Product Review
Energy Micro offers starter kit for Tiny Gecko MCUs
Toni McConnel5/21/2011 7:01 PM EDT
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Dr DSP
150nA UART and 350uA ADC seems like great numbers. It might be worth checking ...
Energy Micro has announced the introduction of a starter kit for its ARM CortexTM-M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontrollers (MCUs). Referenced EFM32TG-STK3300 and selling at $69, the kit provides users with all the functionality needed to create ultra-low-power system designs.
The EFM32TG840 MCU, featured in the starter kit, is the largest in a family of 23 Tiny Gecko devices now in full production. It achieves an active mode current consumption of only 160µA/MHz. The starter kit includes a 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.
Tiny's LESENSE interface with wake-on-touch capability runs independently of the Cortex-M3 core and enables a mix of 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 1MSPS 8-channel 12-bit ADC. The starter kit provides a comprehensive choice of GPIO pins, serial communication ports, and debug connections.
To support the development of the most energy efficient application code, the Tiny Gecko starter kit also integrates Energy Micro's Advanced Energy Monitoring system (AEM), enabling system current consumption and voltage to be accurately viewed in real time and allowing code to be debugged for adverse energy drains.
The energyAware Profiler enables visualization and analysis of the starter kit system's energy consumption data. It is one of a comprehensive selection of software tools and resources accessible through Energy Micro's free-to-download Simplicity Studio. Providing immediate access to and updates on all the software tools, product documentation, and other resources needed in the development of EFM32 Gecko microcontroller systems, Simplicity Studio is designed to dramatically reduce embedded development times.
Further information on the Tiny Gecko starter kit can be found at efm32-tiny-gecko-starter-kit, call +47 23 00 98 00, or email o.borgan@energymicro.com.
Toni McConnel can be reached at Toni@TechRite-Associates.com.
The EFM32TG840 MCU, featured in the starter kit, is the largest in a family of 23 Tiny Gecko devices now in full production. It achieves an active mode current consumption of only 160µA/MHz. The starter kit includes a 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.
Tiny's LESENSE interface with wake-on-touch capability runs independently of the Cortex-M3 core and enables a mix of 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 1MSPS 8-channel 12-bit ADC. The starter kit provides a comprehensive choice of GPIO pins, serial communication ports, and debug connections.
The energyAware Profiler enables visualization and analysis of the starter kit system's energy consumption data. It is one of a comprehensive selection of software tools and resources accessible through Energy Micro's free-to-download Simplicity Studio. Providing immediate access to and updates on all the software tools, product documentation, and other resources needed in the development of EFM32 Gecko microcontroller systems, Simplicity Studio is designed to dramatically reduce embedded development times.
Further information on the Tiny Gecko starter kit can be found at efm32-tiny-gecko-starter-kit, call +47 23 00 98 00, or email o.borgan@energymicro.com.
Toni McConnel can be reached at Toni@TechRite-Associates.com.
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Dr DSP
5/22/2011 6:36 PM EDT
150nA UART and 350uA ADC seems like great numbers. It might be worth checking out in more detail if you have a power constrained design.
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