Software

Distributor RS has added a circuit simulator to its DesignSpark tools. The browser-based tool is rebadged PartQuest Explore from Siemens. “In partnership with Siemen’s PartQuest Explore team, all DesignSpark members, regardless of their subscription option, will have access to the DesignSpark Circuit Simulator tool,” according to RS. It “provides an environment for design, modelling, simulating and analying electronic and mechatronic ...

STMicroelectronics has released software to make its STM32G0 32bit Cortex-M0+ microcontroller into a UCSI ‘platform policy manager’ (PPM) to manage USB Type-C connectors – in particular for its STM32MP135F-DK development board. UCSI is the USB Type-C connector system software interface, controlled by a specification from the USB Implementers Forum. The software, ‘X-CUBE-UCSI expansion package’, consists of libraries, drivers, sources, APIs ...

Segger has added a way to prevent stack overflows to its Embedded Studio for Arm IDE (integrated development environment). It can be switched on in the compiler without any change to application code. Limitations are that it is currently available for Thumb-2 architecture cores such as Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7, Cortex-A9, and Cortex-A15. On ARMv7M architectures, it is ready to use with a ...

With Beta 3, Google has reached “Platform Stability” for its forthcoming release of the Android 14 mobile operating system. The Beta 3 contains accessibility features such as non-linear font scaling, privacy upgrades (partial photos/videos access), new animation support in gesture navigation, and to “further align” with the OpenJDK 17 LTS release. Also, in terms of security changes, apps targeting Android ...

Tektronix has created a automated double-pulse test set-up for GaN and SiC power supply designs, that also works with silicon mosfets and IGBTs. Called ‘WBG-DPT Solution’, it is a combination of test gear from its existing equipment portfolio, and software for that test gear, which makes measurements to JEDEC and IEC standards where applicable. “With the ability to run on ...

Segger has added an Arm64 instruction set simulator to its latest version of its Embedded Studio integrated development environment. This follows the recently added compiler, linker, and runtime support for Arm64, which made it possible to generate and debug Arm64 programs. “Due to its complexity, Arm64 was the first architecture we ever introduced that did not have a simulator from ...

Segger has added support for 64bit ARMv8-A (AArch64) cores to its Embedded Studio IDE (integrated development environment), now covering Cortex-A53, Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A72, for example. “We see a migration to 64bit cores, even for a typical embedded application, simply because many modern SoCs and FPGAs use them,” said Segger MD Ivo Geilenbruegge. Embedded Studio includes tools and features for professional ...

Programmierbare Logik & Systeme (PLS) is attempting to ease tracing during debug with software that automates trace set-up. ‘SimplyTrace’ is an extension included in its ‘UDE’ (universal debug engine) tool’s 2023 release, and initially works with Infineon’s Aurix family, Arm Cortex MCUs with CoreSight debug and trace, and PowerArchitecture devices with Nexus Class 3 trace support. “For efficient use of ...

USB instrument maker Pico Technology has re-written the host software for its head-less vector network analysers to run on PCs, Macs and Linux computers, and Raspberry Pi. Dubbed ‘PicoVNA 5’, and replacing the Windows-only PC-only ‘PicoVNA 3’ software, it “will run at speed on Linux, Windows and macOS, and PCs, Macs, and embedded systems, including Raspberry Pi 3”, according to ...

The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The event will be held in Munich (14 and 15 November, followed by a SystemC Evolution day on 16 November). This year, the event will include a research track and authors from universities and research institutes are invited to contribute research papers for consideration. ...