Australian start-up locks in a deal with Tesla
21 May, 2015Canberra start-up Reposit Power has locked in a contract that will see Tesla batteries sold with Reposit's technology installed in them.
Robots plan underwater missions autonomously
14 May, 2015A new programming approach developed by MIT engineers gives robots more 'cognitive' capabilities, enabling humans to specify high-level goals, while a robot performs high-level decision-making to figure out how to achieve these goals.
MathWorks Vision HDL Toolbox
12 May, 2015Vision HDL Toolbox, from MathWorks, provides pixel-streaming algorithms for the design and implementation of vision systems on FPGAs and ASICs.
Renesas Electronics CC-RL C compiler for RL78 microcontrollers
24 April, 2015Renesas Electronics has announced the CC-RL C compiler for the RL78 family of 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The compiler achieves increased processing performance to respond to industry needs for high performance and low power consumption in home appliances and industrial and automotive systems.
MATLAB and Simulink help power NASA's return to manned space flight
03 March, 2015MathWorks has detailed its contribution to the successful completion of NASA's Orion spacecraft test flight.
MATLAB and Simulink help power NASA's return to manned space flight
03 March, 2015MathWorks has detailed its contribution to the successful completion of NASA's Orion spacecraft test flight.
Microchip MPLAB Code Configurator plug-in
28 January, 2015Microchip Technology has expanded its MPLAB Code Configurator plug-in to support more than 16-bit PIC MCUs, in addition to the 8-bit devices already supported. The code development tool enables developers to enhance the design experience with fast application development.
Atollic TrueSTUDIO v5.0 development suite
27 November, 2014TrueSTUDIO v5.0 is a major upgrade to the previous version of the development suite. It contains a complete GUI face lift, providing a modern appearance, themeable look and a windowing system with a flexible layout and docking solution.
MathWorks optimises code generation across the ARM cortex family
10 November, 2014Mathworks has announced that MATLAB and Simulink can now generate code optimised for use across the ARM Cortex Family.
Why medical device manufacturers must become tomorrow's software innovators
03 September, 2014 by Jean-Baptiste Lanfrey and Bradley Horton*Today's medical devices are far more than their hardware components. And even small mistakes can have big implications.
Pulsonix PCB design software
01 May, 2014Totally integrated with Schematic Capture and PCB design editor, Pulsonix is supplied ready to use with everything needed to start PCB design straight away.
Number One Systems Easy-PC version 17 PCB design software
01 April, 2014Easy-PC is professional PCB EDA software offering good performance. The product includes schematic capture and PCB layout performance said to be associated with more expensive tools.
Bentley Systems AutoPIPE Vessel V8i pressure vessel design software
22 November, 2013Bentley Systems has announced the availability of AutoPIPE Vessel V8i powered by Microprotol. The flexible software extends information mobility across vessel manufacturer, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor and owner-operator workflows, improving engineering collaboration and supply chain efficiency. This results in reduced iterations and errors, and safer, higher-quality, optimised designs for both greenfield and brownfield projects.
Altium Software Platform builder
21 November, 2013Altium's Software Platform delivers ultra-rapid prototyping and development for ARM Cortex-M based microcontrollers. The product includes a comprehensive range of middleware functionalities such as RTOS, CAN, USB, TCP/IP, I2C, HTTP(S), file systems, graphical user interface and touch-panel control.
RS Components and Allied launch 3D design challenge
25 October, 2013RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics are spurring engineers into creative combat with an invitation to pit their design skills against each other using DesignSpark Mechanical - new free and intuitive 3D design software - co-developed with SpaceClaim.


