The debugging process remains an important area where many embedded design engineers would like to see improvements. To address these needs and enhance the development experience, Microchip Technology Inc. introduces the MPLAB PICkit 4 In-Circuit Debugger. The low-cost PICkit 4 in-circuit programming and debugging development tool is meant to replace the popular PICkit 3 programmer by offering […]
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Toolkit reference design speeds connection to enterprise clouds
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the new Renesas Synergy Enterprise Cloud Toolbox v1.1 — a software Application Project that together with the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 kit provides a reference design and starting point for users to connect in 10 minutes or less to enterprise clouds such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. The Enterprise Cloud Toolbox saves embedded […]
RZ/N1 evaluation kit targets remote IO, comms, networked drive designs
Ethernet-based industrial network development requires system manufacturers to select external components, contact various software providers to select the proper protocol stack, and set up the development environment. All these steps make it difficult for system manufacturers to quick start Ethernet-based industry network developments, delaying time-to-market of their application. The new RZ/N1L Solution Kit announced by […]
Amazon-qualified AVS dev kit supports stereo acoustic echo cancellation
XMOS Ltd, supplier of advanced embedded voice and audio solutions to the consumer electronics market, today announced its VocalFusion Stereo Dev Kit for Amazon AVS, the first linear mic array solution qualified by Amazon for far-field performance that supports stereo acoustic echo cancellation. This XMOS development kit is designed for developers working in the growing Alexa-enabled […]
IP platform for enhanced mobile broadband
CEVA, Inc. has introduced PentaG, a comprehensive 5G intellectual property (IP) platform for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). Compliant to the 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 and software upgradable for Release-16, PentaG is targeted at smartphones, fixed wireless access and the many other embedded devices that can take advantage of multi-gigabit data rates to enable […]
96Boards-compliant embedded platform targets premium IoT apps
Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., introduced the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820E embedded platform and extended its embedded computing portfolio to support premium tier, cutting-edge applications for the Internet of Things (IoT). The solution showcases how Qualcomm Technologies uses its mobile expertise in both computing and connectivity for commercial IoT products. The Snapdragon […]
Next gen VR reference platform supports smartphones, headsets
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. unveiled a new virtual reality (VR) reference platform based on the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. Debuting at the Snapdragon Tech Summit in December, the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform features a variety of new architectures and subsystems engineered to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences that blur the lines between the physical and virtual […]
STM32 MCU software supports LPWAN protocols
STMicroelectronics has extended its STM32 software ecosystem with a Sigfox package that simplifies development and gives extra flexibility to connect Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices to long-range, low-power wireless networks. The new X-CUBE-SFOX package is ready to use with ST’s B-L072Z-LRWAN1 Discovery Kit, which is already LoRa enabled through I-CUBE-LRWAN embedded software. Developers can now work with either of these […]
Digikey now stocking SparkFun, Cypress PSoC 6 Wireless Sensor Network IoT development platform
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., SparkFun, and Digi-Key, a global electronic components distributor, have collaborated to deliver a joint IoT development platform that allows makers and engineers of all kinds to prototype sensor-to-cloud solutions quickly and easily. To enable even more dynamic IoT development, SparkFun created an add-on shieldthat simplifies system designs with the Cypress PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU), which is purpose-built […]
Website and solutions hub gather hardware & software building blocks for embedded IoT designs
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the newly updated Renesas Synergy Platform website and Solutions Gallery that place the power of the Synergy ecosystem – from software to hardware – into the developers’ hands. The site refresh makes it easier for Renesas Synergy users to take advantage of the entire Synergy ecosystem including LTE cellular, Bluetooth low energy, […]