Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the expansion of its MTCH10x mTouch® sensing portfolio with the turnkey MTCH102-5-8 capacitive touch controllers. In a hardware-only configuration, these 2, 5 and 8-channel controllers replace mechanical buttons with a simple digital output, making it easy to add proximity and […]
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SoC for Enterprise Printer/MFP, 3D printing tasks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) — a worldwide leader in providing complete silicon solutions from mobile communications to storage, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment, in-home content delivery and Kinoma® software enabling the “Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle”– today announced the industry’s most advanced printer system-on-chip (SoC), the […]
USB controller converts GigE
data to USB 3.0 data
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced a new high-throughput, low-power SuperSpeed USB controller that converts Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) data to USB 3.0 data. The EZ-USB® GX3™ controller targets slimmer laptop designs that include an ultra-thin USB Type-C port and no bulky Ethernet port. GX3 provides comprehensive driver […]
USB 3.0 Camera Reference Design Kit
Sports 13-Mpixel resolution
SAN JOSE, Calif. and TOKYO, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) and THine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange/JASDAQ: 6769) today introduced the industry’s fastest* USB 3.0 camera reference design kit with 13-megapixel resolution at 21 frames per second. The new Ascella design kit is based on Cypress’s EZ-USB® CX3™ USB 3.0 […]
This week’s top microcontroller threads on EDABoard.com
Connecting 80 inputs to a microcontroller – I want to check inputs from optocouplers. How can I multiplex the inputs to a microcontroller? I prefer to use the8051, PIC16f877a, or ATMega. Read more. MCP3428 interfacing – I am using the MCP3428 diferential ADC with a single shot conversion and interface through I2C to my microcontroller. It’s […]
Top microcontroller threads this week on EDAboard.com
How to design a CAN BUS network from scratch – This is a step-by-step design that demonstrates how to connect several nodes to one another through the aid of a CAN bus network. The purpose of this design to overcome the limit of the classical RS232 interface. Read more. Problems with RF communications between PIC – I […]
Top microcontroller threads this week on EDAboard.com
Accessing all bits in the ADRESH register – I am using an ADC and want to the display the results on RB0 to RB5 and RA2 to RA3. How can I get every bit in the ADRESH register and then assign them to every port? Read more. USB audio controller for audio rates up to […]
Top microcontroller threads this week on EDAboard.com
Intelligent battery charger circuit – I would like to build a module of battery charging circuit, better can use microcontroller to monitor the status. Is there any recommendations on those battery charging ICs to achieve the task? Read more. Erasing the programming of a locked, 8-bit MCU – Is it possible to reset or do something with […]
MSP430 MCUs with EnergyTrace++ technology
Texas Instruments today announced its comprehensive ultra-low power FRAM microcontroller (MCU) platform with all the necessary hardware and software tools, and support for developers to reduce energy budgets, minimize product size and enable a battery-free world. TI’s new MSP430FR59x/69x FRAM MCU families with EnergyTrace++™ real-time power profiler and debugger range from 32 to 128 KB […]
Microchip Expands XLP Low-Power PIC Microcontroller Portfolio
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced from the Sensors Expo in Rosemont, IL the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) with the PIC24F “GB2” family. This new family features an integrated hardware crypto engine, a Random Number Generator (RNG) and One-Time-Programmable (OTP) key storage […]
