Daily Newsletter from embedded world 2012 - Thursday, March 1 

TI: new “Wolverine” microcontroller platform slashes power
Codenamed “Wolverine” for its aggressive power-saving technology, Texas Instrument’s ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller platform offers less power consumption: 360 nA in real-time clock mode and less than 100 µA/MHz active power consumption.

congatec: quad-core ARM module on Qseven form factor
The conga-QMX6 COM is equipped with the Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 processor family which is scalable from 1 to 4 ARM cores and sports a sophisticated high-end, 3D-ready HD graphics interface.

Kontron: Pico-ITX embedded motherboard with dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor
At Embedded World, Kontron has launched an ARM-based long-term available Pico-ITX embedded motherboard with dual-core ARM Cortex A9. The KTT20/pITX features the highly integrated NVIDIA Tegra 2 1 GHz super processor with two ARM Cortex A9 cores.

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	Infineon® XMC4000 MCU family Infineon has incorporated its extensive microcontroller-know-how into the development of real-time-critical control systems and integrates an industrial standard core into its products. The result, a XMC4000, is based on ARM® Cortex™-M4 and dedicated for industrial applications.

Atmel: Studio 6 integrates ARM and AVR design in single environment
Atmel introduces Atmel Studio 6 IDE now supporting both Atmel 32-bit ARM Cortex-M series processor-based and Atmel 8/32-bit AVR based microcontrollers.

Digi and Freescale collaborate on cloud-connected MCU with out-of-box cloud connectivity
Digi International announced collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor to integrate the secure and scalable iDigi Device Cloud solution into Freescale’s Kinetis and ColdFire microcontroller platforms. 

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	Freescale™ QorIQ P5020 64bit Processor AMC The Kontron AM4150 incorporates the high-performance Freescale™ QorIQ P5020 dual core processor based on the e5500 Power Architecture®. For maximum data throughput and low latency, the Kontron AM4150 provides a fast dual-channel memory of up to 8 GB ECC DDR3 RAM. The AM4150 provides flexible configuration of high-speed fabrics.

Zilog: Z805 family features wide array of industry-standard 8051-based solutions
Zilog introduced its new Z8051 MCU product family providing a highly flexible and cost-effective solution to a variety of embedded control applications. Development software is readily available.

AdaCore: development environment fully supports upcoming Ada 2012 standard
AdaCore announces the availability of GNAT Pro 7.0, a major new version of the company’s development environment product, which offers a range of improvements, supports several new platforms and includes an important new testing tool (GNATtest).

Renesas: 32-bit RX63T MCUs for single motor and inverter control applications
Renesas Electronics released the RX63T the latest member of the broad RX series of microcontrollers featuring special inverter control timers and analog functions. The new RX63T group comprises six individual products.    

Arrow Electronics combines Embedded and OEM computing solutions support in Europe
Creating greater focus around the comprehensive support that industrial and commercial users of electronic components receive, Arrow Electronics has transitioned its embedded computing solutions support to its established Original Equipment Manufacturer Computing Solutions team in Europe.

Green Hills: optimized tools for Freescale’s next generation automotive microcontrollers
Freescale Semiconductor and Green Hills announce their commitment to an aligned product roadmap for the new Freescale MPC57xx family of Qorivva automotive microcontrollers.

ADL: 3.5-inch SBC with scalable processor power from Sandy Bridge Celeron to Core i7
ADL Embedded Solutions has announced the ADLQM67HDS, a high-performance 3.5-inch single-board computer featuring the Intel QM67-PCH chipset and socket G2 for flexible assembly with Sandy Bridge processors. The Intel Core i3-2330E, i5-2510E, i7-2710QE and Celeron B810 can be employed here.

Optogan launches its 500W COB module
The new X10 platform offers a modular approach for luminaire designs from 1,100lm to 55,000lm. Optogan’s Chip-on-Board module (COB), so called X10, is based on the vision of scaleability and lean processing for luminaire manufacturing.

COSMIC: Freescale S12Z supported by ANSI C compiler and debugger
Just in time for the embedded world, COSMIC Software announces immediate availability of software development tools for the new Freescale S12Z Controller, which is pushing up the S12 controller family into the 32 bit world.

Smart Metering Virtual Seminar
Smart Meters save energy and improve efficiency. The market for smart meters is projected to grow rapidly in the next couple of years. Our Virtual Seminar about Smart Metering provides you 4 free webinars presented by Silica, Texas Instruments, NXP and Freescale.

ARM® core-based solutions from Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is producing more ARM-based solutions than any other manufacturer. In this Virtual Conference TI provides overview and outlook about its ARM-based Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and SoCs product range.

Industrial Computing & Communications
The 2012 version of our Virtual Conference Industrial Computing & Communications provides an update about latest trends, solutions and products to create reliable communications within industrial environments. Major topics are Chips & Solutions for Industrial Ethernet and Boards, Modules & Systems for Industrial Applications.

Critical embedded systems – standards, technologies, new products
Welcome to our free Virtual Seminar about critical embedded systems. The technical presentations for this Virtual Seminar have been recorded at Embedded Tech Trends conference, held earlier this year in Florida. Organized by VITA, Embedded Tech Trends is a new forum for the embedded open architecture computer industry.

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