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A MEMS microphone and TSL2571 ambient
light sensor (ALS) are also integrated, and a
BME280 integrated environmental sensor
handles pressure, temperature and humid-
ity sensing. This advanced device is devel-
oped specifically for IoT mobile applications
to simplify the integration of environmental
sensing within tight constraints on power
consumption and physical size. The unit com-
bines individual high linearity, high accuracy
sensors for pressure, humidity and tempera-
ture in an 8-pin metal-lid 2.5mm x 2.5mm x
0.93mm LGA package, designed for low cur-
rent consumption (3.6μA at1Hz), long-term
stability and high EMC robustness. Figure
2 gives an understanding of the board’s size,
shape and layout. In addition to providing a
fully integrated hardware/software platform,
ready to run with drivers and protocol stacks
on board, the approach with ARIS also pro-
vides higher-level sample software to help
users jump-start application development.
Accordingly, ARIS EDGE comes with several
software demonstrations that are relevant
to IoT-edge devices. One example is a mesh
networking demo that allows multiple ARIS
EDGE boards to be connected to an ARIS IoT
board, which acts as a gateway to push sensor
data from the EDGE boards to a Cloud ser-
vice. A second demo lets users explore how
to view the board sensor data in real-time
using a dedicated app running on a mobile
device. There is also a demo that exercises the
BNO055 absolute orientation sensor, which
allows the absolute position of the board in
space to be viewed on an Android device. IoT
evolution is happening everywhere, all the
time, right now. Equipment developers need
an efficient, optimised device-development
platform that not only accelerates time to
market but – even more importantly - helps
satisfy specific constraints such as very low
power consumption and appropriate wireless
connectivity. ARIS IoT and ARIS Edge plat-
forms address this need by bringing together
best-in-class software and hardware that are
architected from the ground up for develop-
ing IoT gateway and endpoint devices.
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Rohde & Schwarz: quality depends on
reliable T&M equipment
At this year’s productronica trade fair, Rohde &
Schwarz is focusing on innovative T&Msolutions
for next generation wireless communications
technologies, including the Internet of Things,
fifth generationmobile radio (5G), as well as auto-
motive radar and infotainment systems. Under
the slogan “Your quality in safe hands,” Rohde &
Schwarz, a leading manufacturer of T&M equip-
ment, will showcase new measuring instruments
and test systems for development.
Renesas: long-term support with new
RZ/G Linux platform
Renesas Electronics announced the Renesas
RZ/G Linux Platform featuring the industri-
al-grade Civil Infrastructure Platform Super
Long-Term Support Linux kernel, which
enables Linux-based embedded systems to be
maintained for more than 10 years. The new
Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform provides a ver-
ified Linux package with cloud-maintenance
and development options that makes it easy
for embedded developers to leverage Linux
for high-performance industrial equipment
Cadence achieves “Fit for Purpose - TCL1”
certification in support of ISO 26262
standard
Cadence Design Systems has achieved the
industry’s first comprehensive “Fit for Pur-
pose - Tool Confidence Level 1 (TCL1)” certi-
fication from TÜV SÜD, enabling automotive
semiconductor manufacturers, OEMs and
component suppliers to meet stringent ISO
26262 automotive safety requirements. To
achieve certification, Cadence provided its
tool and flow documentation to TÜV SÜD
for evaluation, and TÜV SÜD confirmed
the Cadence flows are fit for use with ASIL A
through ASIL D automotive design projects.
Phaedrus Systems: compiler validation
service launched
Phaedrus Systems is launching a complier val-
idation service and is backing it with a library
of white papers on compiler validation. Com-
piler validation is essentially the highly con-
trolled, repeatable and reproducible testing
of a compiler using a validation suite - a rec-
ognised set of test programs. The purpose of
such testing is to provide a reliable indication
of how well a compiler complies with the
standard for the language that it implements.
Express Logic: ThreadX RTOS surpasses
6.2 billion total deployments
Express Logic announced that its ThreadX
RTOS has surpassed 6.2 billion total deploy-
ments. This milestone has been verified in
a new report by VDC Research of Natick, a
highly respected leader in embedded systems
market research. VDC’s report highlights the
long-time presence and continued explosive
growth of ThreadX throughout the market
for deeply embedded devices and its role as
the cornerstone of the X-Ware IoT Platform
connectivity solution.
Logic Technology: Datalight releases
NitroBoot 2.0
Datalight has released NitroBoot 2.0. Nitro-
Boot, the fastest boot solution for embedded
devices, has been shipped in more than 13
million devices. In October, companies that
want faster boot time for their devices will
have more flexibility in integrating Nitro-
Boot into their designs, with three different
editions, Lite, Pro and Automotive. The Lite
edition is perfectly tailored to designs where
startup conditions do not change from one
boot to another, or where budgetary restric-
tions would have otherwise made inclusion of
the software prohibitive.
Rohde & Schwarz: new family of
compact, portable test instruments for RF
measurement
Rohde & Schwarz launched the R&S ZNL
network analyzer and the R&S FPL1000 spec-
trum analyzer to offer flexible solutions for
the most important RF measurements. These
include the characterization of components
such as antennas, attenuators, filters and
amplifiers, as well as measurements on sig-
nal sources including spectral measurements,
analog and digital signal demodulation and
accurate power measurements.
Mouser: Cypress PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit
brings low-power, flexible MCU to IoT
designs
Mouser Electronics is now offering the PSoC
6 BLE Pioneer Kit, which enables designers to
begin innovating with the PSoC 6 microcon-
troller from Cypress Semiconductor. PSoC
BLE 6 is the industry’s lowest power, most
flexible microcontroller with built-in Blue-
tooth Low Energy wireless connectivity and
integrated hardware-based security in a single
device for Internet of Things applications.
Keysight: agile vector adapter delivers
enhanced realism for EW threat
simulation
Keysight Technologies introduced an agile
vector adapter which extends the capabili-
ties of the UXG X-Series agile signal genera-
tors to generate complex pulsed signals and
waveforms based on IQ data for more realis-
tic electronic warfare threat simulations. The
N5194A UXG X-Series agile vector adapter
enables the industry’s highest fidelity agile
threat simulations when used with Keysight’s
commercial off-the-shelf, UXG X-Series agile
signal generators for aerospace and defense
applications.
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