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Mouser accelerates vision applications with Xilinx Kria KV260 vision AI starter kit

Tue, Jun 08, 2021

Design engineers with no previous experience in artificial intelligence (AI) development can implement designs and algorithms onto an FPGA platform using the Kria KV260 Vision AI starter kit from Xilinx.

The Kria KV260 is purpose-built to support accelerated vision applications and is an excellent way for consumer and industrial developers to get up and running in less than an hour with no knowledge of FPGAs or FPGA tools.

The Kria KV260 Vision AI starter kit enables developers to add customisation and differentiation via preferred design environments, at any level of abstraction, from application software to AI model to FPGA design. The kit is the fastest and easiest platform for application development to volume deployment on Kria K26 system on modules (SOMs).

The Kria KV260 Vision AI starter kit includes multi-camera support for up to eight interfaces, three MIPI sensor interfaces, a USB camera, a built-in in-plane switching (ISP) component, HDMI DisplayPort outputs, and Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 connectivity features. The kit also allows developers to extend to any sensor or interface and provides access to the Pmod ecosystem. The KV260 has multi-camera support via ON Semiconductor Imager Access System (IAS) and Raspberry Pi connectors.

As a global authorised distributor, Mouser claims to offer the world’s widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components that are in stock and ready to ship.

Mouser’s website hosts an extensive library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Centre, along with product data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information and engineering tools.

Mouser Electronics is a Berkshire Hathaway company. Its website is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than five million products from over 1,100 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 27 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local languages, currencies and time zones. The distributor ships to over 630,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, USA.

https://www.mouser.com

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CML dives in to semiconductor microwave RF ICs at IMS2021

Fri, Jun 04, 2021

At next week’s Live IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), CML will introduce its SuRF (Semiconductor Microwave RF) family.

The family is CML’s range of high frequency, high bandwidth RFICs and MMICs for RF and mmWave applications. Devices have been designed to help accelerate the design of RF products operating in the mmWave and GHz frequencies.

Among the devices that visitors will see are the CMX90A003 (1W) and CMX90A004 (2W) 860 to 960MHz power amplifiers. These two-stage, fully matched MMIC power amplifiers deliver +29.5dBm (CMX90A003) or +32.5dBm (CMX90A004) of saturated power. Both devices use GaAs HBT technology. The CMX90A003 can be used as a booster power amplifier in sub-1GHz applications to extend the range of low power RF transceivers. The CMX90A004 is optimised to operate as a high-power final stage PA in wireless ISM applications.

There will also be the CMX90G301 (+1dB) and CMX90G302 (+2 dB) 1.4 to 7.1GHz positive gain slope amplifiers, designed to compensate for frequency related gain loss. They are based on GaAS pHEMT and combine low DC power, low noise and high gain in a cascadable MMIC.

CML will also be offering visitors the chance to learn more about the recently introduced CMX940 low-power Frac-N RF synthesiser. The CMX940 addresses the demand coming from OEMs for a high-performance, highly configurable RF synthesiser that can operate from 49 to 2040 MHz. It is claimed to deliver best-in-class phase noise and low levels of spurious products due to a high level of integration, which includes a wideband voltage controlled oscillator (VCO).

Due to Covid-19 restrictions there will be no live demonstrations during the in-person event in Atlanta, GA. A video demonstration of the CMX940 will be available, and SµRF evaluation boards will be on display.

Live IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, between 7th and 10th June. CML will be exhibiting at booth 1341.

http://www.cmlmicro.com

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Keil Studio Cloud accelerates IoT development says Arm

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Two initiatives have been announced by Arm for embedded, IoT, ML, and MCU software developers. The Open-CMSIS-Pack project will deliver the infrastructure to integrate and manage software components and improve code reuse across projects, while Keil Studio Cloud provides a cloud-hosted platform with direct Git integration and modern CI workflows for rapid IoT device development.

