Volume production has begun for the energy-efficient ARM Cortex-M0+ STM32L0 microcontrollers. There is a development ecosystem including minimal-cost boards and free software tools.
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LOPEC 2016 – Wearable tech boosts electronics sector
LOPEC 2016 will be taking place from April 5–7 in Munich, Germany, where the latest products, technologies, and trends in printed electronics will be on display. Smartwatches, fitness trackers, and other wearable tech will be among the focal points at this year’s international trade fair, and they will also be on the agenda at the LOPEC Conference, where top-class speakers from companies such as adidas will be in attendance.
Miniature SMT tact switch has operating force choices
Offering a package size of just 4.5 x 4.5mm, the TL3305 miniature SMT tact switch has a surface mount termination, and two operating forces to choose from. The switch from E-Switch has an operating lifecycle of up to 500,000. It also offers multiple actuator lengths from 3.8 to 7.0mm.
Applications include wearable technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, audio/visual, medical devices, testing and instrumentation, computer and peripherals.
Electrical rating is 50mA at 12V DC, with a contact resistance of 100m? (max). Insulation resistance is 100M? (min) at 100V DC, with a dielectric strength of 250V AC for one minute. Operating temperature is -20 to 70°C.
http://www.e-switch.com
PSoC architecture has ARM Cortex-M0 core for interface options
Embedded designs can be delivered to market quicker, and with the ability to develop user interfaces, using the PSoC 4 programmable SoC, says Cypress Semiconductor.
The chip has a 32bit ARM-Cortex-M0 core, adding up to 256kbyte flash memory, 98 general purpose I/Os, 33 programmable analogue and digital blocks, a USB device controller, and a CAN interface. The PSoC 4 L-Series delivers up to 13 programmable analogue blocks including four high-performance op amps, four current-output DACs, two low-power comparators, a 12bit SAR ADC and dual CapSense blocks with up to 94 capacitive-sensing channels. The analogue blocks enable engineers to create on-chip, custom analogue front ends to support new end-product features, without increasing product costs, size or power consumption, says the company.
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