FAQ series has looked at how “RISC-V is growing and offers stability, scalability, and security,” the “Growing availability of tools reducing the risk of […]
MCUs feature cap-touch sensing, low power consumption for HMI-based IoT apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA2 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA2L1 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 66 MCUs. The general-purpose RA2L1 MCUs use the Arm Cortex-M23 core operating up to 48 MHz. The RA2L1 MCUs are supported by the easy-to-use Flexible Software Package (FSP) and Renesas’ partner ecosystem, […]
Automotive 6-Axis motion tracker handles telematics, vision system apps
TDK Corporation announces worldwide availability of the InvenSense IAM-20680HP high-performance automotive monolithic 6-axis MotionTracking sensor platform for non-safety relevant automotive applications, which includes the IAM-20680HP IMU MEMS sensor and the DK-20680HP developer kit. InvenSense’s IAM-20680HP combines a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer in a thin 3 x 3 x 0.75mm (16-pin LGA) package and […]
Protocol exerciser handles PCIe 5.0 traffic validation
Viavi Solutions Inc. introduced the Xgig Protocol Exerciser for the 5P16 Platform for protocol traffic validation and performance evaluation. Together with the recently introduced Xgig 5P16 Analyzer — the first 16-lane protocol analysis system for PCIe 5.0 — the VIAVI Xgig Protocol Exerciser enables powerful real-time emulation, manipulation, and analysis of PCIe 5.0 data traffic at all layers of the stack. The VIAVI Xgig […]
RISC-V for artificial intelligence machine learning and embedded systems
Several RISC-V development efforts are targeting applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and other high-performance embedded applications. The previous two FAQs in this series considered the capabilities of RISC-V and the near-term risks associated with the technology, and the growing availability of tools that are helping to reduce the […]
Teardown: The new Roku Ultra
Roku bills its new Ultra device as its fastest and most powerful player ever. Its features include 50% more range for its wireless capabilities, support for Dolby Vision (an HDR standard), Dolby Atmos (a surround-sound format), and Bluetooth, a fast channel launch, a lost remote finder capability, voice-remote controls and personal shortcut buttons, and the […]