Micros

Renesas develop its third-generation 32-bit RX CPU core, the RXv3. The RXv3 CPU core will be employed in Renesas’ new RX microcontroller families that begin rolling out at the end of 2018. The new MCUs are designed to address the real-time performance and enhanced stability required by motor control and industrial applications in next-generation smart factory, smart home and smart infrastructure equipment.

Fujitsu is expanding its product portfolio of Bluetooth Low Energy enabled ultra-low power product portfolio with newly released Apollo3 Blue device from Ambiq Micro. Apollo3 Blue Wireless SoC with integrated Bluetooth low energy comes with updated peripherals, additional memory, an advanced DMA engine & TurboSPOT. This new product extends the capabilities of Ambiq Micros Apollo Blue family of products and is available now for battery-powered and energy harvesting IoT, hearable, wearable and voice-activated edge devices.

Texas Instruments release the first multiprotocol gigabit time-sensitive networking enabled processor family. The new, highly integrated Sitara AM6x processor family provides industrial-grade reliability, with quad and dual Arm Cortex-A53 core variants built to meet the rapidly evolving needs of Industry 4.0 in factory automation, motor drives and grid infrastructure.

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, now available from Premier Farnell, delivers the latest features and capabilities to a more compact form factor and lower price point. Like the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ it boasts a 64-bit quad core Broadcom BCM2837 processor running at 1.4 GHz, adding significant performance enhancements over the previous model.

  The new microcontroller (MCUs) STM32L0x0 Value Line from STMicroelectronics present an additional, low-cost entry point to the STM32L0 series, delivering ultra-low-power technology and efficient 32-bit performance with the Arm Cortex-M0+ core for designers facing tight cost, size, or power constraints.

PSoC 6 microcontrollers from Cypress Semiconductor are in stock at RS Components. Ideal for secure and battery-powered IoT devices, the MCU family targets deployment in a wide range of IoT applications, including the industrial IoT, smart home equipment, home appliances and portable medical devices.

With its latest high performance, multi-core, multi-interface automotive microcontroller, STMicroelectronics is making connected cars safer, more flexible and future proof. As critical vehicle powertrain, body, chassis, and infotainment features increasingly become defined by software, securely delivering updates such as fixes and option packs Over The Air (OTA) enhances cost efficiency and customer convenience.

The CC1312R device from Texas Instruments is a Sub-1 GHz wireless MCU targeting Wireless M-Bus, IEEE 802.15.4g, IPv6-enabled smart objects (6LoWPAN), Zigbee, KNX RF, Wi-SUN, and proprietary systems. It is a member of the CC26xx and CC13xx family of cost-effective, ultra-low power, 2.4-GHz and Sub-1 GHz RF devices. 

  The Piccolo TMS320F28004x (F28004x) from Texas Instruments is a powerful 32-bit floating-point microcontroller unit (MCU) that lets designers incorporate crucial control peripherals, differentiated analog, and nonvolatile memory on a single device.

  From Texas Instruments, the TMS320F28335, TMS320F28334, TMS320F28333, TMS320F28332, TMS320F28235, TMS320F28234, and TMS320F28232 devices, members of the TMS320C28x/Delfino DSC/MCU generation, are highly integrated, high-performance solutions for demanding control applications.