News & Press Releases MCU Open-Source Platforms

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1. Low cost, high-performance signal generator board
   Oscillators MCU Open-Source Platforms mikroElektronika Waveform 4 Click
   MikroElektronika (MIKROE) has launched the Waveform 4 Click board a member of its +1000-strong Click family of peripheral development boards that operates as a signal generator for high-speed, high-dynamic-range, multichannel complex waveforms ...
   14-01-2022
2. Raspberry Pi controller available as silicon
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Raspberry Pi
   Farnell has started shipping the Raspberry Pi RP2040 controller chip as a stand alone device. The dual processor controller is used for the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board and offers high performance for integer workloads, a large on-chip memory, and a ...
   02-06-2021

3. Low-cost Intel-based SBC aims to address «Digital Divide»
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Hackboard Hackboard 2
   Affordable computer company Hackboard has introduced what it says is one of the lowest-priced Intel-powered and Windows-based single-board computers (SBCs) ever. Priced at $99 with Ubuntu Linux or $140 with Windows 10 Pro, the Hackboard 2 is ...
   18-12-2020
4. Hitex Unveils New AURIX Development Board for safety Applications
   Arduino MCU Open-Source Platforms Hitex ShieldBuddy TC375
   Hitex extends its safety portfolio and introduces the ShieldBuddy TC375. The ShieldBuddy TC375 is currently the smallest AURIX™ development board in the world. The ShieldBuddy TC375 is equipped with the 32-bit multi-core processor TC375 from ...
   17-08-2020
5. Avnet Introduces Indoor Air Quality Sensor HAT for Raspberry Pi for Rapid Prototyping
   Sensors Measurement MCU Open-Source Platforms Avnet AES-RHSEN-ZM44-G
   avnet.com Sensor HAT based on Renesas ZMOD4410 module accelerates design of products requiring indoor air quality measurement capabilities Leading global technology solutions provider Avnet announced the availability of a specialized sensor HAT for ...
   16-08-2020
6. Raspberry Pi Model B computer features 8 GByte RAM
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
   By Ally Winning eeNews Embedded Farnell has introduced a new variant of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B computer that features 8 GByte of on-board memory, doubling the memory capacity of the existing high-end model. The additional memory is intended to ...
   09-06-2020
7. World's first fully self-contained Raspberry Pi audio HAT board with MERUS class D multilevel amplifier
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Infineon KIT_40W_AMP_HAT_ZW
   Infineon Technologies developed the world’s first fully self-contained Raspberry Pi audio amplifier HAT (Hardware attached on Top) board. It offers high definition audio at boom box power levels in a small form factor. The Infineon ...
   22-05-2020
8. CML brings advanced voice codec capability to Raspberry Pi users enabling easy evaluation and development
   Audio MCU Open-Source Platforms CML Microcircuits EV6550DHAT CMX655D
   CML Microcircuits is pleased to announce the EV6550DHAT , a Raspberry Pi Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) compatible evaluation and development board that makes the features and benefits of its CMX655D ultra-low power voice codec available to ...
   23-01-2020
9. 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 ...
   03-07-2019
10. 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 ...
    25-10-2018