Freescale MCF51EM Polyphase Meter Reference Design
Freescale announced a turnkey metering reference design built upon an advanced microcontroller (MCU) customized for the electrical metering market. The polyphase reference design, based on Freescale’s advanced MCF51EM256 ColdFire MCU, is a cost-optimized implementation of a single-phase or three-phase smart electrical meter. The reference design contains necessary hardware and software to make development of smart [...]
Pigeon Point Systems Module Management Controller BMR Starter Kit
Pigeon Point Systems (PPS) unveiled a Module Management Controller (MMC) Board Management Reference (BMR) Starter Kit based on the Renesas H8S/2472 microcontroller. The MMC BMR kit offers a solution for the mandatory management controllers used in AdvancedMC modules, both for AdvancedTCA (ATCA) carriers and MicroTCA shelves.
Mixed Signal/Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit
Cadence Design Systems and TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) introduced the Mixed Signal/Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit (MS/RF RDK). The RDK accelerate analog, mixed-signal, and RF designs and RF SoC verification and integration. The MS/RF RDK Initially targets 65nm process and was developed with Cadence Virtuoso mixed-signal technology. The TSMC 65nm MS/RF RDK is available [...]
Quickfilter QF Audio Dragon Docking Station Reference Design
The Quickfilter QF Audio Dragon docking station reference design contains all the required electronics to implement a high quality, low-cost docking station. The reference design includes equalization filters, microcontroller firmware, schematics, BOM, and layout files. Docking station manufacturers can customize the reference design by adding speakers, custom designed equalization filters (using QFPro1Da software), and plastic [...]
Reference Design for Video Surveillance Applications
Conexant Systems and Maxim Integrated Products jointly developed a reference design for PC-based video surveillance products with digital video recording (DVR) capabilities. The new reference design is based on Conexant’s CX25853 multi-port video decoders and CX258521 media bridge. It also includes Maxim’s MG3500 H.264 video compression solution, which increases recording capacity on DVRs and supports [...]
Ambarella A5 Hybrid Camera Platform
Ambarella, Inc. introduced the A5 system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform for hybrid cameras. The A5 platform features 10 mega-pixel (MP) still images, full high-definition (HD) recording, and simultaneous dual-resolution recording for fast internet sharing. The A5 SoC platform enables consumers to take high-quality photos and video in affordably priced pocket-sized cameras. Consumer hybrid cameras based on the [...]
eDVR91 MPEG-4 Camera Reference Design
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI) eASIC Corporation recently introduced the eDVR91 MPEG-4 camera reference design. The eDVR91 is ideal for a broad range of applications including camcorders, security and surveillance cameras, and automotive vision systems. The eDVR91 comes complete with schematics, firmware and software, and is currently available from eASIC for $299. The eDVR91 is [...]
MSC VisuRDK Reference Design Kit
The MSC VisuRDK reference design kit offers a H8SX-based single-chip solution with a resolution up to WVGA (800×480), 32 bit computing power, larger on-chip memories of 1MB FLASH, and additional interfaces like USB and Ethernet. The MSC VisuRDK kits is an ideal solution for the direct control of TFT displays using a general purpose microcontroller. [...]
DE21P Embedded Powerline Modem Reference Design
DS2 recently introduced the DE21P module reference design for embedded powerline communications applications. The DE21P enables product differentiation and can be used for widely different products including set top boxes, home gateways, remote speaker systems, IP cameras, or personal computers. DS2′s DE21P embedded powerline modem reference design is designed for use with Aitana, DS2′s leading [...]
CSR RoadTunes Reference Design
RoadTunes reference design, from CSR, is a feature rich, fully interoperable Bluetooth handsfree package for Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) and in-car systems. Designed to provide OEMs with a faster time to market, RoadTunes features a less than six-week average integration time and costs only $6. CSR’s RoadTunes is available in packages with external Flash memory, [...]
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