Software compatibility for component re-use in the IoT presents a challenge as the IoT landscape is much more diverse at the hardware level compared to PCs or the data centre. In response, Arm offers the Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS). This vendor-independent abstraction layer for microcontrollers, specifically for Arm Cortex-M processors, includes CMSIS-Pack, a packaging technology that supports nearly 9,000 different microcontrollers. It is designed to make project integration of drivers, middleware and other software components across multiple Arm-based devices much easier.

Arm is now moving parts of CMSIS into an open project called Open-CMSIS-Pack, which will deliver the infrastructure to integrate and manage software components and improve code reuse across projects. The Open-CMSIS-Pack project will begin its life as an incubation initiative under the Linaro IoT and Embedded Group, focusing on a standard for software component packaging and related foundation tools for validation, distribution, integration, management, and maintenance.

The initial focus of the Open-CMSIS-Pack project will be command-line tools and CMake workflows that enable the broader ecosystem to integrate CMSIS-Pack-based development flows. This project is the starting point for evolving the CMSIS-Pack technology into a true open standard for microcontroller software component packaging, targeting key interfaces for major IoT platforms and producing a framework that can be embraced across the ecosystem.

The second announcement is simplified cloud-based IoT development tools in Keil Studio Cloud. This is the first component of the next-generation Keil tool suite. This early access beta will allow developers to experience the Keil Studio workflow first hand with a limited set of supported development boards and features. The tool will evolve over several software releases, delivering a desktop and cloud experience that will provide developers with:

An integrated development environment runs in the browser and connects directly to boards on a desktop. There is no complicated tool installation, and example projects along with the related resources are always up to date so developers can have code running on a device within minutes, assures Arm.

Direct Git integration enables distributed teams, collaborative development, and modern CI workflows that leverage Arm modelling technology.

Flexible cloud-hosted development first introduced by the Mbed Online Compiler, with professional Keil capabilities such as CMSIS-Pack software components and run-control debug.

A portal for the broader software ecosystem to collaborate on, submit examples and share feedback will be available in a later release in 2021.

Combined with Keil MDK, Keil Studio will offer the best-in-class IoT, machine learning (ML) and embedded development environment even for the most demanding real-time and functional safety projects, says Arm.

https://www.keil.arm.com/

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1-Form-B photo relay offers 1.2A on-state current rating

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

Offered as an alternative to conventional mechanical relays, the TLP4590A is the latest photo relay from Toshiba Electronics Europe. It is supplied in a compact DIP6 package.

This 1-Form-B (normally closed) photo relay has an on-state current rating of 1.2A, which represents a 140 per cent improvement on the company’s previous-generation TLP4176A device. It has a 60V off-state output terminal voltage rating and enhanced sensitivity due to the low trigger LED current of 2mA (maximum) exhibited.

Applications for the photo relay includes those relating to building automation – including heating, ventilation, air conditioning and security systems, as well as fire alarms. It can also be used in industrial equipment, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), I/O interfaces and sensor control hardware. The 5,000V rms (minimum) isolation voltage makes the TLP4590A suitable for use where elevated levels of insulation performance are required. Operating range is -40 to +110 degrees C, enabling the photo relay to be used in harsh environments.

Toshiba Electronics Europe is the European electronic components business of Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage. TEE offers European consumers and businesses a variety of innovative hard disk drive (HDD) products, semiconductors for automotive, industrial, IoT, motion control, telecomms, networking, consumer and white goods. The company’s broad portfolio encompasses integrated wireless ICs, power semiconductors, microcontrollers, optical semiconductors, ASSPs and discrete devices ranging from diodes to logic ICs.

TEE has headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, with branch offices in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom providing design, manufacturing, marketing and sales.

http://www.toshiba.semicon-storage.com

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Mouser accelerates vision applications with Xilinx Kria KV260 vision AI starter kit

CML dives in to semiconductor microwave RF ICs at IMS2021

Keil Studio Cloud accelerates IoT development says Arm

1-Form-B photo relay offers 1.2A on-state current rating

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