Automotive

Microchip

The CryptoAuth Trust Manager kit from Microchip works with the Kudelski IoT software-as-a-service (SaaS) to offer public key infrastructure (PKI) service and in-field provisioning.  

The board contains the ECC608-TMNGTLS Trust Manager, which is a pre-provisioned variant of the ECC608 secure authentication IC. The ECC608-TMNGTLS will work in combination with the keySTREAM SaaS from Kudelski IoT. The device comes pre-provisioned with a set of cryptographic keys to connect to the keySTREAM SaaS.  

When deployed, the IoT device containing the ECC608-TMNGTLS will connect to the keySTREAM SaaS, which will give ownership of the IoT device to the intended owner by provisioning the device in the field with its custom PKI, symmetric keys, and/or data.

The CryptoAuth Trust Manager kit consists of the ECC608-TMNGTLS, a Microchip ATSAMD21E18A as the main microcontroller, an onboard debugger, and a user-defined switch and user-defined LEDs.  

The main MCU comes pre-programmed with the Microchip Security and Computing Group (SCG) kit protocol. This protocol handles communication between the CryptoAuthentication devices and the host MCU over a USB interface. 

Various Microchip components can be used in conjunction with the EV10E69A board, including the ECC204, ECC206, SHA104, SHA105, SHA106, TA010, TA100 and TA101, by inserting the appropriate mikroBUS board into the mikroBUS header of the DM320118 board.

STMicroelectronics

The EVALSTGAP2SICS half-bridge board from STMicroelectronics enables evaluation of the STGAP2SICS, an isolated single-channel gate driver for silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs. The STGAP2SiCS produces an output drive current of up to 4 A, and offers galvanic isolation of 6 kV. 

In the EVALSTGAP2SiCS board, the STGAP2SiCS drives a half-bridge power stage with a voltage rating of up to 1,200 V. The components are easy to access on the board and to modify.  

The board supports negative gate driving. Onboard isolated dc-dc converters supply the high- and low-side gate drivers, with maximum isolation of 5.2 kV. 

The configuration of the drive voltage can be easily selected from the following options:

  • +17 V/0 V
  • +17 V/-3 V
  • +19 V/0 V
  • +19 V/-3 V
Microchip

The PIC16F131 Curiosity Nano evaluation kit from Microchip offers complete support for development with the PIC16F131 family of microcontrollers. With the award-winning MPLAB X integrated development platform and MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC), the kit enables access to the configurable logic block (CLB) module and other core-independent peripherals on the PIC16F13145 MCU. 

MCC is a free, graphical programming tool that enables designers to configure a wide array of peripherals and functions tailored to the application.

The kit’s contents are a PIC16F13145 Curiosity Nano evaluation board, and two 100mil, 1×15-pin header strips.

Rohm

The range of uses for LiDAR sensors is expanding to include not only autonomous driving, but also applications in the industrial and infrastructure fields. Improvements to LiDAR sensors are producing longer range and higher resolution.

In addition to improving the characteristics of the laser diode, it is necessary to drive the laser diode at higher speeds and power. The ROHM RLD90QZWx series is a line of 905 nm, high-power, narrow emission-width laser diodes.

The REFLD002-1 reference design includes the BD2311NVX-LB gate driver to drive the RLD90QZWx laser diode. The high speed of the BD2311NVX-LB contributes to improved LiDAR sensor range and resolution.

STMicroelectronics

The STEVAL-LLL014V1 evaluation kit features the SPC582B60E1 32-bit automotive-grade microcontroller for controlling the ALED7709 LED driver via an I2C interface. The main board can be configured and controlled via a Mini-USB connection to a PC running the STSW-LLL014GUI software. The kit also includes an LED board with four strings of 10 LEDs. 

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