News & Press Releases - MCU Open-Source Platforms - 2

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11. Raspberry Pi 4 Provides PC-Like Performance for $35 with 1GB RAM
    MCU Open-Source Platforms Raspberry Pi 4
    Raspberry Pi 4 is now on sale, starting at $35. This is a comprehensive upgrade, touching almost every element of the platform. Raspberry Pi 4 provides a PC-like level of performance for most users, while retaining the interfacing capabilities and ...
    Jul 3, 2019
12. Open source smartphone for $50 based on Raspberry Pi, Linux
    Wireless MCU Open-Source Platforms
    Microwave Engineering Europe A Raspberry Pi Zero-based, open-source, Linux-powered handset called ZeroPhone has been launched as a crowdfunding project. ZeroPhone, coming soon on crowdfunding platform Crowd Supply, is offered as featuring no ...
    Oct 25, 2018

13. Infineon to drive edge-computing based applications running on Amazon Web Services
    Wireless MCU Open-Source Platforms Infineon
    Semiconductors are key components for the Internet of Things (IoT). They connect the real with the digital world now evolving to cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) functionality. Infineon Technologies allows for easy and secured use of ...
    Oct 25, 2018
14. STM8 Nucleo Boards from STMicroelectronics Connect 8-bit Projects to Open-Source Hardware Resources
    MCU Open-Source Platforms STMicroelectronics STM8S208 STM8L152
    STMicroelectronics has introduced two STM8 Nucleo development boards, letting the 8-bit world experience the ease of access and extensibility already proven with the STM32 Nucleo range. Leveraging the formula that has kickstarted countless STM32 ...
    Oct 11, 2018
15. AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment
    MCU Open-Source Platforms CAD & Software Microchip
    Developers new to the AVR architecture can easily begin designs with a unified development platform that crosses multiple operating systems Designers who have traditionally used Microchip ’s PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) and developed with ...
    Oct 11, 2018
16. Cypress Delivers Robust Wireless Connectivity to Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ IoT Single Board Computer
    Wireless MCU Open-Source Platforms Cypress CYW43455
    High-Performance 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Combo Enables Advanced Coexistence, Superior Range and Low Power Cypress Semiconductor announced its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo solution delivers robust wireless connectivity to the new Raspberry Pi ...
    Mar 21, 2018
17. NXP Announces Availability of MAC57D5xx Linux and FreeRTOS Software Enablement Package
    MCU Open-Source Platforms NXP MAC57D5xx
    NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of the MAC57D5xx Linux and FreeRTOS Software Enablement Package. Delivered by Mobiliya, this package will enable small and medium-sized developers to rapidly deliver solutions for automotive and ...
    May 8, 2017
18. The Pixel 2.0 is a tiny OLED screen for your wearable Arduino pleasure
    MCU Open-Source Platforms Arduino Rabid Prototypes Pixel 2.0
    John Biggs TechCrunch The tiny Pixel 2.0 is basically an Arduino board wedded to a tiny 1.5″ 128×128 color OLED screen. This means you can stick it inside a wearable and address the screen directly from the Arduino board, an improvement ...
    Mar 2, 2017
19. Open source multi-use instrument for the makers
    Measurement MCU Open-Source Platforms Digilent OpenScope
    Julien Happich EETimes Europe US company Digilent Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Instruments and a provider of technology-based educational design tools, has launched a portable multi-function programmable instrumentation module, dubbed ...
    Feb 14, 2017
20. SST & Sparkfun Collaborate on Arduino-Based Liquid Level Sensing Hardware
    Sensors MCU Open-Source Platforms Arduino SST Sensing, Sparkfun
    In order to address the vibrant and constantly expanding maker market, SST Sensing Ltd. has partnered up with Sparkfun. Together they have developed and simple to implement solution for single point liquid detection using infra-red technology. This ...
    Feb 2, 2017