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Image sensor evaluation kits support VR and smart buildings

Tue, Dec 24, 2019

Evaluation kits from ams support eye tracking, presence detection and object recognition in virtual reality headsets, smart lighting and home and building
automation products.

The Raspberry Pi and Arduino-based NanEyeC evaluation kits are based around the ams NanEyeC miniature image sensor.

The NanEyeC camera, image sensor is supplied as a 1.0 x 1.0mm surface-mount module. It produces 100kpixel resolution up to 58 frames per second and can be used for video applications where the camera needs to be accommodated in an extremely small space, such as eye tracking in virtual reality (VR) headsets. It can also be applied in user presence detection, to support automatic power on/off controls in home and building automation (HABA) applications such as air conditioning, home robotics, appliances and smart lighting.

The NanoVision demo kit for the NanEyeC is based on an Arduino development platform. It includes all necessary drivers to interface the sensor’s single-ended interface mode (SEIM) output to an Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller. It also supports image processing including functions like colour reconstruction and white-point balancing.

The second board is the NanoBerry, designed for more demanding operations like eye tracking or stereo vision systems. This evaluation kit uses a NanEyeC image sensor add-on board to the Raspberry Pi port and includes firmware to interface to the Raspberry Pi host processor. Engineers can use the Arm Cortex-A53-based processor to perform demanding operations such as object detection, object tracking and computer vision functions provided by the OpenCV library.

The NanoBerry kit is suitable for high frame-rate and low-latency applications such as eye tracking. When integrated into the NanEye PC viewer, it enables full evaluation of the NanEyeC with access to all registers and raw image data.

The NanoVision board is available now to customers on request and the NanoBerry kit will be demonstrated at CES 2020 (the Venetian Tower, Suite 30-236) and will be available to customers in Q1 2020.

https://ams.com

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Fingerprint sensor authenticates via smartphone’s display

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

Believed to be the largest surface fingerprint-on-display (FoD) module, designed with organic printed electronics, a four-finger authentication module by Isorg will be demonstrated at CES 2020.

It is expected to bring higher data security to mobile devices, says the company. The company specialises in organic photodetectors (OPDs) and large-area image sensors and will demonstrate the full-screen Fingerprint-on-Display (FoD) module which supports up to four fingers simultaneously touching a smartphone display.

Isorg’s FoD module responds to demands from OEMs and end-users for higher security technologies that can support large surface area fingerprint sensing. Solutions currently available are restricted to single finger identification within a surface area of less than 10 x 10mm. Isorg’s FoD module supports one- to four-finger authentication across the entire dimensions of the six-inch (152mm) smartphone display (or even larger). The module is very thin, less than 0.3mm thick, so integration into smartphones is made easy for OEMs, added the company.

In addition to the image sensor, the module includes optimised thin film optical filters developed in-house and driving electronics, as well as software from Isorg’ industrial partners covering the interface with smartphone OS and the matching algorithm. The scalable FoD is compatible with foldable displays, added the company.

Isorg’s four-finger authentication capability paves the way for secure smartphone mobile banking and payments, personal health monitoring and remote home control applications, including enhanced data protection for wearables, such as access control. By enabling more identification data to be captured with multiple fingers, it significantly reduces the risk of false finger identity theft, in addition to the ease of use by being able to place fingerprints anywhere on the display.

Smartphone OEMs will be able to sample Isorg’s Fingerprint-on-Display module in spring 2020. In parallel, Isorg is also extending development of its FoD for application in the biometrics security market, aimed at meeting growing security needs in access control, border control and other identity access management areas, including mobile ID applications.

The live demo will take place at Eureka Park Tech West – Sands Expo, Level 1, Hall G booth #50463 at CES Las Vegas (7 to 10 January 2020)

http://www.isorg.fr

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Infineon showcases smart security

Wed, Nov 27, 2019

At Trustech 2019 (26 to 28 November) Infineon is exhibiting its hardware-based security for digital identification and contactless payment.

Firstly, it will be showcasing Secora ID, a Java Card solution optimised for electronic ID. Based on Infineon’s security controllers, Secora ID comes with an operating system targeted to be certified according to highest security standards, standardised applets and a selection of packages. There will be a live demonstration showing how easily it can be integrated into ID projects and adapted to local needs.

For contactless payment systems, Infineon’s new generation of SLC3x security chips are based on a 40nm geometry which provides performance and scalability for a vast array of smart card applications as well as payment wearables. Smart card manufacturers and payment solution providers will benefit from an Arm-based architecture, Infineon’s contactless expertise, creating what Infineon describes as the industry’s most advanced security controller portfolio.

Biometric authentication for drivers is also featured. Infineon and Next have been working on reference platforms since November 2018, working together to accelerate the adoption of biometric smartcards. Next Biometrics’ fingerprint sensor technology for dual interface smart cards uses a secure element from Infineon. The biometric card module developed by Next operates seamlessly throughout the standard ISO/IEC 14443 near field communication (NFC) range.

Smart ticketing will also be represented with Infineon’s standardised ticket and payment solutions. This includes limited use tickets over seasonal and yearly passes to sophisticated versions for multi-application implementations. Infineon has recently become a gold member of the Calypso Network Association (CNA) and been named member of the board of directors of the CAN, underling the company’s commitment to provide a comprehensive transport ticketing portfolio based on open standards.
Infineon will be exhibiting and demonstrating its security products at Trustech 2019 in Cannes, France from 26 to 28 November, booth RIV C 050.

The company will also be presenting on topics such as “Security by Design” or “JAVA Card”.

http://www.infineon.com/security

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Evaluation kit supports energy harvesting embedded controller

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

For the development of battery maintenance-free IoT equipment, Renesas Electronics has introduced the RE family, which encompasses the company’s current and future line-up of energy harvesting embedded controllers. The RE Family is based on Renesas’ proprietary Silicon on Thin Buried Oxide (SOTB) process technology. SOTB is claimed to dramatically reduce power consumption in both active and standby states, eliminating the need for battery replacement or recharging.

Following the introduction of the RE01 microcontrollers, the first of the RE family, the RE01 Group evaluation kit is now available to allow users working with the RE01

Hiroto Nitta, senior vice president, Head of SoC Business, IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit at Renesas, said: “We hope this will accelerate the spread of IoT equipment powered by energy harvesting.”

The RE01 evaluation kit includes an evaluation board with an RE01 embedded controller, an interface for the energy harvesting device and a rechargeable battery interface. There is also an Arduino-compatible interface for easy expansion and evaluation of sensor boards and a Pmod connector to expand and evaluate wireless functionality. There is also a low power memory in pixel (MIP) LCD expansion board so that users can evaluate display functions faster. The kit also contains sample code and application notes that serve as references for power management design that eliminates the need for battery maintenance, and driver software that supports CMSIS, Arm’s Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard. Sample code for low power ADCs, digital filter and fast Fourier transform (FFT) routines, 2D graphics MIP LCD displays, and secure boot and secure firmware update functions for improved security are available.

The kit can be used to adopt energy harvesting based on RE01 Group devices at the system level and will accelerate the development of equipment that does not require battery maintenance.

IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm which can use the high efficiency IAR C/C++ compiler, and e2 studio (note 2) which can use the free GNU compiler are available as the developmental environment.

The RE01 evaluation kit is available now.

http://www.renesas.com

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Image sensor evaluation kits support VR and smart buildings

Fingerprint sensor authenticates via smartphone’s display

Infineon showcases smart security

Evaluation kit supports energy harvesting embedded controller

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