Learn how to create a new project and design an lembedded multi-channel LED lighting system in seconds with Renesas lighting microcontrollers using Applilet EZ, a specialised LED lighting design tool from Renesas Electronics.

MSC Gleichmann has become the first distributor in Europe to offer a series of video tutorials that show how Renesas’ Applilet EZ tool and an LED lighting development board from the microcontroller (MCU) maker can simplify solid state lighting system design, cutting both costs and time-to-market. Applilet EZ is a software tool that generates device driver code to initialise and use on-chip peripherals integrated into Renesas’ family o...

MSC Vertriebs has today revealed support for the new low-power AMD G-T16R with AMD Radeon HD6250 Accelerated Processing Unit for cost-sensitive applications on its Qseven module MSC Q7-A50M. Samples of the MSC Q7-A50M are available featuring the AMD G-T16R (single core, 615MHz), G-T40E (dual core, 1GHz) and G-T40R (single core, 1GHz).

A series of free webinars co-hosted by MSC Gleichmann UK and Renesas Electronics will provide engineers with a grounding in the use of the latest digital control techniques in LED-based lighting products.

MSC now offers the PS9924 and PS9905 optocouplers from Renesas Electronics. The two new devices are housed in a novel 8-pin Long Shrink Dual In-line Package (LSDIP) and feature an extra-long creepage distance of 14.5 mm minimum and an isolation voltage of 7500 Vrms.

Now available from MSC Gleichmann UK, the RL78/I1A LED lighting demonstration kit allows system designers to develop and evaluate digital lighting control applications via their PC. The kit combines a fully-featured evaluation board for the RL78/I1A microcontroller (MCU) from Renesas Electronics, supported with a comprehensive and easy-to-use GUI-based development tool called Applilet EZ.

MSC Vertriebs GmbH presents the first COM Express modules based on the 3rd generation Intel Core processor family (formerly codenamed ‘Ivy Bridge’). The 3rd generation Intel Core processor family utilizes Intel’s advanced 22nm process technology with three-dimensional transistors for higher performance at lower power.

MSC Vertriebs GmbH presents the second generation Qseven reference platform MSC Q7-MB-RP2 for the test and qualification of innovative Qseven modules. The new platform is ready-to-use to confirm the modules’ compatibility to the latest version (1.20) of the Qseven specification.

MSC now offers a new line of LC filters from Precision Devices Inc. (PDI) that meets the highest quality standards. The initial standard products available are band pass, low pass, high pass and notch LC filters with a 10% bandwidth in the frequency range of 5 MHz to 100 MHz. These LC filters are ideally suited for radio, navigation and communication applications.

MSC Vertriebs GmbH presents its latest Qseven module based on the AMD Embedded G-Series of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). The compact module complies with the latest Qseven specification rev. 1.2 and measures 70 x 70mm.

With the compact MSC Q7-TI8168 module the MSC Vertriebs GmbH expands its offering of ARM based embedded boards in compliance with the Qseven standard 1.20. The powerful platform integrates the Integra C6A8168 processor from Texas Instruments (TI) with an ARM® Cortex-A8 core with up to 3000 DMIPS and a digital signal processor (DSP). The 10 GMACS / 7,2 GFLPOS DSP @1.25 GHz C674x supports 32/64-bit single/double precision floating point.

The MSC Vertriebs GmbH has expanded its powerful MSC CXB-6S COM Express module family based on second generation Intel Core processors with two cost-efficient Intel Celeron CPU variants. The new boards almost reach the pricing level of Intel Atom and ARM based solutions.

MSC Vertriebs GmbH has announced the availability of the latest member of its nanoRISC family of embedded processor modules. The NANORISC-S3C2416 is equipped with the Samsung ARM9 S3C2416 processor clocked at 400MHz and can hold up to 128 Mbytes of DDR2 DRAM and up to 1 Gbyte of NAND Flash. A microSD card holder on the module enables the addition of Flash memory cards. The nanoRISC interface standard provides for all popular embedded I/O signa...

MSC Vertriebs GmbH is announcing the availability of the second processor module from its range of nanoRISC embedded modules for high-performance 32-bit microprocessors. Based on the Samsung S5PV210, an ARM Cortex-A8 processor clocked at 800MHz or 1GHz, the module carries up to 1GB DDR2 SDRAM and 4GB NAND Flash memory. The nanoRISC processor modules are 50 x 70 mm in size and cover all important interfaces for embedded applications: LAN, CAN as w...

MSC now offers the SH726A SuperH 32-bit microcontroller from Renesas Electronics. The SH726A, which is available in a 120-pin Quad Flat Package with a package size of only 14 mm x 14 mm, enables a significant reduction in system costs

MSC Vertriebs GmbH has opened a sales office in San Francisco, USA to expand its market presence. The main focus is on embedded computer technologies with emphasis on innovative COM Express and Qseven modules. MSC undertook this step to open an office in the USA in order to be closer to the customers and offer them the best possible support because in the past, a great deal of interest from the USA was seen through the web presence of MSC produ...

The new high-end MSC CXB-6S COM Express™ module family and the powerful MSC Q7-TCTC-FD Qseven® modules from MSC Vertriebs GmbH offer the American Megatrends Inc. Aptio UEFI boot solution. UEFI based on Intel®'s Extensible Firmware Interface is supported by a broad company group and displaces the popular BIOS. New Linux and Windows® 7 (64-Bit) versions already support the UEFI boot process.

MSC now offers four new cost-effective ARM Cortex-M0 based 32-bit microcontrollers from Samsung Semiconductor. These MCUs are ideally suited for industrial and building automation applications that are sensitive to price. The S3FN429 MCU is provided in a 44-pin QFP package and has 32 KBytes of flash, 2 KBytes RAM, 3-phase motor controller, pulse position decoder, comparators, operational amplifier and 12-bit AD converters. This device is ideally ...

Significantly improved jitter performance and excellent frequency stability.

MSC now offers Lattice Diamond 1.3 design software. Up to 15 percent higher speeds with the same design can be achieved with release 1.3 of the Lattice Diamond design software, which is specifically optimized to enhance support for Lattice’s low power MachXO2 devices.