| Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design |
| May 11, 2021 Microcontroller Watch |
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| | | Renesas MCUs Get CMVP Level-3 Security Certification |
| Renesas Electronics has announced that its 32-bit RX65N MCU has achieved Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) Level 3 certification under the FIPS 140-2 security standard by NIST. Renesas claims that the RX65N is the world’s first general-purpose MCU to obtain level 3 certification. The FIPS 140 standard is an essential security requirement for applications used by government agencies, financial institutions, public facilities and infrastructure, |
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| | | Lifetimes Extended for NXP’s Automotive MCUs |
| NXP Semiconductors has announced the extension of its Automotive Product Longevity commitment beyond 15 years for multiple general purpose automotive MCU families in response to continued broad market demand. With more than 2.5 billion devices shipped to date, demand for NXP’s 8-bit S08, 16-bit S12(X) and MagniV products remains strong in motor control, lighting, sensing and general body control applications. |
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| | | Dev Kit for ESP32-S2 Targets HMI Designs |
| Espressif Systems has launched the ESP32-S2-HMI-DevKit-1, a development kit specifically designed for human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in smart-home automation controllers, smart speakers with display, smart alarm clocks and so forth. It comes with a 4.3", color LCD and a touch panel. ESP32-S2-HMI-DevKit-1 is powered by the ESP32-S2-WROVER module. The development board has a 1950mAh rechargeable lithium battery and peripheral interfaces such as Prog & UART, SPI, TWAI, I2C and an SD card. |
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| | | Build an Automated Fruit-Ripeness Detector |
| Embedded systems can be tasked to do many things that are too tedious for humans. Watching fruit ripen is a good example. In this article, learn how these three Cornell students built a device that uses spectroscopy to track the ripeness of a variety of fruit, including bananas and oranges. The system uses a TFT display and a Microchip PIC32 MCU. |
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| | | Space-Qualified Versions of SAM MCUs Roll |
| Microchip Technology has announced the qualification of its SAMRH71 Arm-based MPU and the availability of the SAMRH707 MCU, both implementing Arm Cortex-M7 SoC radiation-hardened technology. The company’s SAMRH71 and SAMRH707 devices were developed with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, to further research and program initiatives. |
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| Martian Rover Has Some Linux Computers, Too NASA’s Perseverance rover is equipped with a Linux-driven, Atom-based CompuLab COMEX-IE38 module designed to compress images. The rover also has a Qualcomm 801 Linux system like its Ingenuity copter, which is embarking on a new scouting mission. |
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