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Advantech, a leading embedded and AIoT solutions provider, has released SOM-6883 for use in a wide variety of applications. SOM-6883 is a COMe Compact Type 6 Module with 11th Gen. Intel® Core™ processors (formally known as Tiger Lake UP3). It offers excellent Intel Iris Xe graphics combined with improved processing performance and AI acceleration. The new real-time, low-latency capabilities in a […]

Background I’ve written dozens of programs using the Arduino IDE and using other tools like the ARM mBed toolchain. My priority for this week was to familiarize myself with avr-gcc and the Atmel libraries. Week 4 Board Programming I had already programmed my Week 4 board with the provided serial echoing program so I was […]

AAEON, an industry leader in edge computing solutions, collaborated with KingTiger, a leader in memory testing solutions, to help with testing and developing their intelligent Memory Surveillance (iMS) memory error prevention software. Developed in conjunction with AMI, a leading provider of firmware, manageability and security solutions for the global computing industry, this innovative software, which is embedded in […]

Renesas Electronics has announced the release of 48 new RA2E1 Group microcontrollers for cost-sensitive and space-constrained applications. Based on the 48-MHz Arm Cortex-M23 core, these new entry-line single-chip devices offer 16-KB SRAM memory, 128-KB code flash, and support a wide operating voltage range of 1.6V to 5.5V and a large selection of packages viz. LQFP, QFN, LGA, BGA, and Wafer Level […]

In this step-by-step tutorial we will learn how to build a standalone Arduino UNO compatible ATmega328p board. ATmega328P Bare minimum configuration Before building our standalone ATmega328P chip Arduino compatible board, let’s take a look at the awesome Arduino UNO board and see the main components that used to build that beautiful thing. The first main […]

Bridgetek has gained a high-profile endorsement for its latest generation of embedded video engine (EVE) graphic controllers. Relying on the recently announced BT817 EVE4 devices, leading optoelectronics manufacturer Riverdi has introduced a new family of displays. These industrial-grade units are targeted at challenging higher-end applications but are positioned at attractive price points that are in line with commercial level products. […]

F&S Electronics recently made some announcements regarding three of its Linux-driven modules built around NXP’s i.MX8 processors: the i.MX8M Mini based PicoCore MX8MM module, the i.MX8X-based efus MX8X module, and the NXP’s i.MX8M Plus-based PicoCore MX8MP module, which we will focus on here. PicoCore™MX8MP Module The new PicoCore MX8MP module is a very small and reliable module (40 mm x […]

A few years ago, when the Arrow DECA development board was introduced with Altera’s MAX 10 FPGA, the board was offered for $169. Later on, Intel purchased the Altera FPGA business and the price of the board reduced to $65. The price has now dropped tremendously again and the board can now be purchased for just $37. DECA features […]

The LT8491 from Analog Devives includes Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for solar panels, with algorithms, lead acid and lithium ion batteries up to 80V. Analog Devices (ADI) has introduced a buck-boost Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) battery charging controller that includes algorithms for charging sealed lead acid, gel and flooded cells, and Li-Ion batteries up to […]

Samsung is taking on Murata with a 1209 MLCC that is 18 percent thinner at 0.65mm and replaces four other devices in 5G smartphones. By Nick Flaherty @ eenewseurope.com Samsung Electro-Mechanics has developed a 0.65mm 1209 format multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) for 5G smartphones that is 18 percent thinner than previous products. It plans to use the […]