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HighTec wins the race to offer Rust Compiler for Infineon Aurix microcontrollers

Tue, Feb 28, 2023

Believed to be the first Rust compiler available for the 32bit Aurix multi-core architecture, HighTec EDV-Systeme said it enables the use of the Rust compiler with Aurix TC3x and TC4x microcontrollers. The pairing is designed for the development of safe, secure and smart mobility and industrial applications.

The Rust compiler joins HighTec’s portfolio of LLVM open-source based C/C++ compiler tools. This new offering targets customers in the automotive and industrial sectors which can now take advantage of the security and safety benefits of both the Aurix multi-core architecture and HighTec’s LLVM-based Rust compiler.

Recently, the programming language Rust has seen significant growth in popularity, driven by the increasing need for safe and secure systems, reported HighTec. Its memory management features, such as its ownership model, help prevent the types of vulnerabilities that are often the root cause of system failures and security breaches, said the company.

Infineon’s Aurix microcontroller family has found applications in smart mobility applications in particular, where stringent safety and security requirements are required. The announcement means the robust safety and security features of the Rust programming language are combined with the ASIL D/SIL 3 certified Aurix TC3x and TC4x microcontrollers.

HighTec is the only compiler provider to be an Infineon Preferred Design House. Its Rust compiler for Aurix TC3x and TC4x leverages the modern open source LLVM technology, with an efficient backend. The compiler is characterised by its rapid build system and advanced code optimisations, which are specifically tailored to the architecture-specific functions of the Aurix microcontrollers. HighTec is able to accelerate the development and certification of safety critical applications across a range of industries, including automotive and industrial automation.

The original HighTec C/C++ development platform is widely used by automotive manufacturers and Tier One suppliers. By 2024, HighTec plans to offer a safety qualified Aurix Rust compiler.

HighTec’s initial Aurix Rust package includes the Rust compiler tools consisting of cargo build system, Rust libraries, hardware abstraction, and board support package (BSP) for TC375. There are also integrated examples including the use of C based peripheral drivers and documentation.

The examples have been designed in co-operation with Elexir. For Rust HLL (high level language) debugging, developers can use the Lauterbach Trace32 debugger.

http://www.hightec-rt.com

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Analog Devices and Marvell unveil 5G massive MIMO radio reference design

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Analog Devices (ADI) and Marvell Technology have collaborated to deliver a 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) radio reference design which will be showcased at MWC 2023. It combines digital beamforming and transceiver silicon with support for Open RAN (O-RAN).

The collaboration combines ADI’s latest RadioVerse transceiver SoC and the Marvell Octeon 10 Fusion 5G baseband processor. The latter is claimed to be the industry’s first 5nm digital beamforming solution for 5G. The reference design has been created to improve the time to market for advanced mMIMO radio units and O-RAN support with up to 40per cent lower energy consumption, smaller size and lower weight. The Octeon 10 Fusion baseband processor also provides flexible L1 implementation, with hardware and software reuse across the radio unit and distributed unit to facilitate evolving L1 splits among operators worldwide over the coming years. The RadioVerse SoC provides extensive digital RF front end capabilities including field proven digital pre-distortion (DPD).

“As mMIMO radio functionality grows in complexity, more specialised silicon approaches are required,” said Alex Jinsung Choi, chairman of the O-RAN Alliance. He said that reference designs such as this one can help catalyse the O-RAN market for 5G mMIMO radio units “by enabling advanced configurations that meet network operators’ high expectations for power efficiency and performance.”

Together, the RadioVerse transceiver SoC and the Octeon 10 Fusion processor support the entire signal chain with unmatched radio unit system efficiency, said Analog Devices. The ADRV9040 RadioVerse transceiver SoC includes linearisation algorithms for boosting power amplifier efficiency and performance, as well as digital channel filters which reduce interface rates. The Octeon 10 Fusion 5G baseband processor has specialised accelerators optimised for processing complex beamforming algorithms, along with dedicated processors for the low PHY baseband which can be configured for the various O-RAN split 7.2x configurations.

“Infrastructure vendors face many challenges when developing O-RAN mMIMO radio units, including access to optimised semiconductors,” said Joe Barry, vice president of marketing, systems & technology in the communication and cloud business unit at ADI. He said the platform “makes industry-leading technology available to both established and emerging vendors”.

Will Chu, senior vice president, processors business group at Marvell, said that the combination “provides OEMs a 5G open radio unit reference design that scales the capabilities and performance of next-generation mMIMO beamforming at the lowest possible power”.

The reference design is expandable to support a 64T64R configuration. It supports 32 transmit and receive antennas (32T32R) with 400MHz of operational bandwidth and 300MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. The Octeon 10 Fusion 5G baseband processor and RadioVerse SoC leverage hardware accelerators as well as the 16nm RF and 5nm digital baseband process nodes shipping commercially, delivering up to 40 per cent reduction in energy consumption per bit compared with the previous generation. The platform enables network energy savings (NES) modes, for additional power savings.

