In partnership with Microchip, we are giving you the chance to win an ATmega4809 Xplained Pro (ATmega4809-XPRO). The ATmega4809 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATmega4809 AVR microcontroller (MCU). Supported by the integrated development platform Atmel Studio, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATmega4809 to fully understand how to integrate the device into a custom design...

“What’s the charge, officer?” But seriously, this USB-A power meter quickly measures your designs and prototypes accurately down to 3 decimals vs lower end 2 decimal devices today.

By unveiling the architecture for a new class of SoC FPGAs at the RISC-V Summit, Microchip, via its Microsemi Corporation subsidiary, announced an extension to its Mi-V ecosystem. The new family combines the industry’s lowest power mid-range PolarFire FPGA family with a complete microprocessor subsystem based on the open, royalty-free RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA).

It has been announced by Microchip, through its Microsemi Corporation subsidiary, that it’s first Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) for 10G Passive Optical Network (PON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) implementation in compact form factor has been launched. The new PolarFire FPGA Burst Mode Receiver (BMR) solution also enables 10G PON solutions in Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and 10Gb SFP (XFP) footprints.

The Microchip SAM L11 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit is suitable for evaluating and prototyping with the ultra low power SAM L11 ARM Cortex-M23 based microcontrollers. The new SAM L11 MCU features Arm TrustZone for Armv8-M, a programmable environment that provides hardware isolation between certified libraries, IP and application code.

A new family of single-chip maXTouch touchscreen controllers has been announced by Microchip designed to address challenges in the design of modern automotive capacitive touch systems with screens up to 20” in size. As touchscreen displays in the car grow larger, drivers expect screens to operate with the same touch experience as mobile phones.

  Online electronics maker community, Electromaker.io, has announced a project-based competition for hobbyists with 100 Microchip AVR-IoT WG Development boards as prizes, Entrants will also win the chance to compete for a place at the 2019 Microchip Masters conference in Berlin.

Creating cloud-connected applications traditionally can require significant time and resources for embedded designers to develop necessary expertise in communications protocols, security and hardware compatibility. Developers often overcome these challenges with large software frameworks and Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), which results in increased development time, effort, cost and security vulnerabilities.

An efficient automotive infotainment networking solution has been announced by Microchip that supports all data types over a single cable. Intelligent Network Interface Controller networking (INICnet) technology is a synchronous, scalable solution that simplifies building audio and infotainment systems, offering implementation in vehicles that have Ethernet-oriented system architectures.

A highly integrated LoRa System-in-Package (SiP) family with an ultra-low-power 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), sub-GHz RF LoRa transceiver and software stack has been announced by Microchip. The combination of long-range wireless connectivity with low-power performance is designed to accelerate the development of LoRa-based connected solutions.

Extending battery life in portable devices up to four times longer than traditional ultra-low quiescent (Iq) LDOs, Microchip has announced a linear Low Dropout (LDO) regulator. With an ultra-low Iq of 250nA versus the approximate 1uA operation of traditional devices, the MCP1811 LDO reduces quiescent current to save battery life, enabling end-users to recharge or replace batteries less often. The minimised power consumpti...

Have you ever wondered how to set up an LCD screen? Have you ever wanted to control an LCD screen with a PIC microcontroller?

Five new 1.8V temperature sensors have been announced by Microchip, including the tiny five-channel temperature sensor with standard lead spacing. The EMC181x temperature sensor family also introduces system temperature rate-of-change reporting, a feature that provides advanced warning on how the temperature of a system is fluctuating.

This video provides an overview of the AVR-IoT WG Development board.

An Internet of Things (IoT) rapid development board has been released by Microchip Technology as part of an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling designers to prototype connected devices within minutes. The solution combines a powerful AVR microcontroller (MCU), a CryptoAuthentication secure element IC and a fully certified Wi-Fi network controller to provide a simple and effective way to connect embedded applications.

Microchip has announced the release of MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 5.05 which beta supports the majority of AVR MCUs. This will allow designers who used PIC MCUs and developed with the MPLAB ecosystem to easily evaluate and incorporate AVR MCUs into their applications. Support for additional AVR MCUs and enhancements will be added in future MPLAB versions. AVR support will continue to be added to Atmel Studi...

  Microchip are giving away one of its STK600 Kit (ATSTK600). The Microchip STK600 kit is a starter kit and development system for the 8-bit and 32-bit AVR microcontrollers. The kit gives designers a quick start to develop code on the AVR, with advanced features for prototyping and testing new designs.

  Win a Microchip SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra board (ATSAMA5D2C-XULT) from Electronic Specifier Product. The Microchip SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra board is a fast prototyping and evaluation platform for the SAMA5D2 series of MPUs.

Have you ever wondered how to flash a PIC MCU? This brief tutorial will show you how to program a PIC microcontroller with the PICkit 4 in-circuit debugger.

Have you ever wondered how to use the window comparator on the ADC in Atmel START? Or have you ever wondered how you can use the accumulation on the ADC to filter analogue readings?