All items tagged with development platform (106)
Texas Instruments Expands Portfolio of Wireless Connectivity Modules with SimpleLink Bluetooth LE
October 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Expands Portfolio of Wireless Connectivity Modules with SimpleLink Bluetooth LE

Texas Instruments (TI) announced an expansion of its wireless connectivity module portfolio with the availability of new SimpleLink Bluetooth low energy certified modules with integrated antenna which provide the longest range with ultra-low power consumption. Wireless connectivity modules have become increasingly popular among developers because advanced integration helps lower development costs, eases burden on RF design, reduces time to market and simplifies procurement and certification.
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Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology
October 18, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Frontier Silicon and Marvell Showcase New Wi-Fi Multi-Room Speaker Network Optimization Technology

Frontier Silicon, a leading software and development solutions provider for consumer audio devices, and Marvell, specialized in storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia semiconductor solutions, have extended their collaboration to develop a new generation of smart audio technologies. Frontier is including Marvell’s Dynamic Multi-Hop Relay (DMHR) technology in its new Google Cast-enabled smart audio module, Minuet.
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Libre Wireless Technologies Powers New Pioneer and Grundig Wireless Audio Products
October 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Powers New Pioneer and Grundig Wireless Audio Products

Libre Wireless Technologies development solutions for WiFi and Bluetooth audio are now powering new products from leading CE brands on cost-sensitive applications. Libre’s LSBT1 Bluetooth module and the mainstream LS5B WiFi media module are now integrated in new Pioneer’s integrated X-HM36D and X-CM66D minisystems. Libre’s wireless audio solutions are also powering the latest Grundig wireless multiroom line with Google Cast support.
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Bluetooth SIG Introduces Updated Line of Developer Toolkits
September 26, 2016 by Cristina Costa

Bluetooth SIG Introduces Updated Line of Developer Toolkits

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released several updates to its developer toolkit line-up, introducing news tools for Bluetooth beacons, home automation, and wearables. The latest Bluetooth toolkits empower developers to build faster and smarter when creating things like mobile apps and low-cost beacons, as well as gateways that control IoT sensors, with security and interoperability in mind.
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New Microchip Development Board for Designing with 16-bit and 32-bit PIC Microcontrollers
September 15, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Microchip Development Board for Designing with 16-bit and 32-bit PIC Microcontrollers

Microchip Technology announced the new Explorer 16/32 Development Board for designing with 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers. This new board is offered at a reduced cost from Microchip’s popular Explorer 16 Development Board and comes with an integrated programmer/debugger and several new features that address the latest embedded systems design needs. The board provides a flexible, convenient and easy-to-start tool while being backwards compatible to the classic Explorer 16 Board.
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Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms
July 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms

Texas Instruments announced new advanced voice remote control solutions as part of its SimpleLink ultra-low power platform. These solutions were created to help developers easily add ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee RF4CE or multi-standard connectivity to their designs for voice remote controls, TVs, set-top boxes, home entertainment centers and automation, wearables and smart speaker applications.
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Microchip Announces Next-Generation Bluetooth 4.2 Solutions with Easy-to-Use Interface and Embedded Scripting Capability
June 22, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Announces Next-Generation Bluetooth 4.2 Solutions with Easy-to-Use Interface and Embedded Scripting Capability

Microchip Technology announced two next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) solutions with an easy-to-use ASCII-style command interface that makes the devices easy to configure and eliminates any complicated code compiling. The RN4870 and RN4871 support the latest Bluetooth 4.2 specification and have a Bluetooth stack on board with a scripting engine to enable standalone operation and eliminate microcontroller (MCU) use for simple applications.
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Audio Network Development: Developing Products Based on RAVENNA
April 14, 2016 by Joao Martins

Audio Network Development: Developing Products Based on RAVENNA

In our regular column Standards Review, audioXpress has been addressing the specifics of audio networking, available protocols and development solutions. This article explores the options for audio networking development and implementation in new audio products based on RAVENNA and what differentiates this powerful media network technology, also at the forefront of AES67 interoperability efforts .
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Audio Network Development: Developing Products Based on Dante
February 4, 2016 by Joao Martins

Audio Network Development: Developing Products Based on Dante

In our regular column Standards Review, audioXpress has been addressing the specifics of audio networking, available protocols and development solutions. In this article, we address how to implement products over Dante — a technology directly developed and supported by Audinate. We decided to make the Full Article available online.
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Synopsys Introduces USB 3.1 Type-C IP with DisplayPort 1.3 and HDCP 2.2 for High-Bandwidth Data Transfer with Content Protection
January 28, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Synopsys Introduces USB 3.1 Type-C IP with DisplayPort 1.3 and HDCP 2.2 for High-Bandwidth Data Transfer with Content Protection

Synopsys announced its DesignWare IP solution to accelerate development of SoCs delivering secure video, data and power over a single USB Type-C connector. Synopsys new DesignWare USB-C 3.1/DisplayPort 1.3 IP subsystems, prototyping kits and software development kits create a comprehensive development platform for USB Type-C IP designs, allowing flexible hardware and software partitioning to implement differentiating USB Type-C features while maintaining USB Type-C compatibility.
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