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Arduino Yún wireless board

16 December, 2013

The Arduino Yún is the first of a range of wireless products that integrate the open-source Arduino architecture with Linux. The product combines the Arduino Leonardo, based on Atmel's ATmega32u4 8-bit microcontroller, with an embedded Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC) running Linino, a MIPS GNU/Linux variant of OpenWRT.


VLAB RH850 MCU Virtual Platform Toolbox

27 November, 2013

VLAB virtual platform support for Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs) now extends to the RH850 family for automotive applications. The product comprises the VLAB virtual prototyping system, an RH850 MCU Virtual Platform Toolbox with RH850 virtual prototypes and a wide selection of tools and toolboxes for software and system development, debug and analysis.


Renesas Electronics RL78/L1C LCD microcontrollers

21 November, 2013

Renesas Electronics has expanded its RL78 Series of microcontrollers (MCUs) with 40 RL78/L1C devices that integrate LCD display functions, USB functions and 12-bit A/D converters on a single chip. The MCUs can interface to a wide range of sensors such as pressure, temperature and proximity sensors, and are suitable for portable monitors and mobile healthcare applications such as blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring equipment.


Keil MDK-ARM microcontroller development kit version 5

10 October, 2013

ARM's version 5 of the Keil MDK-ARM microcontroller development kit is a comprehensive software development system for ARM processor-based microcontroller applications. The MDK-ARM version introduces software packs, CMSIS-RTOS based middleware, ETB and MTB trace, CMSIS-DAP debug support and code completion with dynamic syntax checker in the source code editor.


MIchrochip Technology and Digilent chipKIT uC32 open-source development platform

17 May, 2013

Microchip Technology and Digilent have launched the jointly developed chipKIT uC32 open-source development platform, which is based on Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller, as well as the chipKIT Wi-Fi Shield.


Microchip PIC16F1455, PIC18F45K50 and PIC18F97J94 8-bit USB microcontroller ranges

01 May, 2013

Microchip has released a variety of low-cost, small-form-factor USB microcontrollers (MCUs). The latest USB PIC MCUs feature internal clock sources with 0.25% clock accuracy to enable USB connectivity with no external crystal.


Standard being developed for ULP microcontrollers

05 February, 2013

The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) announces plans to develop an industry-standard method to evaluate the energy efficiency of ultralow-power microcontrollers. The benchmark will give designers a much-needed way to test, validate and compare the real-world energy consumption of MCUs used in products with extended battery life.


Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller board

14 January, 2013

The Arduino Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560.


Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller platform

31 December, 2012

Arduino is a standardised open-source hardware microcontroller platform based on Atmel ATmega 8-bit devices that offers a community-driven programmable electronics platform with which users can rapidly design, prototype or use as a basis for learning hardware and software engineering.


Aaeon AEC-6636 compact fanless embedded controller with i5 processor

15 October, 2012

The Interworld Electronics AEC-6636 Intel Core i5/Celeron based embedded controller from Aaeon is a standalone embedded PC featuring fanless operation, compact size, robust construction and low power requirements.


Microchip RN-131 and RN-171 embedded Wi-Fi development boards

15 October, 2012

Pre-certified Wi-Fi modules use standard PICtail interface to 8-/16-/32-bit PIC MCU tools.


Renesas Electronics RH850/F1x Series 32-bit microcontrollers

12 October, 2012

Ultralow-power 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive body applications with on-chip flash memory.


Freescale Kinetis L Series 32-bit MCUs

09 October, 2012

Mouser Electronics now stocks the Freescale Kinetis L series of energy-efficient 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs).


Freescale Freedom Development Platform

19 September, 2012

element14 presents the Freescale Freedom Development Platform for the Kinetis KL2 MCUs. The platform is a small, low-power evaluation and development system for quick application prototyping and demonstration based on the Kinetis L series.


Texas Instruments DK-LM3S9D96 Development Kit

18 September, 2012

Texas Instruments and element14 present the Stellaris-based DK-LM3S9D96 Development Kit. This development board provides a platform for developing systems around the capabilities of the Stellaris LM3S9D96-IQC80-A2 ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontroller.


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