NXP’s MMA8451QR1 Accelerometer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nxps-mma8451qr1-accelerometer/
Process computer designs usually start out with an accelerometer. As reliability problems creep in, making the switch to a more “professional” solution is beneficial. Accelerometers are based on the MEMS principle: instead of being a purely solid-state affair, the inside of the chip contains a micromechanical motion sensor along with a small mass. In addition […]
Variscite Releases Headless Version of Its Linux-friendly DART-6UL CoM
https://www.electronics-lab.com/variscite-releases-headless-version-of-its-linux-friendly-dart-6ul-com/
Variscite is releasing another pin-compatible version of their 50 x 25mm DART-6UL computer-on-module. This time it will be loaded with NXP’s headless new i.MX6 ULZ variant of the single Cortex-A7 core i.MX6 UL. This yet unnamed module lacks display or LAN support. It is described as “a native solution for headless Linux-based embedded products such as IoT devices and smart […]
Innostick 6 SBC Runs Linux on Low Power i.MX6 ULL SoC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/innostick-6-sbc-runs-linux-on-low-power-i-mx6-ull-soc/
Shanghai Naxing Electronics (NXElec) has now entered to the NXP world with its miniature version of the new “Innostick 6” SBC. The 80 x 42mm footprint board features the low-power, i.MX6 ULL, a variation on the i.MX6 UltraLite (UL) that offers a single Cortex-A7 core which is clocked at 900MHz. Other i.MX6 ULL SBCs include MYIR’s 70 x 55mm MYS-6ULX and […]
Emcraft’s Unveils a i.MX 8M System-On-Module and a $349 Starter Kit
https://www.electronics-lab.com/emcrafts-unveils-mx-8m-system-module-349-starter-kit/
Emcraft, which is known primarily for its work in porting uClinux to various high-end MCUs recently unveiled its NXP i.MX 8M System On Module (SOM) which is Linux driven and a Starter Kit for the i.MX 8M SoM. The starter kit gives Gbe, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0, USB Type C and a Raspberry compatible 40 […]
i.MX8 Powered Nitrogen8m Single Board Computer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/mx8-powered-nitrogen8m-single-board-computer/
Boundary Devices is the company who launched the i.MX6 based Nitrogen6 in 2012, a globally adopted i.MX 6 SABRE Lite development board (now BD-SL-i.MX6). The company has recently announced the availability of its new Nitrogen8M SBC (Single Board Computer) that runs Linux or Android on a quad-core i.MX8M processor. The NItrogen8M will be the first commercially […]
InnoComm NXP i.MX8M System on Module – An Advanced Video Processing SoM with Connectivity
https://www.electronics-lab.com/innocomm-nxp-mx8m-system-module-advanced-video-processing-som-connectivity/
Last year (2017), NXP announced its new applications processors, the i.MX 8 series. The i.MX 8M family of applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores provide industry-leading audio, voice and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and mobile computers. NXP announced a select group of partners that […]
MCUXpresso IDE: Blinky the NXP LPC800-DIP Board
https://www.electronics-lab.com/mcuxpresso-ide-blinky-nxp-lpc800-dip-board/
Erich Styger @ mcuoneclipse.com has a series of tutorials using the new NXP MCUXpresso IDE. He writes: During Embedded World 2017 in Nürnberg I was lucky to get a handful LPC800-DIP boards. To get all students who were lucky to get one, here is a tutorial to make that very exciting ‘blinky’ application on that […]
Cortex-M-based MCUs Set Pace For Automotive Design
https://www.electronics-lab.com/cortex-m-based-mcus-set-pace-automotive-design/
AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR) is a worldwide automotive consortium trying to create and establish an open and standardized software architecture for automotive electronic control units (ECUs). However, as is always the case with industry consortiums and standards, they are not endorsed by all interested parties, and, to complicate matters even more, not all applications […]
Embedded orientation detection using the MMA8450Q
https://www.electronics-lab.com/embedded-orientation-detection-using-mma8450q/
NXP’s accelerometer chip MMA8450Q, provides orientation detection on handheld devices: This application note targets the portrait/landscape orientation detection feature which has become standard in many hand-held electronic devices. Additionally, this application note aims to explain uses as well as highlight some of the challenges of designing an embedded algorithm into the sensor. Included in content, […]
AriCalculator – A homemade handheld calculator
https://www.electronics-lab.com/aricalculator-homemade-handheld-calculator/
The AriCalculator is a DIY calculator or a general purpose handheld device. It is battery powered and runs on a NXP S12G240 microcontroller (16-bit, 240k flash, 11k RAM). The device has 38 input keys and a 128×64 pixel LCD display with a backlight option. Three interfaces connect the calculator to the outside world: A BDM […]