Altium launches SolidWorks app 9 October 2013, EDA Technologies Altium has announced the availability of the new SolidWorks modeller for Altium Designer. The new application by ECAD/MCAD collaboration experts Desktop EDA is the result of Altium’s first add-on app ...
RF microcontroller development kit 18 September 2013, RF Design The F143-Mini-DVK is Axsem’s miniaturised development kit for the designer starting out with the AX8052F143, the company’s ultra-low-power SoC RF-microcontroller. The kit consists of a USB debug adaptor ...
FPGA evaluation kit on a stick 18 September 2013, Altron Arrow New from Lattice Semiconductor is the iCEstick evaluation kit, an easy-to-use USB thumb drive form factor development board that allows engineers and system architects to rapidly evaluate and develop ...
Dev kits for 32-bit Gecko MCUs 18 September 2013, NuVision Electronics Silicon Labs has introduced development kits and application software demonstrations for the EFM32 Wonder Gecko microcontroller (MCU) family, which was developed by Energy Micro, recently acquired by ...
Bluetooth Smart development kit for Android apps 4 September 2013 Texas Instruments announced the availability of the Bluetooth Smart SensorTag app for Android following the launch of Android 4.3 ‘Jelly Bean’ native support of Bluetooth Smart Ready. The new app, available ...
JTAG emulator for TI processors 4 September 2013, EBV Electrolink Striking a balance between cost and performance, the XDS200 fits in the overall TI emulator portfolio between the entry-level XDS100 JTAG emulator and the XDS560v2 JTAG emulator with system trace receiver. ...
Software provides access to low-density FPGA solutions 4 September 2013, Altron Arrow With support from Lattice Diamond v2.2 design software, the MachXO2 4000 FPGA is now available in the compact 184-ball csBGA package, which provides up to 150 I/O in an 8 by 8 mm footprint. The low-power, ...
Evaluation board for Freescale MCU 4 September 2013, Electrocomp Express The new Freescale Semiconductor KL02Z Freedom Development Platform is available for evaluation and development of designs based on the Kinetis KL02 microcontroller, which features a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ ...
Evaluation kit for Hercules MCUs 21 August 2013, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments launched a new LaunchPad evaluation platform for its Hercules microcontroller (MCU) family, providing an entry-level option for developers to gain familiarity with the devices and evaluate ...
Virtual lab for audio designs 21 August 2013 STMicroelectronics is putting sophisticated audio design and evaluation capabilities within reach of all engineers using its SoundTerminal audio chips and digital MEMS microphones, by publishing a complete ...
STM32 embedded target for MATLAB and Simulink 7 August 2013 STMicroelectronics has released the STM32 Embedded Target, enabling developers to quickly deploy application models in MATLAB and Simulink to STM32 microcontrollers.
As a first step, it provides the ...
Development board for MEMS sensors 24 July 2013, Electrocomp Express Premier Farnell announced the launch of an exclusive multi-MEMS development board for Freescale Semiconductor’s Xtrinsic sensors, allowing designers to understand and test the latest sensing technologies ...
Smart meter reference platform 24 July 2013, Hi-Q Electronics Renesas Electronics announced the availability of a full reference platform for the RX21A group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) for smart electricity meters with advanced functionality.
The platform ...
Reference library for precision analog designs 24 July 2013 Texas Instruments introduced a precision analog design library that provides comprehensive board-level precision designs to help engineers quickly evaluate and customise their systems while expanding ...
Simulation software targets EMI compliance 10 July 2013, RF Design Agilent Technologies announced the latest release of Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro), its 3D electromagnetic simulation software. EMPro 2013 helps design engineers identify and resolve difficult ...
High-frequency EDA package updated 10 July 2013 AWR has updated its high-frequency EDA software – AWR Design Environment – to version 10.04, its first new software release in 2013, which includes many new features and enhancements to Microwave Office/Analog ...
Supporting software for capacitive touch designs 26 June 2013, EBV Electrolink Texas Instruments announced a new software library, sensor tuning GUI, design collateral and support for additional microcontrollers (MCU) to ease development of capacitive touch solutions. With low-power ...
Remote control and monitoring platform 26 June 2013, Dizzy Enterprises Dizzy Enterprises’ locally developed and manufactured SimPLC is a platform for developing a remote control/monitoring device, targeted at developers and hobbyists. It features GSM/GPRS communication, ...
DC arc detect reference design 12 June 2013, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments has launched a fully programmable DC arc detect reference solution, making it faster and easier for designers to safeguard high-power DC systems against the catastrophic damage that ...
Development boards for Arduino 12 June 2013, Tempe Technologies Microchip has expanded its Arduino compatible chipKIT platform ecosystem with new tools from partners Digilent, the Fair Use Building and Research (FUBAR) Labs and Schmalz Haus.
Aimed at the Arduino ...
