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IAR Embedded Workbench supports MSP432 MCUs from TI
IAR Systems has announced early support for the ARM Cortex-M4F-based MSP432 MCUs from Texas Instruments. The support is available in the industry’s leading development toolchain, IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM, which enables developers to take full advantage of the ultra-low-power features of MSP432 MCUs, as proven in recent ULPBench scores.
The industry’s lowest power ARM Cortex-M based MCUs
The industry’s lowest power ARM Cortex-M based MCUs, which consume 35µA/MHz in active mode and 200nA in sleep mode, are being sampled by Atmel. The SAM L21 MCUs , which expand the company’s SMART 32-bit ARM-based MCU portfolio, reduce the number of times batteries need to be changed in devices such as fire alarms, healthcare, medical, wearable, and devices placed in rural, agriculture, offshore and other remote areas.
X2 for XMOS
In a significant performance upgrade to its multicore MCU platform technology, XMOS has announced it can now support a Gigabit Ethernet MAC in firmware. It will be accessible through its latest generation of devices; the xCORE-200 family.
"Fast time-to-market" - inspiring or meaningless?
Is the phrase "Fast time-to-market" on the side of an MCU starter-kit confidence-inspiring, or virtually meaningless now there is so much more to think about? By Steve Norman, Core Marketing Manager, Industrial and Communications Business Group, Renesas Electronics Europe.
Embedded Workbench now supports Renesas RX71M MCUs
IAR Systems has released version 2.70 of its development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RX family of MCUs. This latest version adds updated device support and example projects for the latest Renesas devices, as well as new features including position-independent code and data. The support includes the new Renesas RX71M group with advanced security features for the industrial IoT.
Why the microWatt/MHz MCU is the low-energy king
In the world of the low-energy application, the microWatt/MHz MCU is king. By Philip Ling, Editor, ES Design magazine.
Low power MCUs form core of solution kit
The Detect it! solution kit from Renesas Electronics Europe, based on the new RL78/I1D microcontroller group, is designed for detector applications and provides ready to use demonstrators for the most typical detectors used in security and fire protection systems. The Detect it! solution kit is available at distributor Rutronik.
VDK speeds software development for Freescale S32V200 MCUs
Synopsys has announced the availability of its VDK for Freescale's S32V200 family of MCUs. The VDK uses the S32V234 virtual prototype as an embedded target for early and more efficient software development, integration and test of ADAS.
Smartphone-programmable MCU offers low-power connection
Punch Through Design has released support for Node-RED to connect the LightBlue Bean MCU to the Internet. Node-RED is an easy-to-use visual programming software that runs on Mac and Linux computers, including the Raspberry Pi. With Node-RED’s help, Bean capabilities expand to support IoT development, allowing Beans to interact with other Beans or hardware and interface with Twitter, Facebook and email as well as make and receive H...
MCU & sensor technologies enable smart audio device
STMicroelectronics has announced that it has contributed to the development of the Prizm smart audio device, which automatically plays songs based on the number of people in the room, their music tastes and habits, and even the time of day and ambient noise levels. ST’s MCU and sensor technologies enable Prizm’s smart audio and touch interactions.