Design
Toolset develops performance for AURIX technology
Bringing a wealth of improvements and new features to maximise development performance for TriCore/AURIX-based applications is the new TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore release 6.1, which has been announced by Altium. The TASKINGtoolset is a complete Eclipse-based embedded development toolchain with integrated compiler, multi-core linker, debugger and safety checker for optimising every bit of Infineon’s powerful microcontroller.
Time-tracking wasting your time?
Introduced on Kickstarter, ZEI° is the 8-sided device which makes time tracking simple and elegant. No more minutes wasted writing how many minutes it takes to write the minutes.
Better design of large-scale microparticle arrays
Researchers from MIT and the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a technique using porous microwells that pushes the precision and scalability of LSMAs to a new extreme. This new method, described in the Sept. 5 issue of Nature Materials, uses fluid flow to guide tens of thousands of microparticles at once, pushing them into microwells as the fluid moves through small open pores at the bottom of the porous well arrays.
Reference design addresses IIoT security issues
The MAXREFDES143 embedded security reference design from Maxim Integrated is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The reference design addresses the many issues related to system security in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) installations, providing protection against counterfeit sensor data, guaranteeing its authenticity and integrity along the entire data chain, from transducer to the cloud.
ECUs miniaturised for deployment in extreme environments
The AEC-Q100 Grade-0 op amps and comparators in the space-saving MiniSO8 package, giving automotive designers twice the freedom to miniaturise ECUs deployed in the most extreme temperature environments and safety-critical systems has been introduced by STMicroelectronics.
IoT ready switch design kit enables 3D printing
The EnOcean Switch Design Kit, developed in collaboration with element14 and 3YOURMIND, the online portal for accessing professional 3D print services is now available at element14. The kit allows users to create a customisable switch, based on design data provided by EnOcean. It is an out-of-the-box, IoT ready kit that is flexible and cost effective.
Fan motor drivers simplify appliance design
ON Semiconductor has announced three new devices for driving 3- phase BLDC motors via 180 degree sinusoidal waveforms. Designed for use in cooling fans of household appliances such as refrigerators, as well as games consoles and computing equipment, the LV8811, LV8813, and LV8814 have voltage ranges of 3.6 V to 16 V, 6 to 16 V, and 3.6 to 16 V respectively. These highly integrated, software-less motor drivers simplify motor control circuit design...
Tensilica Xtensa LX7 processor architecture
Cadence Design Systems announced general availability of the 12th gen Tensilica Xtensa base processor architecture. The Xtensa LX7 architecture makes new technologies available for customisation by Xtensa customers and increases floating-point choices from 2 to 64 FLOPS/cycle, meeting the growing need for precision and portability in today’s demanding DSP (digital signal processing) applications.
Bolt connects devices wirelessly
A wireless access point, ‘The Anybus Wireless Bolt’ has been introduced by HMS Industrial Networks, designed to be mounted on a machine or cabinet to give it wireless access via WLAN, Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low Energy. This access makes it possible to do configuration via a regular tablet or smartphone or connect to a cloud service, realising Industrial IoT.
Inline 125 gets new facelift
Changing the way in which companies use presentation screen technology, Austria’s AV Stumpfl has redesigned the internal drive mechanism of their 125 roll-up screens. The design will be applied to all future Inline 125 products as of October 2016.