Silicon Labs delivers ultra-low-power, long-range wireless connectivity to battery-powered IoT devices with a new LTE-M expansion kit featuring Digi International’s Digi XBee3 pre-certified cellular modem. The LTE-M expansion kit works with Silicon Labs’ EFM32 Giant Gecko 11 starter kit and simplifies and accelerates the development of gateways and end devices that operate in deep-sleep mode and require extended battery […]
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Image gallery: Technology on display at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles USA 2018
TU_Automotive put on its ADAS technology event in Detroit Oct. 16 and 17, featuring presentations from firms such as Toyota, Volvo, Ford, Lear Corp., Harman, Mitsubishi Electric, GM Ventures, Navigant Research, and start-up companies CalmCar, Seeva Technologies and AlphaCs Corp. Here are a few of the more intriguing displays we perused during the event. NEXT […]
32-bit microcontroller family now supports Amazon FreeRTOS
Infineon Technologies AG now allows for easy and secured use of new generation sensors featuring new AI functionalities running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help facilitate connections required for cloud services and artificial intelligence, in particular. Also to that end, the company is releasing a connected development board with WiFI and EtherCAT connectivity for industrial […]
Single Board Computer incorporates Trusted Platform Module 2.0 technology and USB 3.1
WinSystems has introduced its next-generation computing platform in the Nano-ITX form factor. The ITX-N-3900 provides a complete system that can be readily expanded and configured for diverse applications requiring an extended product life and high reliability under extreme operating temperatures. The 4.27 inch (120 mm) square footprint features an onboard Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0-compliant […]
MEMS 32.768 kHz resonator billed as world’s smallest
Murata has a tiny 32.768 kHz MEMS resonator (the WMRAG series), which is expected to make a significant contribution to reducing the size and power consumption of IoT devices and wearable devices. Demand is growing for compact electronic components that consume less electrical power for use in digital devices for IoT and wearable applications where […]
MCU provides secure partition management and WiFI connectivity to support Arm IoT platform
Cypress Semiconductor Corp has expanded its collaboration with Arm to enable secure, easy-to-use management of Internet of Things edge nodes based on Cypress’ leading compute and connectivity hardware. The solution integrates the Arm Pelion IoT Platform with Cypress’ ultra-low power, dual-core PSoC 6 microcontrollers and CYW4343W Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo radios for robust wireless connectivity. PSoC 6 provides Arm […]
Authenticator IC provides defense against counterfeiting, unauthorized usage and use of substandard sensor clones
Embedded systems designers can now easily and cost-effectively integrate the industry’s most advanced crypto-strong authentication into their designs with the DS28E50 DeepCover secure hash algorithm 3 (SHA3-256) authenticator IC from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The SHA3-256 provides the latest technology for challenge-and-response authentication, providing the strongest defense against counterfeiting, unauthorized usage and other application problems in a […]
Development tools speed connected car cloud service applications linked to AWS
To spur the development of cloud-linked services utilizing vehicle data, Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the availability of its Connected Car Software Development Tools. Using the new tools, developers working with the R-Car system-on-chip (SoC) family can create applications, such as predictive safety infotainment applications that link dynamic data from the vehicle and the cloud in […]
Design environment kickstarts HMI, camera- and GUI-based applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced a new design environment for its powerful RZ/A1 microprocessors (MPUs) to simplify and accelerate the development of rich human-machine interface- (HMI) and camera- and GUI-based applications, such as industrial equipment, building controls, home automation, medical devices, white goods, and video surveillance and video/fingerprint-based access control. Featuring the new RZ/A1 Software Package, the integrated […]
Automotive display SoC capabilities extended to address security
To address the increasing demand for large-scale digital instrument clusters among all class of vehicles, Renesas Electronics Corporation extends the scalable range of the R-Car family of system-on-chip (SoC) devices with the introduction of the R-Car E3 to realize high-end 3D graphics on the largest class of displays used for automotive instrument clusters – 12.3 […]