Starter kit targets energy sensitive product development
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Energy Micro has introduced a starter kit for its ARM Cortex-M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontrollers. The Norwegian company claims the EFM32TG-STK3300 provides users with all the functionality needed to create ultra low power system designs while consuming a fraction of the energy of rival systems.
The starter kit includes an 8x20 segment lcd supported by Tiny's sub µA lcd controller and a selection of light, touch and motion sensors, backed by the mcu's low energy sensor (LESENSE) interface. With 'wake on touch' capability, the interface runs independently of the Cortex-M3 core and enables up to 16 resistive, capacitive or inductive sensors to be autonomously monitored while the microcontroller remains in its 900nA deep sleep mode.
Other low power peripherals offered by the kit's mcu include a 150nA low energy UART and a 350µA 1Ms/s 8channel 12bit a/d converter. It also provides a choice of GPIO pins, serial communication ports and debug connections. To support the development of the most energy efficient application code, the starter kit integrates the company's Advanced Energy Monitoring system, designed to enable system current consumption and voltage to be accurately viewed in real time.
