Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the RZ/N2L microprocessor units (MPUs) for industrial Ethernet communication that make it easy to add network functionality to industrial equipment and devices. The RZ/N2L complies with many industry-standard specifications and protocols to facilitate the development of industrial automation devices that require real-time capabilities. The…
Renesas releases RZ/T2M motor-control MPUs for fast, high-precision control
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has released its highest-performance RZ/T2M motor-control microprocessor units (MPUs) for applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M combines fast and highly precise real-time, motor-control capabilities and the latest industrial Ethernet on a single chip, which supports functional safety operation. By providing all…
What is an embedded system?
If we look around, we will find ourselves to be surrounded by computing systems. Every year millions of computing systems are built destined for desktop computers (Personal Computers, workstations, mainframes and servers) but surprisingly, billions of computing systems are built every year embedded within larger electronic devices and still goes unnoticed. Any device running on electric power either already has computing system or will soon have computing system embedded in it.
Working with Universal Microprocessor Simulator (UMPS)
UMPS is perhaps most efficient virtual simulator for simulating the programs of 8051/52/2051/4051, PIC micro controllers, HC micro controllers, AVR microcontrollers etc. It provides perfect platform for simulating real time applications. It has wide varieties of peripherals to connect with micro-controllers like in display there are LED, matrix LED, alpha numeric display, all type of LCD etc. Other peripherals like ADC, DAC, serial transmitter-receiver, function generator, I2C memory, I2C display, PWM converter, digital recorder and player, shift register etc. are given to design any embedded system. With the help of umps, one can create virtual 8051 training board on his computer’s desktop. He can simulate all kind of programs by connecting required resources like 7 segment display, Matrix LED, LCD, Matrix keyboard and all he wants.
Renesas and Syntiant develop voice-controlled multimodal AI solution
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Syntiant Corp., a deep learning chip technology company, announced the joint development of a voice-controlled multimodal AI solution that enables low-power contactless operation for image processing in vision AI-based IoT and edge systems. These can include self-checkout machines, security cameras, video conference systems, and smart…
NXP ramps up automotive processor production with TSMC technology
NXP Semiconductors, a provider in automotive processing, teamed up with TSMC to release NXP’s S32G2 vehicle network processor and the S32R294 radar processor. These products are now in volume production on TSMC’s advanced 16 nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology. This marks the migration of NXP’s S32 family of processors to increasingly advanced process nodes as…
Difference between Microprocessor and Microcontroller
The term microprocessor and microcontroller have always been confused with each other. Both of them have been designed for real time applications. They share many common features and at the same time they have significant differences. Both the IC’s – i.e., the microprocessor and microcontroller – cannot be distinguished by looking at them. They are…
PLC : An Overview
Programmable logic controller is a digital computer used for the automation of various electro-mechanical processes in industries. These controllers are specially designed to survive in harsh situations and shielded from heat, cold, dust, and moisture etc. The hardware components of a PLC system are CPU, Memory, Input/Output, Power supply unit, and programming device. PLC consists of a microprocessor which is programmed using the computer language. A visual programming language known as the Ladder Logic was created to program the PLC. The program is written on a computer and is downloaded to the PLC via cable. These loaded programs are stored in non – volatile memory of the PLC.