All items tagged with embedded development (128)
CEVA and Cyberon Partner for Ultra-low Power Always-listening Voice Activation Solution
October 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA and Cyberon Partner for Ultra-low Power Always-listening Voice Activation Solution

CEVA, a leading licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, and Taiwan's leading embedded speech solution provider, Cyberon Corporation, announced a partnership to offer an ultra-low power, always-listening voice activation solution for smartphones, consumer and IoT devices. Cyberon has developed an optimized implementation of its CSpotter voice recognition engine for the CEVA-TeakLite family of DSPs.
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u‑blox Launches NINA-B3 Full-featured Bluetooth 5 Modules
October 4, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

u‑blox Launches NINA-B3 Full-featured Bluetooth 5 Modules

Swiss company, u‑blox, specializing in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the launch of its full Bluetooth 5 compliant NINA-B3 wireless MCU (microcontroller unit) module. Featuring Bluetooth low energy long range connectivity, high data transfer rates and supporting Bluetooth mesh and 802.15.4, NINA‑B3 caters to applications in smart buildings, smart cities, and the Industry 4.0, including home automation systems, sensor networks, and high-quality wireless audio applications.
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Arduino Unveils Two New Development Boards for Low Power Connected Devices
October 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Arduino Unveils Two New Development Boards for Low Power Connected Devices

Arduino has unveiled the new Arduino MKR WAN 1300 (LoRa) and the Arduino MKR GSM 1400, two new boards that are designed to offer a practical and cost-effective solution for developers, enabling them to quickly add connectivity to their battery-powered applications. Designed to make connectivity seamless, the two latest Arduino boards deliver embedded LoRa and GSM wireless standards, enabling quick development of devices and applications.
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BeagleBoard.org Introduces PocketBeagle $25 Development Board
September 22, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

BeagleBoard.org Introduces PocketBeagle $25 Development Board

The newest development board from BeagleBoard.org is the PocketBeagle, an ultra-tiny-yet-complete open-source USB-key-fob computer. The PocketBeagle will cost just $25 and features an extremely compact design and simple usage, making it an ideal development board for beginners and professionals alike. It's compact enough to be used in portable designs and, with USB and numerous digital interface peripherals, it is powerful enough to support experiments in audio.
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Tektronix Redefines Mid-Range Oscilloscopes Again with New 5 Series MSO
June 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Tektronix Redefines Mid-Range Oscilloscopes Again with New 5 Series MSO

Tektronix announced the introduction of its new 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope. To better meet modern electronics design challenges, the 5 Series MSO redefines the midrange oscilloscope with a host of innovations including the industry’s first FlexChannel technology that allows 4, 6 or 8 analog channels and up to 64 digital channels, integrated protocol analysis and signal generator, a new 12-bit signal acquisition system, and a massive high-definition capacitive touch display.
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Microchip Introduces New Development Solutions for Connected Products
March 20, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Microchip Introduces New Development Solutions for Connected Products

Microchip made a series of announcements for Embedded World 2017, including a completely new generation of 8-bit PIC MCUs for complex designs. The new PIC18 “K42” family offers a versatile array of Core Independent Peripherals with DMA and vectored interrupts for improved system performance with less code. Other announcements include new advanced Gigabit Ethernet products ideal for infotainment applications, and a new secure CEC1702 32-bit MCU for connected solutions.
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Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications
March 16, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications

Analog Devices announced an ultra low power microcontroller unit (MCU) that addresses the rapidly growing need for embedding advanced algorithms while consuming the lowest system power at Internet of Things (IoT) edge nodes. The ADuCM4050 MCU includes an ARM Cortex-M4 core with floating-point unit, expanded SRAM, and embedded flash memory in order to allow localized decision making and ensuring that only the most important data is sent to the cloud.
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STMicroelectronics Teams with DSP Concepts to Give STM32 Users Free Access to Advanced Audio Design Tool
March 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Teams with DSP Concepts to Give STM32 Users Free Access to Advanced Audio Design Tool

The new ST-AudioWeaver free development tool from STMicroelectronics streamlines and simplifies development of embedded audio applications for richer user interfaces in smart devices using 32-bit ARM Cortex-M based STM32 microcontrollers. Developed in cooperation with DSP Concepts, creator of the Audio Weaver design suite, the tool contains library of 160 audio algorithms, with GUI for configuring and fine-tuning.
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New Programming-Free LCD User Interface for Embedded Applications
March 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Programming-Free LCD User Interface for Embedded Applications

How many times audio product designers hesitate to provide a display and graphic user interface on their new solutions, just because they fear the complexity and want to get to market faster? That's precisely why LCDTERM, a subsidiary of Best Circuits, created a solution for a programming-free LCD user interface, which is able to provide a simple connection to embedded systems, and be up and running quickly.
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Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs
February 22, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs

Microchip's latest PIC MCU family brings ease of design with more Core Independent Peripherals and is first to offer a 48-pin package with additional ADC channels and I/Os. The new PIC16F15386 family with CIPs uses MPLAB Code Configurator for quick development and offers Memory Access Partition with write-protection to prevent accidental over-write. A Device Information Area protects unique device identification and calibration values.
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