Tag: Microcontroller
Cost-effective air quality sensor functions with Raspberry Pi
Metriful has announced a $39 “Sense” indoor air quality sensor module that functions with the Raspberry Pi and other I2C-enabled systems. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to most of the earth’s population being indoor, and for some especially less privileged they are stuck in crowded...
Continue ReadingPICKitPlus Team shares more upcoming features for PICKit+ programmer
The PICKitPlus Team shared a few announcements this month with respect to the PICKitPlus software and here is a few upcoming news: Linux version of PKCMD - PKCMD-LX An insight into PKCMD-Pi PICKitPlus updates and release news for Windows Linux version of PKCMD -...
Continue ReadingElektor Article: LED Booster for Microcontrollers
There’s many a time when you want to connect a white LED to a microcontroller operating from a 3 V supply voltage. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work and your nice white LED only lights up feebly or not at all. Why does it work perfectly with red and green LEDs, but not with white? A...
Continue ReadingHow to use PICKit+ with MPLAB-X IDE
PICKit+ recently announced that it is now possible to Program Microchip PICs from MPLAB-X using PICkit2 programmer and it's even possible for those PICs that MPLAB-X programmer operations do not support. The challenge There are many PIC microcontrollers that currently not supported by...
Continue ReadingRenesas RX66N and RX72N MCU families
The new Renesas RX66N and RX72N high-performance MCU families offer the highest integration of fast 120 MHz-Flash and SRAM memory and peripheral function The new Renesas RX66N and RX72N high-performance MCU families offer the highest integration of fast 120 MHz-Flash and SRAM memory...
Continue ReadingONiO.zero RISC-V Microcontroller Functions On Harvested Energy
ONiO, a Norwegian healthcare-focused Internet of Things (IoT) expert has unveiled ONiO.zero, an ultra-low-power RISC-V-based microcontroller capable of operating solely from harvested energy — without needing a battery, capacitor, or any other means of energy storage. The company says...
Continue ReadingPICKitAutoWatch: A new application for both the PICKit2 and PICKit3 Programmers
PICKitAutoWatch is a new application and a new approach to programming microcontrollers. PICKitAutoWatch supports both PICkit2 and PICkit3 programmers. The software is feature rich and easy to use via a simple user interface. PICKitAutowatch is the best value for money products if...
Continue ReadingNew GAP9 IoT offers five times lower power consumption than GAP8
Last year, GreenWaves Technologies launched the GAP8 multi-core RISC-V microcontroller, aimed at artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge at ultra-low power consumption. Results from the GAP8 IoT SoC shows it performs inference at 3.7mA against 60mA for the same workload on STM32F7 Arm...
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