Small, low power microcontrollers (MCUs) in the RL78/G11 group will enable users to easily and more quickly prototype and develop systems that support low-power sensor hubs and sensor application systems, says Renesas Electronics. Sensor hubs are designed to connect to multiple sensors and convert the sensor output signals to digital data, and are used in computer operating environment monitoring for data centre thermocouples in the industrial area, wearable health management devices in the healthcare field, and environmental sensing in greenhouses and factory farms in the agricultural industry.
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