Design
Development solution provides support for IoT device platform
Designed in collaboration with ARM mbed, Freescale Semiconductor’s popular FRDM-K64F board is available now with comprehensive support for ARM mbed IoT Device Platform technologies, including ARM’s new mbed OS operating system. Recognised earlier this year as one of the industry’s first development boards to fully support mbed, Freescale’s FRDM-K64F board enables end-to-end mbed solutions and works with a full complement o...
Networks made more secure with software for Atmel Cortex-M7-based MCUs
HCC Embedded has extended its range of reliable storage and networking software to the Atmel | SMART SAMV70/V71, S70 and E70 range of ARM Cortex M7-based processors for automotive and industrial IoT applications. Atmel developers can now choose software designed using functional safety processes to ensure security and flash file systems are operating correctly. HCC’s development process uses a framework that ensures complete target independ...
Enhanced security package for DesignWare ARC EM processors
Synopsys has announced availability of the Enhanced Security Package, a new licensable option for DesignWare ARC EM Processors. This ARC EM option enables designers to create an isolated, secure environment that protects their systems and software from evolving security threats such as IP theft and remote attacks. The Enhanced Security Package integrates Synopsys SecureShield technology, which provides support for separating secure and non-secure...
Simulation models freely available as pre-built binaries
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced the availability of the Vista virtual platforms for the Arria 10 SoC FPGA. The Vista virtual platforms are fully functional simulation models of processor subsystems and peripherals offered as freely downloadable pre-built binaries. These accelerate embedded software development across the entire product life cycle for significant time-to-market and product development cost savings.
Starter kit enables state machine-based development
IAR Systems has launched a starter kit for the state machine toolset IAR visualSTATE. The complete starter kit is targeted for developers interested in exploring state machine-based embedded development and includes evaluation versions of IAR visualSTATE as well as the embedded development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench. The kit features an evaluation board based on a STM32F429 device from STMicroelectronics and an I-jet Lite debug probe. To ge...
Design software enhances next-gen programmable logic device productivity
Signaling a new era in design productivity for next-gen programmable logic devices, Altera has released Quartus Prime. The software environment builds upon the company’s Quartus II software, incorporating the productivity-centric Spectra-Q engine. The Quartus Prime design software is optimised to enhance the FPGA/SoC FPGA design process by reducing design iterations, delivering the industry’s fastest compile times, and accelerating si...
Cloud suite SaaS tools simplify entire IoT lifecycle
Wind River has significantly expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a comprehensive cloud suite, Wind River Helix Cloud, and free cloud-connected multi-architecture operating systems, Wind River Rocket and Wind River Pulsar Linux. With these products, Wind River not only grows its presence in the cloud, but further extends its well-established OS footprint at the edge beyond devices and gateways, to MCUs.
FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 MCUs now available on microchipDIRECT
Percepio AB has announced that FreeRTOS+Trace targeting Microchip’s PIC32 MCUs and MPLAB X IDE is now available on microchipDIRECT. microchipDIRECT is the direct source of products from Microchip Technology. It offers the largest inventory of Microchip's products and development tools as well as many trusted third-party tools like Percepio’s FreeRTOS+Trace for PIC32 MCUs.
Solve development tasks effectively with SimulationX 3.7
ITI begins with the introduction of version 3.7 of its internationally acclaimed simulation software SimulationX. The release comes with enhanced functionalities and an unmatched usability for an efficient, intuitive design experience. 12 brand new libraries as well as 350 new and improved models for simulations of batteries and ship systems, for instance, extend the software’s range of applications also for design engineers. This version s...
Latest factory intelligence on display at productronica
Cogiscan has announced that it will introduce the new version of Factory Intelligence at productronica. The new release includes significant changes in terms of functionality and user experience. It will be demonstrated on the Juki booth A3-141 and is said to be a simple add-on to the Juki total line TTC software solution which is also developed by Cogiscan.