News & Press Releases - MCU Open-Source Platforms

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1. Bringing AI acceleration to Arduino
   James Morra
   Artificial Intelligence MCU Open-Source Platforms
   Arduino is partnering with chip startup Axelera to bring machine learning out of the cloud and into IoT devices based on its Pro hardware. Arduino will join forces with AI chip startup Axelera to bring more advanced machine learning to the masses. ...
   Jan 15, 2025
2. Espressif's tiny ESP32-H2-WROOM-07 delivers minimal-footprint Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, and more
   Gareth Halfacree
   Wireless MCU Open-Source Platforms Espressif ESP32-H2-WROOM-07
   Espressif has launched two new ESP32-H2 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 modules, designed for the Internet of Things (IoT): the ESP32-H2-WROOM-07-H2 and ESP32-H2-WROOM-07-H4, with 2 MB and 4 MB of flash memory respectively. ...
   Dec 13, 2024

3. Low cost, high-performance signal generator board
   Jean-Pierre Joosting
   Oscillators MCU Open-Source Platforms mikroElektronika Waveform 4 Click
   MikroElektronika (MIKROE) has launched the Waveform 4 Click board a member of its +1000-strong Click family of peripheral development boards that operates as a signal generator for high-speed, high-dynamic-range, multichannel complex waveforms ...
   Jan 14, 2022
4. Raspberry Pi controller available as silicon
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Raspberry Pi
   Farnell has started shipping the Raspberry Pi RP2040 controller chip as a stand alone device. The dual processor controller is used for the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board and offers high performance for integer workloads, a large on-chip memory, and a ...
   Jun 2, 2021
5. Low-cost Intel-based SBC aims to address «Digital Divide»
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Hackboard Hackboard 2
   Affordable computer company Hackboard has introduced what it says is one of the lowest-priced Intel-powered and Windows-based single-board computers (SBCs) ever. Priced at $99 with Ubuntu Linux or $140 with Windows 10 Pro, the Hackboard 2 is ...
   Dec 18, 2020
6. Hitex Unveils New AURIX Development Board for safety Applications
   Arduino MCU Open-Source Platforms Hitex ShieldBuddy TC375
   Hitex extends its safety portfolio and introduces the ShieldBuddy TC375. The ShieldBuddy TC375 is currently the smallest AURIX™ development board in the world. The ShieldBuddy TC375 is equipped with the 32-bit multi-core processor TC375 from ...
   Aug 17, 2020
7. Avnet Introduces Indoor Air Quality Sensor HAT for Raspberry Pi for Rapid Prototyping
   Sensors Measurement MCU Open-Source Platforms Avnet AES-RHSEN-ZM44-G
   avnet.com Sensor HAT based on Renesas ZMOD4410 module accelerates design of products requiring indoor air quality measurement capabilities Leading global technology solutions provider Avnet announced the availability of a specialized sensor HAT for ...
   Aug 16, 2020
8. Raspberry Pi Model B computer features 8 GByte RAM
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
   By Ally Winning eeNews Embedded Farnell has introduced a new variant of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B computer that features 8 GByte of on-board memory, doubling the memory capacity of the existing high-end model. The additional memory is intended to ...
   Jun 9, 2020
9. World's first fully self-contained Raspberry Pi audio HAT board with MERUS class D multilevel amplifier
   MCU Open-Source Platforms Infineon KIT_40W_AMP_HAT_ZW
   Infineon Technologies developed the world’s first fully self-contained Raspberry Pi audio amplifier HAT (Hardware attached on Top) board. It offers high definition audio at boom box power levels in a small form factor. The Infineon ...
   May 22, 2020
10. CML brings advanced voice codec capability to Raspberry Pi users enabling easy evaluation and development
    Audio MCU Open-Source Platforms CML Microcircuits EV6550DHAT CMX655D
    CML Microcircuits is pleased to announce the EV6550DHAT , a Raspberry Pi Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) compatible evaluation and development board that makes the features and benefits of its CMX655D ultra-low power voice codec available to ...
    Jan 23, 2020