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32-bit Arm Cortex M4 Microcontrollers with integrated Bluetooth 5.0 for Secured IoT Devices Renesas introduced the RA4W1 microcontroller (MCU) with an integrated Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy radio, which includes a 48 MHz, 32-bit ArmCortex M4 core and Bluetooth 5.0 core delivered in a 56-pin QFN package. The RA4W1 MCU allows the designers to develop safe and secured IoT endpoint devices for Industry 4.0, building automation, metering, healthcare, consumer wearable… |
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New AVR DA Microcontrollers for Real-time Control, Connectivity, and HMI Applications Microchip announced the new AVR DA family of microcontrollers (MCUs), its first Functional Safety Ready AVR MCU family with Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC). The Functional safety ready designation is applied to devices that incorporate the latest safety features and are supported by safety manuals, Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA… |
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Arduino FreeRTOS Tutorial 3- Using Semaphore and Mutex in FreeRTOS with Arduino In previous tutorials, we have covered the basics of FreeRTOS with Arduino and the Queue kernel object in FreeRTOS Arduino. Now, in this third FreeRTOS tutorial, we will learn more about FreeRTOS and its advance APIs, which can make you understand the multi-tasking platform more deeply. Semaphore and Mutex (Mutual Exclusion) are the kernel objects… |
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32-bit Microcontrollers from Renesas for Real-Time Performance in Industrial Applications Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced the two new group of 32-bit microcontrollers, namely the RX72N Group and RX66N Group, these MCUs combines equipment control and networking function on a single chip. With the RXv3 CPU core, the RX72N operates at a maximum frequency of 240MHz with two Ethernet channels, and the RX66N operates at a maximum frequency of 120 MHz… |
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Arduino FreeRTOS Tutorial 2- Using Queues in Arduino FreeRTOS In the previous tutorial, we introduced FreeRTOS in Arduino Uno and created a task for the blinking LED. Now, in this tutorial, we will dive more into advance concepts of RTOS APIs and learn about communication between different tasks. Here we also learn about Queue to transfer data from one task to another and demonstrate the working of queue APIs by interfacing 16x2 LCD… |
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Arduino FreeRTOS Tutorial 1 - Creating a FreeRTOS task to Blink LED in Arduino Uno The OS present inside the embedded devices is called an RTOS (Real-Time Operating System). In embedded devices, real-time tasks are critical where timing plays a very important role. Real-time tasks are Time Deterministic means the response time to any event is always constant so that it can be guaranteed that any particular event will occur at a fixed time. RTOS is designed… |
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STM32L4x5 – New Ultra Low Power Microcontrollers for Industrial, Medical and Smart Home Applications STMicroelectronics has introduced new STM32L4P5 and STM32L4Q5 Microcontrollers (MCU) that bring the performance of the Arm Cortex-M4 core to cost-sensitive and power-conscious smart connected devices, including utility meters, industrial and medical sensors, fitness trackers, and smart-home products. The STM32L4+ MCUs delivers the most economic performance in Compact… |
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Maxim Introduces Microcontroller with ChipDNA PUF Key Protection Technology for Financial and Government-grade Security Maxim Integrated introduces the MAX32520 ChipDNA secure Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller, the first secure microcontroller with built-in physically unclonable function (PUF) technology for financial- and government-grade security. Maxim’s PUF technology allows for multiple layers of protection to provide the most advanced key-protection technology in a cost-effective… |
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New Family of PIC18 Microcontrollers with Easy to Use Development Tools for Real-Time Control and Connected Applications Microchip has introduced the next generation PIC18-Q43 family of PIC Microcontrollers that helps developers in offloading many software tasks to the hardware in order to reduce time to market. The Family has a combination of peripherals that provides greater versatility and simplicity to the users while creating custom hardware-based functions with easy to use development… |
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Compact Single Board Computer with Intel SoC for Embedded AI and Edge Computing AAEON has announced the PICO-WHU4, a compact board built on the PICO-ITX form factor and powered by 8th generation Intel core processors. The PICO-WHU4 is a powerful and compact solution designed for a wide range of embedded artificial intelligence and edge computing applications. The Board was built to offer high-performance computing in a compact PICO-ITX form factor by… |
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Arm Announces new Machine Learning Processor and Neural Processing Unit for AI in IoT End Devices Arm has introduced significant additions to its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, including machine learning (ML) IP, the Arm Cortex-M55 processor, and Arm Ethos- U55 NPU. These new devices are designed to deliver a combined 480x uplift in ML performance, the new IP and supporting unified toolchain allows the AI hardware and software developers to implement innovative… |
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Space-Qualified COTS-Based Radiation-Tolerant Ethernet Transceiver and Embedded Microcontroller
Ethernet is becoming more common in spacecraft to enable hardwired communication speed, support higher data rates, and facilitate interoperability between satellites and other spacecraft. As Ethernet in space applications continues to expand, Microchip announced the space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a Commercial Off-the-… |
