Capes aren't just for Halloween. The beloved cartoon superhero Beagle had a cape that he flew with year-round, and now BeagleBoard.org is asking BeagleBone enthusiasts to create their own cape plug-in boards to fly BeagleBone to greater heights. Starting today, developers, makers and hobbyists worldwide are invited to enter the BeagleBone Cape Plug-in Board Design Contest.

Texas Instruments have today introduced the AFE5809, its first AFE that integrates digital I/Q demodulation and decimation to reduce FPGA processing requirements in ultrasound systems as well as ultrasonic applications, such as sonar and non-destructive testing.

Texas Instruments and AllGo Embedded Systems have introduced the new all-in-one Electronic Tablet (eTAB) Reference Design, allowing developers to get to market with a complete, customized enterprise tablet in as little as three months.

Texas Instruments have today released samples of the first of the world's lowest power microcontrollers based on its revolutionary Wolverine technology platform. TI's new FRAM-based MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers enable developers to add flexibility, performance and battery life to a variety of applications, including wireless sensing, energy harvesting, Smart Grid, industrial, consumer, building automation and security.

TI have unveiled a pair of devices today supporting the JEDEC JESD204B serial interface standard for data converters. The ADS42JB69 is the industry’s first dual-channel, 16-bit analog-to-digital converter featuring the JESD204B interface and is also the fastest at 250 MSPS. The LMK04828 is the industry’s highest-performance clock jitter cleaner and is the first to support JESD204B clocking. When used together, the devices provide unma...

Texas Instruments have announced that its Bluetooth v4.0 technology-based CC2560 and CC2564 wireless devices are now available in easy-to-integrate QFN packages offered by TI and its distribution partners. TI also announced the availability of additional production-ready modules based on the two devices, as well as software and tools. The QFN packages and various modules give customers choice regarding power, size and cost requirements.

Texas Instruments have today launched a synchronous, 28-V, 500-mA step-down DC/DC converter that can operate at less than 5 uA during “sleep” mode. The new TPS62175 maintains high efficiency during light load operation, while supporting ultra-low power microcontrollers that operate in 12-V, 15-V and 24-V applications, such as industrial sensor, smart meter, medical and wireless power transmission designs.

Are you considering an Android-based design on the Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor? This video covers the basics for how to start development using TI's Android Software Development kit. From demos to integrated tools, find out how simple it is to start your own development.

Texas Instruments unveil two bipolar-input audio operational amplifiers that provide unmatched noise, distortion and bandwidth performance while dissipating a mere 1.5 mA. The power-efficient, dual-channel OPA1662 and quad-channel OPA1664 enable system designers to develop the next generation of professional and prosumer audio equipment capable of producing crisp, clean “true to the original recording” sound quality.

Texas Instruments today introduced the industry's first quad-channel XAUI/10GBASE-KR transceiver that supports multiple 10G/40G Ethernet standards, as well as proprietary data rates from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps. The flexible TLK10034 physical layer (PHY) serializer/deserializer (SerDes) allows engineers to use one SerDes for all of their protocol needs, instead of stocking multiple devices.

Sergei Strik and Viktor Strik of Texas Instruments present an exclusive paper discussing a linear charger with power routing switch and parallel power paths. Use of a parallel structure allows reduction the occupied area and keeps system voltage constant and independent from the battery voltage compared to conventional linear chargers. Moreover, an adaptive current distribution function between battery and system allows charging of the battery as...

Texas Instruments announces 12 new Hercules TMS570 ARM Cortex-R4 safety microcontrollers, complementary TPS65831-Q1 multi-rail safety power management integrated circuit and DRV3201-Q1 safety motor driver from TI.

TI have unveiled the industry's first serial digital interface reclocker with an integrated eye monitor for examining the shape and health of incoming signal waveforms. The on-chip eye monitor provides real-time monitoring and diagnostics at the reclocker's input, allowing engineers to easily optimize their broadcast video system and speed time-to-market.

Whether you’re talking about years, miles, or even chocolate chip cookies, in just about every instance two thousand is a very big number. And not just to ElectronicProducts.com, where Texas Instruments has added two thousand reference designs to the already huge collection of Download Centre research materials, totalling several thousand to date.

Texas Instruments today announced a modular and scalable Smart Meter Board development platform that supports one-phase to three-phase smart electricity meters with the smart grid's most prolific communications protocols.

Texas Instruments are now sampling a fully integrated and optimized Smart Meter System on Chip for smart electrical meter designs. The integration of metrology, application and communication functions in one single chip allows developers to simplify designs, increase flexibility and reduce system costs for smart e-metering applications.

TI today unveiled two power management integrated circuits that combine a Power over Ethernet powered device manager with a DC/DC controller. The TPS23751 and TPS23752 controllers deliver high conversion efficiency over a wide load range and light load efficiency that is 20-percent higher than other solutions on the market.

Smart Software Solutions and TI announced today that the CoDeSys Safety solution is available for the TI Hercules safety microcontroller platform. CoDeSys is used for various types of applications in several industrial sectors -- by machine builders, in mobile machines, in the energy and process industries, in shipbuilding and in the aircraft industry.

Texas Instruments today introduced a high-side load switch that integrates a power PFET and a control NFET in a tiny 6-pin package. Offering support for the industry's widest supply voltage range at 1.0 V up to 8 V, the TPS27081A is the most flexible replacement for discrete FET switches.

TI is offering developers a comprehensive portfolio of cognitive radio solutions, based on its TMS320C66x DSP generation. Cognitive radio, a collective term referring to Super Wi-Fi, Wi-Far, Wireless Regional Area Networks, IEEE 802.11af, 802.22 and TV white spaces, is geared towards optimizing the use of available spectrum and expanding global access to the Internet.