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Added functionality makes smart lighting platform even smarter
A firmware update has been added to firmware Casambi’s smart lighting platform in order to provide integrated support for users of EnOcean switches, Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) devices and movement sensors. A new control hierarchy has also been developed to make it easier for users to automate lighting operation across a wireless network and to allow manual overrides to be performed when required.
Semiconductor solutions from STMicroelectronics selected by Nintendo for gaming innovation
STMicroelectronics has announced that its advanced semiconductor solutions, including motion sensors, touch-screen controller IC, STM32 microcontrollers, and NFC controller IC, have been selected for Nintendo Switch system, Nintendo’s latest innovative gaming device.
Watch out for this wearable tech in 2017
Initially when wearable technology first was introduced, you would see it mainly in fitness bands and smartwatches, however as technology develops in this fast pace world we are starting to see wearable tech expand beyond this.With the popularity of the Internet of Things, smart homes and connected devices, developers are beginning to create wearable tech in ways you never could have imagined before.
Automotive software design accelerates with microcontroller platform
At embedded world last week, NXP Semiconductors launched the S32K1 family combining a breakthrough suite of automotive grade tools and software in support of a scalable family of ARM Cortex-based MCUs with future-proof features. This combination drastically reduces development effort and time to market in a broad range of automotive applications. With 10 of the top 15 global car manufacturers already using S32K in next generation vehicles, this p...
Future Electronics bolsters NFC offering
Future Electronics has signed worldwide distribution agreements with Smartrac and Elatec which enable it to supply customers with a comprehensive choice of NFC, HF and UHF tag ICs and inlays, reader ICs and reader modules. Smartrac is a manufacturer of NFC, HF and UHF inlays. Inlays are tag labels which may be applied to almost any end product or package for data-rich, wireless identification. Germany-based Elatec supplies integrated, certified N...
Development kit speeds IoT time to market
The Digi ConnectCore for i.MX6UL development kit is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The kit is a complete, off-the-shelf single board computer (SBC) built on the ConnectCore for NXP’s i.MXUltraLite applications processor and designed specifically for rapid development and prototyping of a secure gateway platform for intelligent connected devices.
From tracking to dating, AR looks set to become the norm
When Apple launched the first iPhone back in 2007, controlling industrial machinery and large plants via a touch-screen was unthinkable – in the meantime this has become a matter of course though. It is therefore plain to see, even without virtual reality glasses, that augmented reality, which is becoming more and more common in the private sector, will also become the standard in the professional sector.
NFC/RFID Tag ICs offer fast transfer mode
The advanced ST25DV dynamic-tag ICs are the latest addition to the ST25 NFC/RFID product family that come with a rich featured contactless RF interface and I2C bus. The dual-interface enables untethered interaction between an NFC-capable smartphone or an RFID reader and the host microcontroller located inside near-by equipment, such as smart meters, IoT devices, professional, or consumer products.
IoT sensor-node board targets cloud applications
A new sensor node board that delivers the low power operation and connectivity required for Internet of Things (IoT), smart sensing and cloud applications has been developed by Avnet Silica. The distributor has combined processing, sensing and connectivity from STMicroelectronics with the ARM mbed IoT Device Platform, which provides a complete solution including an advanced OS to run hardware, device management in the cloud and advanced security.
An introduction to wireless charging
Battery charging without cables can add convenience, durability and safety to a number of different applications.For example, smartphone charging on the go, such as in public places, or home charging stations that don’t require that search for the correct charging cable.