STMicroelectronics and Fieldscale have joined forces to simplify development of touch-enabled user interfaces for smart devices containing ST’s STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs). Touch-sensitive controls are convenient and attractive for end users, and can enhance product reliability, ingress protection, and cost-effectiveness. On the other hand, development can be challenging. Using a conventional iterative design approach, optimizing to […]
Development Kits
Dev kit accelerates high-performance SoC development
Synopsys announced availability of the DesignWare ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit to accelerate software development for the ARC HS4x/4xD family of high-performance processor IP. The ARC HS4x/4xD Development Kit is a ready-to-use software development platform with support for the Linux kernel and access to the embARC open-source software packages on the embARC website, enabling designers to start software […]
Rugged ECU dev kit features SoC processor, configurable SerDes interface
D3 Engineering, a Texas Instruments platinum design partner, announced their DesignCore RVP-TDA4Vx Development Kit with rugged ECU. The DesignCore® RVP-TDA4Vx Rugged ECU accelerates ADAS and autonomous system product design through production. The production-intent kit features TI’s TDA4VM SoC processor and configurable SerDes interface. The RVP-TDA4Vx Development Kit will be available in 1Q2020. Automotive applications include […]
Ultra-low power voice codec works with Raspberry Pi boards
CML Microcircuits announces the EV6550DHAT, a Raspberry Pi Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) compatible evaluation and development board that makes the features and benefits of its CMX655D ultra-low power voice codec available to hobbyists, developers and product manufacturers. The hugely popular Raspberry Pi single board computer is widely recognized by makers, enthusiasts and professional developers […]
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 […]
Dev kit helps integrate sensors onto robotic platforms
TDK Corporation announces RoboKit, a new development kit that enables seamless integration of solutions from TDK’s portfolio designed for the robotics market. RoboKit integrates key TDK offerings such as InvenSense ICM-42688-P 6-axis IMU, InvenSense ICP-10111 capacitive barometric pressure sensor, InvenSense ICS-43434 multi-mode digital microphone, Chirp CH-101 and CH-201 ultrasonic ToF sensors, and Micronas motor controller, angle sensor, and position sensors. […]
Developer kit hosts complete AI software stack
OKdo, part of Electrocomponents plc, announced today its continued intention to supercharge its growth by adding the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit to its range. The Jetson Nano Developer Kit comes with out-of-the-box support for full desktop Linux, compatible with many peripherals and accessories, ready-to-use projects and tutorials to help makers get started. The Jetson […]
Development platform handles 4D mmWave imaging and sensing apps
Mini-Circuits has expanded its collaboration with 4D radar imaging pioneer, Vayyar to offer researchers in the Radio Frequency /microwave industry and academia a ready-to-use, 4D millimeter wave (mmWave) imaging and sensing application development platform. The VTRIG-74 is a mmWave imaging and sensing development kit powered by Vayyar’s high-resolution integrated RF transceiver technology and radar IP. This kit […]
Development platform brings signoff closure to digital chip designs
Synopsys announced the Synopsys PrimeECO design closure solution, the industry’s first signoff-driven solution that achieves signoff closure with zero iterations. Signoff closure has emerged as one of the top challenges in digital design implementation, consuming up to 50 percent of the design schedule, mainly driven by rapidly increasing signoff scenarios and physical complexity at advanced […]
Development kit speeds embedded AI, vision computing tasks
Stepping into AI generation, all industries are trying to intellectualize their application into AI applications. But it always costs money and time to do so. GPGPU and edge AI computing platform provider Aetina Corporation announced its new MXM development kits. These development tools including an MXM motherboard and an MXM to PCIe carrier that can […]