microcontroller
|
Infineon and Flex launch Zone Controller Development Kit for software-defined vehicles at CES 2026 Munich, Germany – 02 January 2026 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Flex take the next step in their collaboration to accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). At CES 2026, they will launch a Zone Controller Development Kit—a modular design for Zone Control Units (ZCU) engineered to fast track the development of SDV-ready E/E architectures. The new… |
|
Self-Hosting Mini C Compiler for ESP32 The xcc700 is a very small, lightweight C compiler designed specifically for the ESP32 microcontroller. It is like a mini version of GCC or clang, but this system has some limitations. Instead of generating Windows .exe files, it produces ELF binaries for the Xtensa CPU, which is the processor architecture used in ESP32. Because it is so small, the compiler itself can run on the ESP32 and… |
|
DigiKey Now Offering Arduino UNO Q DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, announces the just-released Arduino ® UNO Q is available for preorder through the DigiKey website. The cutting-edge new generation of development boards combines a powerful microprocessor with graphic acceleration and a dedicated microcontroller for streamlined product development. Whether you need a… |
|
Arduino Launches Its First Ever SBC - The UNO Q Powered by Qualcomm Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of Arduino marks a turning point in the maker and embedded space. As announced on October 7, 2025, Qualcomm will acquire Arduino while preserving its brand, tools, and commitment to open-source development. In parallel with the acquisition news, Arduino and Qualcomm jointly unveiled the Arduino UNO Q, a hybrid single-board system combining Linux-capable compute… |
|
REF67004 is ROHM's New Power Supply Design that Combines Analog and Digital Control Traditional analog power supplies struggle to keep up with today’s performance and control accuracy requirements, which have gotten way stricter. Even though digital power supplies work better, they’re just too expensive and use too much power for smaller industrial applications. This makes their use limited. To counter this, ROHM has just announced a new reference design for power supply… |
|
How to build a Wearable Air Quality Monitor Pendant using STM32 & SGP40 Sensor Indoor and outdoor air pollution significantly impacts human health, causing respiratory issues and reducing life expectancy. Personal air quality monitoring has become essential for protecting ourselves from harmful airborne contaminants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, and toxic gases. This DIY wearable air quality monitor pendant… |
|
A Robot That Picks Locks Using Physics, Not Sight In an ambitious experiment, a creator built a robotic lockpicker that can identify internal lock pins without a camera. It relies on force sensing and Hooke’s Law. This improves on previous versions of the project that took a brute-force approach, which cost up to a week trying every possible pin combination. The new version uses RC servo motors for quicker movement and mounts… |
|
ADI and Antmicro’s AutoML for Embedded Builds AI Models for Edge Hardware AutoML for Embedded, developed by Analog Devices (ADI) and Antmicro, is available now to help developers easily build, optimize, and deploy AI models on constrained edge hardware. The tool is built into Visual Studio Code as a plugin. It’s part of the Kenning framework. Whether you're working with ADI’s MAX78002 or MAX32690 AI MCUs, or simulating your project using Renode and the Zephyr RTOS,… |
|
CARA: A Rope-Driven Quadruped Robot Without Gears or Pulleys Over the past year, Aaed Musa built a robot dog called CARA, short for "Capstans Are Really Awesome". The design does not involve gears or pulleys like traditional ones. CARA uses something called capstan drives that move joints using ropes wrapped around rotating drums. This system has numerous advantages, such as zero backlash, high torque transparency, low inertia, low noise, and low cost… |
|
Mind Link: A DIY Brain-Computer Interface Built from Scratch Creator, AstroSam, built a functional prototype of a brain-computer interface (BCI), called Mind Link. It reads brain signals from a simulated 32-electrode array and sends them to a computer to visualize right away and possibly process later. The build combines custom PCBs, firmware, and magnetic connectors. The project is open-source and documented from scratch. The system consists of… |
|
Renesas Launches RA2T1 MCUs for Single-Motor Applications Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched a new group of microcontrollers (MCUs) named RA2T1, tailored for systems that control a single motor. The group is based on the Arm Cortex-M23 processor, running at 64 MHz, and is meant for devices like fans, power tools, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, printers, and hair dryers. They have a 3-channel sample and hold (S&H) function to measure… |
|
Zoborg: Cyborg Darkling Beetles with Elytra and Pronotum Implants Researchers, with support from The University of Queensland and other institutions, developed Zoborg, a living darkling beetle that was turned into a cyborg using an electronic wireless backpack mounted on its body. The backpack is tiny (15.8 mm x 5.8 mm, weighing 160 mg) and includes an ATtiny85V microcontroller and an infrared receiver. Electrodes are implanted in the elytra (hard covers on… |
