Boards and Bits
Tern Microcontroller Boards available online
Great Western Microsystems has announced the availability of the complete range of Tern Microcontroller Boards from it's new Online store – The Debug Store. Tern Microcontroller boards can now be ordered on-line complete with a wide range of available options for each board. In addition, complete Development Toolsets based on the industry standard Paradigm C/C++ development system can also be purchased, specifically customised for the Tern x86-based hardware.
Jennic BOMs cost for ZigBee/IEEE802.15.4 reference designs to under US$5
Jennic says it has achieved a new price point for ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 nodes with the introduction of a low-cost reference design for its JN5139 wireless microcontroller which reduces the volume bill of materials (BOM) cost of modules for wireless sensor networks to well under $5. This includes the cost of the Jennic JN5139 wireless microcontroller, a high performance PCB antenna design, and all other ancillary components.
Low-cost development package for NXP (Philips) LPC range of ARM processors
A complete low-cost development package for the NXP (Philips) LPC range of ARM processors, consisting of an evaluation and experimental board, a GCC compiler, a JTAG interface, an IDE and debugger, as well as a host of application examples, is now available from Computer Solutions.
Low-cost ColdFire development board with integral GCC compiler
The P&E DEV5213CF development board, now available from Computer Solutions, is an ideal low-cost evaluation kit for developers of projects using the ColdFire MCF5213 processor. Despite the low cost of only £80, the board comes complete with a development package including a GCC compiler, making it equally useful as a development platform or as an introduction to any ColdFire processor or to the GCC compiler.
Making more space for noise suppression
For applications where space is at a premium, but high performance EMI filtering is just as critical, Murata has announced the SMD BNX022, the latest addition to its comprehensive EMIFIL range of noise suppression products.
