Videos / Podcasts
May - 2012
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- 8-bit PIC gives much more, for much, much less
Editor Chris. A. Ciufo gets the low-down from the DESIGN West conference.
At the recent DESIGN West conference in San Jose (formerly known as "ESC"), Microchip unleashed a new C-compiler strategy for its entire line-up, and a new low-cost 8-bit PIC MCU called the PIC16F178X. I got a chance to chat briefly with Greg Brown, Product Marketing Manager for the MCU8 division of Microchip. Click on the video to hear this on-target 3-minute interview.Check out our 3-minute video interview with the product's Marketing Manager to learn more.
April - 2012
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- Extreme Low Power XLP 16-bit Development Board
http://www.microchip.com/xlp This video shows you all the features available on Microchips XLP 16-bit Development Board for extreme low power application design. The board supports development on PIC24F16KA102, PIC24FJ64GA102 and PIC24FJ64GB002 families of 16-bit PIC® MCUs featuring nanoWatt XLP technology.
- Demo of eXtreme Low Power (XLP) MCUs
Today's applications must consume little power, and in extreme cases, last for up to 15-20 years, while running from a single battery. To enable applications like these, products with Microchip's nanoWatt XLP Technology offer the industry's lowest currents for Run and Sleep, where extreme low power applications spend 90%-99% of their time.
- XLP 16-Bit Energy Harvesting Development Kit (Microchip Technology)
Solar Energy Harvesting using PIC® MCUs with XLP Technology
- embeddedcodesource.com
http://www.embeddedcodesource.com is a "one-stop shop" where you can browse and download free software/firmware code examples for your PIC® MCU projects. This site also provides interaction with the Microchip community, as well as Microchip's elite group of 3rd party developers.
- Swissbit Production Overview
Swissbit is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of DRAM and Flash memory products for the Industrial and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) markets. Swissbit produces high reliability / high-density DRAM memory modules and Flash based devices for use in both commercial and industrial environments.
- The World's Lowest Power in Sleep MCU: nanoWatt XLP from Microchip
http://www.microchip.com/xlp Three of nanoWatt XLP Technologys key advantages are: Sleep currents down to 20 nA, Real-Time Clock currents down to 500 nA, and Watchdog Timer currents down to 400 nA. The majority of low-power applications require one or more of these features. nanoWatt XLP Technology combines all three.
- Tying the home to the Smart Grid
Most of the attention in the Smart Grid is given to the utilities and their controversial wireless smart meters. But for the consumer to see real value in the technology requires creating a local network of appliances and systems within the home. That's not an easy task. There are many smart appliances on the market ready to tie into the grid, but not everyone is flush enough to go out an buy an entirely new set of appliances. Somehow, the industry needs to create aftermarket. At the DesignWest conference, Qualcomm Atherose was demonstrating your their products and techniques can move you closer to energy efficiency, if not complete independence. New Tech Press interviewed Qualcomm Atheros product manager Tim Colleran on what's happening.
- Nabto offers development help for their worldwide firewall
Security in the "Internet of Things" is becoming a major issue in embedded, portable device industry and the tiny Danish company of Nabto is helping customers take a step toward securing new devices. At DesignWest, Nabto was talking about the Nabduino, a Arduino-based development board with their tiny (less than one meg) webserver IP that can place your device behind the corporate firewall...anywhere in the world. New Tech Press dropped by to chat with them.
- Parasoft approaches comprehensive testing for embedded software
The explosive growth of portable and wireless technology is a driver for similar growth in embedded software development....
- Automating embedded software testing with Electric Cloud
The problem comes in when you are not a software-centric company. The 2012 UBM Embedded Market Survey showed that, for the first time, QA engineers are becoming a significant portion of embedded software teams, and while the quality of debugging tools is still the top area for improvement, engineers seem to be getting more confident with what is available. However...