The platform is on display at MWC 2023 (27 February to 02 March), at ADI’s booth (Hall 2-2B18) and Marvell’s booth (Hall 2-2F34).

http://www.analog.com

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Compact, low power, NB-IoT industrial modules have GNSS geo-location capability

Fri, Feb 24, 2023

Programmable, certified LTE Cat NB2 NB-IoT industrial modules, the SR87M01 series announced by STMicroelectronics, cover worldwide cellular frequency bands and integrate advanced security features.

The low power modules combine reliable and robust NB-IoT data communication with accurate and resilient GNSS geo-location capability for IoT devices and assets.

According to ST, the ST87M01 is one of the first IoT cellular products worldwide offered in accordance with the latest 3GPP Release 15. It provides extended multi-regional LTE coverage. The integrated native GNSS receiver with multi-constellation access delivers localisation with power saving features while operating during NB-IoT sleep time slots.

The module has dimensions of just 10.6 x 12.8mm and is in an LGA package.

It is qualified over the industrial temperature range (-40 to +85 degrees C), with low power consumption of less than 2.0 microA in low power mode. Output power is up to +23dBm. The ST87M01 targets wide-ranging IoT applications that require reliable low power wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity, such as smart metering, smart grid, smart building, smart city and smart infrastructure applications, as well as industrial condition monitoring and factory automation, smart agriculture and environmental monitoring. It is also suited to tracking applications such as locating pets, children, and elders, safety monitoring for remote workers, asset tracking for equipment such as power tools, and general intelligent logistics.

The STM8701’s programmable IoT platform lets users embed their own code directly in the module for simple applications. Alternatively, the module can be combined with a separate host microcontroller, for more sophisticated use cases. A variety of protocol stacks is available to handle popular IoT use cases, including IPv6, TCP/UDP, CoAP/LWM2M, MQTT, HTTP/HTTPS and TLS/DTLS. The ST87M01 is designed to support both standardised 3GPP AT commands and ST enhanced AT commands.

An ST4SIM embedded SIM (eSIM) is integrated in the module. This is certified according to the latest industry standards, including GSMA eSA (Security Assurance) certification and includes an embedded secure element (eSE).

The ST87M01 is sampling now to major customers worldwide.

http://www.st.com

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NXP integrates NFC in lock for Matter devices

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

The EdgeLock SE051H is a secure element designed for the Matter protocol by NXP Semiconductor. It integrates NFC (near field communication) functionality to simplify secure onboarding of Matter devices in the smart home, said the company.

The latest addition to NXP’s portfolio of Matter devices, the EdgeLock SE051H is a single chip with integrated NFC, designed to simplify the secure and seamless onboarding of Matter devices. It can also enable new smart home user experiences, such as suggested automations, installation videos and other content with just the tap of an NFC-enabled phone.

The Matter standard, designed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), is designed to ease device interoperability challenges within the smart home network. It raises smart home security with features such as cryptographic keypairs, digital certificates, and other security-related hardware and firmware requirements to protect smart home devices. The EdgeLock SE051H is optimised to support these requirements.

“The single-chip EdgeLock SE051H makes it easy for developers to secure their Matter-certified smart home devices, while integrated NFC improves the end user Matter experience and allows device makers to differentiate based on that user experience,” observed Philippe Dubois, senior vice president and general manager, secure transactions & identification, NXP.

The EdgeLock SE051H is Common Criteria EAL 6+ certified and supports the cryptographic operations needed for a Matter-certified smart device. This includes Matter device attestation and certificate-based authentication with ECC cryptography and NIST P-256 curve, as well as the SPAKE2+ algorithm for password authenticated key exchange. It also includes key security functions such as ECDSA, ECDH, and True Random Number Generator to protect the Matter protocol. In addition, the EdgeLock SE051H has an integrated NFC interface and Type-4 Tag capability.

Matter’s security requirements include a device attestation certificate, which confirms device authenticity, demonstrates trustworthiness and establishes an authenticated connection with the larger Matter network. NXP is one of the first semiconductor manufacturers to have been granted trusted Product Attestation Authority status by the CSA, with its EdgeLock 2GO service for securely provisioning IoT devices. EdgeLock 2GO, combined with EdgeLock SE051H, can pre-inject credentials directly into silicon at silicon manufacturing or can deliver the credentials securely over-the-air (OTA) with end-to-end security to simplify supply chain management and in compliance with the Matter standard.

http://www.nxp.com

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HighTec wins the race to offer Rust Compiler for Infineon Aurix microcontrollers

Analog Devices and Marvell unveil 5G massive MIMO radio reference design

Compact, low power, NB-IoT industrial modules have GNSS geo-location capability

NXP integrates NFC in lock for Matter devices

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