New-Tech Europe Magazine | May 2016

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and middleware components like the FreeRTOS real-time operating system, USB library, and lwIP (lightweight IP) open-source TCP/ IP stack. The STM32F7 ecosystem enables developers to create microcontroller applications with sophisticated user interfaces that formerly required the resources of a Microprocessor Unit (MPU). The MCU devices, which are based on the 216MHz/462DMIPS/1082 CoreMark®ARM®Cortex®-M7 core with double-precision floating-point unit and DSP instructions, combine enhanced graphics capabilities with extensive connectivity through: ST’s Chrom-ART Accelerator™ and a hardware JPEG accelerator for high-speed graphics rendering; Support for TouchGFX, which allows high-performance graphics and touch at minimal CPU loading; Support for Embedded Wizard, which allows high-performance graphics and comes with a PC- based utility that helps build GUIs using graphical tools and drag & drop actions; STemWin professional graphics library and development tools; Support for USB2.0 with OTG; CAN2.0 port and Ethernet with IEEE 1588 time-stamping ideal for industrial applications; HDMI Consumer-Electronics Control (CEC), a camera interface, and dual-mode Quad-SPI interface to high-speed off-chip memory; Multiple 16- and 32-bit timers and 12-bit 2MSPS ADCs; Audio features including 12-bit DACs, I2S (Inter-IC Sound) serial interface with Phase-Locked Loop

time visualization, as well as built-in translators that enable direct design imports from select EDA vendors. PSpice Designer now supports system-level simulation using C/ C++/SystemC and VerilogA, via the new PSpice compact model interface. This enables hardware/ software virtual prototyping so that electrical engineers can design and simulate intelligent IoT devices. OrCAD is the only fully scalable PCB design solution available in the market that seamlessly transitions from mainstream to enterprise PCB solution with the Allegro® environment. For more information on the latest OrCAD solution, visit: www.orcad.com/orcad-172-2016- release. To enable a faster and more efficient flex and rigid-flex design creation critical to IoT, wearables and wireless devices, the OrCAD portfolio uses a new multi-stack-up database capability and extensive in-design inter-layer checks, which helps users avoid errors introduced through manual checking. The OrCAD portfolio also features enhancements targeted towards improving PCB editors’ productivity and ease-of-use in padstack editing, constraint management, shape editing and in-design DRCs. To address efficiency needs, the portfolio includes an advanced design differencing engine that enables design review with global teams using state of art visuals. Finally, to give designers more control over their design component annotation process, advanced annotation and auto-referencing capabilities are now available.

(PLL) support, digital filters for a sigma-delta modulator, and an S/ PDIF receiver. The STM32F769I-EVAL and STM32F779I-EVAL evaluation boards are priced at $360, while the $79 Discovery Kit (STM32F769I- DISCO) and the $23 STM32 Nucleo-144 board (NUCLEO- F767ZI) enable extremely low- cost design starts. All are available immediately, and can be ordered directly from ST or distributors.

Cadence Expands OrCAD Solution to Address Flex and Rigid-Flex Design Challenges for IoT, Wearables and Mobile Devices at CDNLive EMEA, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) announced the OrCAD 17.2- 2016 release with new capabilities for OrCAD® Capture, PSpice® Designer and PCB Designer that address challenges with flex and rigid-flex design as well as mixed- signal simulation complexities in IoT, wearables and wireless mobile devices.This latest release reduces PCB development time by addressing the need to design reliable circuits for smaller, more compact devices. This OrCAD portfolio includes technology enabled for integrated rigid-flex planning, design and real-

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