March - 2012
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- Microchip's Save More 8-bit Presentation
http://mchp.us/FO7AqF http://mchp.us/ FOc11F Save More Power, Space, Money, and Time with Microchip! Explore Microchip's wide range of innovative 8-bit products with eXtremely Low Power consumption and unique peripherals, which enable you to reduce your board space, component count, and time-to-market.
February - 2012
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- Introducing: AMD Accelerated Processors for Embedded Applications
Learn how the AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APU) combine high performance serial and parallel processing cores to enable breakthroughs in visual computing, security, performance-per-watt and device form factor.
- A New Era for Lattice
2011 marked the beginning for Lattice. Our new product families—the XO2 and ECP4—have captured the very essence of Lattice. In both cases, we have delivered a world class mix of high performance and low power, while still providing high value to our customers—something we refer to as affordable innovation.
- AAEON Digital Signage
AAEON digital signage products represent the future of media delivery and live advertising. AAEON offers high end digital signage products that allow for the delivery of content that can be interactive and easily updated. With an infinite number of applications, the possibilities are endless.
- Power Line Communication for Building and Home Control, CES 2012.flv
NXP TDA5051A Powerline Modem for home and building automation. For more information, visit: tda5051a.interfacechips.com
January - 2012
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- Screaming circuits finds silver lining in economic downturn
The economic downturn has had an upside for some industry segments. PCB prototyping service Screaming Circuits has seen business climb steadily since it’s founding in 2003 as more companies have cut back staff and resources, stretching engineering staffs beyond their own capabilities. Screaming Circuits recently formed a relationship with Newark/element14 to offer their services to the element14 community. In this interview with Duane Benson, director of marketing and sales, Benson elaborates on the growing prototyping market in the PCB industry as well as the challenges and needs of their customer base.
- Microstick for PIC24F 3V K-Series
http://www.microchip.com/microstick3v The Microstick for 3V PIC24F K-Series devices is a flexible, USB powered development tool that supports Microchip's PIC24F "KL" and "KA" microcontroller families for cost sensitive, low power applications.
November - 2011
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- Transitioning to IPv6
Cable operators and service providers must find a solution to transition from IPv4 protocol to IPv6 protocol
- Android™ Accessory Development with chipKIT™ MAX32
This video demonstrates a working application example from Microchip's Accessory Framework for Android™ running on the chipKIT™ Development Platform
- Epson Graphics Demo using Microchip Graphics Library
As touch screens become more common and larger, applications are looking for ways to drive higher resolution and offer eye catching graphics in a cost effective manner. The Epson board provides: ـ Resolution support up to 960x960 ـ PIP for animation or scrolling ـ Mutliple frames with expandable memory ـ Gradients for deeper color effect ـ Layering support ـ Transparency For more information, please visit http://www.microchip.com/graphics
October - 2011
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- Smart Energy Meters & Monitors Demonstration
Microchip's Smart Energy Solutions encompass Energy Measuring and Metering, Energy Conversion, Displays, Human Interface, Motor Control, Battery Friendly, Wired and Wireless Connectivity.
- 8-bit Wireless Development Kit
The 8-bit Wireless Development kit provides a cost-effective method of evaluating and developing low-power wireless applications based on Microchips MiWi™ wireless protocol.
- Windows Embedded 7 Quick Start Demo on an EBX Atom™ SBC
Running Windows Embedded 7 and providing a path to upgrade, an EBC-C384 is assembled using the items typically recommended.
- CX5010, CX5020 | Fanless Embedded PC in a compact design
The CX5000 Embedded PC has a robust magnesium housing and is designed without a fan. The Embedded PC is available as the CX5010 with Intel® Atom™ Z510, 1.1 GHz, and as the
September - 2011
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- Embedded Migration
Intel's Max Domeika talks about migration techniques for the embedded Atom processor.
- ARM DS-5 Debugger Linux kernel debug example with DSTREAM and BeagleBoard setup
This six minute video guides you through debugging a sample Linux kernel using the DS-5 Debugger, a DSTREAM unit and a BeagleBoard
