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Kit eliminates costly resolver-to-digital conversion
Texas Instruments introduces its first programmable microcontroller solution to handle resolver-to-digital decoding. The C2000 MCU Resolver Kit shows designers how to implement resolver-to-digital conversion using software on programmable C2000 MCUs, saving system cost and space in a variety of industrial applications, including robotics, servo drives, automation, avionics and transportation.
IDE tools target next-generation Kinetis microcontrollers
IAR Systems’ high performance toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM has been selected by Freescale as a featured integrated development environment for the next generation of Kinetis microcontrollers (MCUs). IAR Systems and Freescale share an effective history, providing designers with the tools to simplify development and to harness the advantages of the Kinetis MCU portfolio.
FRAM-based MCUs optimise board space and save power
Expanding the availability of tiny package sizes to several additional families of ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollers, Texas Instruments enables developers to save valuable board space. The ultra-low power FRAM-based MSP430FR5738 and Flash-based MSP430F51x2 MCUs are now available in wafer-level chip scale packages (WLCSP) as small as 2.0x2.2x0.3mm.
Cost-effective 8-bit PIC MCUs operate from just 35µA
Featuring a rich set of intelligent analogue and core independent peripherals, the PIC16(L)F170X and PIC16(L)F171X family of 8-bit microcontrollers have been introduced by Microchip Technology. These general-purpose MCUs are suited for applications including: consumer home appliances, power tools and electric razors; portable medical products including blood-pressure meters, blood-glucose meters and pedometers; LED lighting; battery charging; pow...
Rochester re-introduces Intel’s MQ87C196KD-16/B CHMOS microcontroller
Rochester Electronics is a fully-authorised continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 family of microcontrollers. The MQ87C196KD-16/B is a high-performance microcontroller with On-chip EPROM that delivers 16 and 20MHz operation. Originally introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 family, these devices are most commonly used in motor control, modem, printer and pattern recognition applications within embedded systems.
Rochester re-introduces Intel’s MQ80C196KB CHMOS MCU
Rochester Electronics is a fully-authorised continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 family of microcontrollers, which was introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 Family, and is most commonly used in motor control, modem, printer and pattern recognition applications within embedded systems.
Connectivity features in Cortex A-5 evaluation kit
Farnell element14 and Atmel have launched the SAMA5D3 Xplained evaluation kit, a low-cost fast prototyping and evaluation platform for microprocessor-based design. The board, which is based on Atmel’s SAMA5D3 ARM Cortex-A5 processor-based MPU, comes with a rich set of ready-to-use connectivity and storage peripherals, along with Arduino shield-compatible expansion headers for easy customisation.
400Mhz, 32-bit processor targets new applications
Intel’s Quark X1000 System on a Chip (SOC) is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The 32-bit processor is the first in a new line of Intel processors designed for new applications ranging from Internet‑of‑Things (IoT) to wearables, transportation, energy and industrial control. The processor can run at 400MHz and are designed specifically for high performance, low power applications.
48MIPS microcontroller for industrial control applications
The company's second application oriented controller device, FTDI Chip has announced the FT51 8-bit microcontroller. Incorporating one of the highest performance 8051 compatible processor cores on the market, the MCU features a 48MHz operating clock speed and a 48MIPS processing capacity (1clock cycle per instruction).
Development kit for XMC1000 microcontrollers
Providing developers with a free-to-use professional tool suite for the Infineon XMC1000 microcontroller series, Arm has revealed that Infineon has licensed the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK) Silicon Vendor Edition. Based on Keil MDK Version 5, the MDK for Infineon XMC1000 includes the genuine ARM C/C++ Compiler, the CMSIS-RTOS RTX Kernel and the µVision IDE/Debugger.