Embedded Systems

Development kits for IoT node designs seem to be everywhere at Embedded World in Nuremberg this week. ON Semiconductor has tackled the problem of designing in the various wireless interfaces by using daughter boards which interface to the Wi-Fi enabled baseboard. In this way it will support a range of IoT wireless interfaces such as: SIGFOX, Thread, EnOcean, Wireless Mbus, Bluetooth Low ...

Green Hills Software has announced at Embedded World in Nuremberg its latest Optimizing C and C++ Compilers for 32-bit and 64-bit embedded processor architectures from ARM, Intel, Renesas, MIPS and Power Architecture. A feature of this release of the complier is support for the C++11 language, updated functional safety certification and NEON autovectorisation. New hardware-specific optimisations include: Automatic or manual vectorization for ARM NEON instructions. NEON technology ...

At Embedded World 2017, we caught up with Jeffrey Fortin, Head of Product Management at Vector Software, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He talks about VectorCAST/Probe and how it provides a simple way to dynamically instrument an application with blocks of code. Thank you to Jeffrey for his time. Read all our Embedded World 2017 coverage ...

At Embedded World 2017, we caught up with Bob Bluhm, vp of value instruments at Rohde & Schwarz, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He talks about how the company is fortifying its commitment to its value instruments range of products by introducing three innovative entry-level test and measurement products. Thank you to Bob for his time. ...

At Embedded World 2017, we caught up with Deepak Boppana, director of product marketing at Lattice Semiconductor, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He talks about power smart connectivity and the use of ECP5, CrossLink, MachXO3, iCE40 UltraPlus, HDMI ASSPs and SiBEAM Snap technology to address the needs of embedded applications. Thank you to Deepak for his ...

Rohde & Schwarz’s latest oscilloscope launch at Embedded World in Nuremberg has 10-bit vertical resolution and a touchscreen. The benefit of the 10-bit analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) front end over the more traditional 8-bit ADC on this class of scope is that it provides 1024 vertical positions, which allow for more precise measurements. Prices start at €1,250 for the 2-channel 70 MHz model. The R&S RTB2000 oscilloscope has 10 Msample acquisition ...

Analog Devices has unveiled a low power microcontroller. Designed for IoT sensor nodes, the power savings come from a “sensorstrobe” technique which allows it to remain in a low power state while data collection is taking place. As a result the MCU achieves a 40μA/MHz active-mode consumption, which drops to 680nA in hibernate mode. The on-chip SRAM and flash memory ...

Microchip’s PIC18F ‘K42’ microcontrollers are available with up to 128kbyte (from 16kbyte) of flash memory in packages from 28-48 pins. Max clock speed is 64Mbit/s and there is up to 1kbyte data EEPROM and 8kbyte of SRAM. The firm has gone big on its ‘core independent peripherals’ (CIP) to allow functions to be implemented in hardware, saving code, validation time, core ...

IAR Systems has updated its ARM development tools to provide support for the C11 and C++14 language standards. The firm’s IDE for ARM includes its C/C++ Compiler and this latest version 8.10 of the development tools adds compliance with the latest C language standard ISO/IEC 9899:2011 as well as the latest C++ standard ISO/IEC 14882:2014. IAR has also improved window management and docking enabling ...

Future Electronics is now selling displays from manufacturer Tianma NLT in Europe and the rest of the EMEA region, following an extension of its franchise agreement. This will allow Future Embedded Solutions to offer a range of displays in sizes ranging from 1-inch to 20-inch, with resolution up to Full HD. Configuration options include optical bonding and touchscreen overlays. The distributor will market the displays ...