Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced a new series within its PIC32MX1/2 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family that features a large 256 KB Flash configuration and 16 KB of RAM in small-footprint packages. These latest additions to this popular MCU family provide flexibility to low-cost applications that need complex […]
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SATA SSD targets high security apps
Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced an ANSI/VITA 42.3-2014-compliant PCI Express interface XMC form factor serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) solid state drive (SSD) for industrial and defense applications where ultimate security for data-at-rest is required. As part of Microsemi’s TRRUST-Stor® best-in-class self-encrypting drive (SED) technology […]
Low-power MCUs carry 256 KB Flash applications, products, 64-bit
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) PIC® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. Features of the new PIC24F “GB4” family include an integrated hardware crypto engine with both OTP and Key RAM options for secure key storage, up to 256 KB of Flash memory and […]
Spread Spectrum Clocks
Digital clocks are everywhere. In fact there are too many clocks around. If you do a quick sweep with a spectrum analyzer, then as well as the frequencies you might expect to see – local TV and radio stations, cellphones and WiFi signals – you will find all sorts of other spurious signals from the […]
Top 10 microcontroller threads on EDAboard.com – July
STM32, Free RTOS and LwIP – ping issues – I have been trying hard to get my FreeRTOS v7.3.0 system working together with lwIP v1.4.1 and I have sucessfully managed to get connection and DHCP. But when I try to use sockets it only works sometimes. I have been trying almost everything from changing the Heap Size, […]
MCU families with core-independent peripherals
The expanded family of PIC MCUs from Microchip offers Core-Independent Peripherals (CIPs) for use in broad range of applications, due to the growing number of these intelligent, interconnected CIPs that combine to perform functions autonomously, without the core. Because these functions are deterministically and reliability performed in hardware instead of software, CIPs increase system performance over typical 8-bit […]
Engineers start at API level with IoT development platform
Embedded systems development for the Internet of Things (IoT) holds the promise for differentiated and innovative products. Giving the embedded systems designer a head start by providing a ready-made platform from which to begin their work will be key to accelerating new product development. Renesas Electronics now offers their Synergy Platform to do just that. Designed to […]
timer 0 and PIC16F628A
by Jon Wilder The on-chip timer on PICs is confusing to some. But, not to worry…it’s probably one of the simplest on-chip peripherals to use on a PIC. In this article, we’ll use the PIC16F628A as our example of why that’s true. Timer 0 (TMR0) is one of three timers available on the 16F628A that is running […]
IXYS Announces Digital Inrush Current Controller Reference Design
IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), a manufacturer of power semiconductors and ICs for energy efficiency, power management, medical, transportation and consumer applications, announced the release of a reference design that makes use of Zilog’s 8-bit Z8F3281 microcontroller – Digital Inrush Current Controller. With efficiency as high as 99.5 percent and the input operating voltages ranging from […]
Digital signal controllers address power supply challenges
The 14-member dsPIC33EP “GS” family of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) from Microchip Technologies delivers the performance needed to implement more sophisticated non-linear, predictive and adaptive control algorithms at higher switching frequencies. These advanced algorithms enable power supply designs that are more energy efficient and have better power supply specifications. Higher switching frequencies enable the development […]