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.
The RDK-866 reference design describes a non-isolated buck converter power supply with an input-line zero-crossing detection output signal. The nominal output is 5 V/500 mA across the input range of 90 V to 300 V ac.
The system is powered by the LinkSwitch-TNZ IC controller. The LinkSwitch-TNZ family of ICs combines power conversion with lossless generation of an ac zero-crossing signal used typically for system clock and timing functions. The device incorporates a 725 V power MOSFET, oscillator, a high-voltage switched current source for self-biasing, frequency jittering, fast (cycle-by-cycle) current limit, hysteretic thermal shutdown, and output and input overvoltage protection circuitry in a monolithic IC.
Designs using the highly integrated LinkSwitch-TNZ ICs are more flexible than discrete implementations, reducing component count by 40% or more. The key design goal is low cost, low audible noise and compact form factor for use in wireless and relay power supplies.
The RGB LED lighting shield is compatible with Arduino as well as Infineon’s XMC1100 boot kit. It is easily configurable for various LED light engines and lamps, allowing for fast prototyping and cheap evaluation of LED lighting designs.
The RGB LED lighting shield based on the XMC1302 microcontroller uses a dc-dc buck converter topology, and can drive up to three LED channels with a constant current. The shield’s XMC1302 MCU features an embedded brightness color control unit (BCCU) for flicker-free LED dimming and color control.
The BCCU enables low-cost but high-quality LED lighting solutions, with minimal need for code generation. The RGB LED lighting shield also provides options for the evaluation of smooth, eye-friendly dimming and color mixing for various topologies
The STM32WB5MM-DK Discovery kit is designed as a complete demonstration and development platform for the STMicroelectronics STM32W5MMG module based on the Arm® Cortex®-M4 and Arm Cortex-M0+ cores.
500 W GaNSTar platform demonstrates high-frequency switching capability of
integrated MasterGaN1 half-bridge GaN HEMT and driver from STMicroelectronics
50 W power converter for LED drivers based on HVLED101 quasi-resonant flyback controller with secondary-side regulation.
The FRDM-MCXN947 kit provides a rapid prototyping platform for the MCX N series of Arm® Cortex®-M33 core-based microcontrollers from NXP Semiconductors.
Key features include:
The STM32C0116-DK Discovery kit from STMicroelectronics provides a convenient platform for exploring the features of the STM32C0 family of microcontrollers. The board includes an STM32C011F6 MCU in a 20-pin UFQFPN package, and an onboard ST-LINK/V2-1 to debug and program the MCU.
The STM32C0116-DK Discovery kit is operated by plugging it into a PC through a standard USB Type-A or USB Type-C®-to-Micro-B cable.
Key features of the board are:
The CryptoAuth Trust Platform is a compact hardware evaluation kit that can be used with the Trust Platform Development Suite (TPDS) and other software tools.
The STEVAL-MKI200V1K evaluation kit consists of a probe with the STTS22H temperature sensor connected via flat cable to the STEVAL-MKIGIBV1 adapter board, so it can interface with the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard.
The EVB90394 evaluation board from Melexis provides an easy way to connect the MLX90394 Triaxis® magnetometer IC to a microcontroller or measurement device.
The MLX90394 IC is mounted on the EVB90394 together with a 100 nF decoupling capacitor and three pull-up resistors. Two precision headers are available for compatibility with the Melexis Triaxis DVKMagnetic board, which is supplied separately.
The DVKMagnetic kit provides an easy way to connect the EVB90394 to magnetic devices such as a rotary knob, linear slider and joystick, which are included in the kit along with an off-axis magnet holder. The interface also provides pin-outs for an external LCD display and Arduino/Mbed boards, which are not included.
The EVL012LED is an LED driver board. The architecture is based on a two-stage approach: a front-end PFC pre-regulator and a downstream resonant half-bridge converter, using the new STNRG012 IC that integrates the controllers of both sections in a single device.
The main features of this design are high efficiency, low power consumption at no load without an auxiliary supply, good power factor with low harmonic content, and reduced component count.
The board also has a full set of protection features including output overload, short-circuit, and over-voltage, all of which can be easily defined as latched or auto-restart by changing a value in the non-volatile memory of the controller.
The STEVAL-ILD003V1 demonstration board implements a low-cost analog dimmer using the TS820-600FP, a sensitive-gate silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) thyristor. The dimmer can drive typical low-power lamps such as compact fluorescent or dimmable LED lights.
Through-hole technology is used for the most important components, such as an LC filter, gate resistor, and turn-on delay capacitor, to allow for modification of the board.
The STEVAL-ILD003V1 eliminates flickering thanks to its continuous current applied through the sensitive SCR gate. This dimmer could easily replace a standard low-cost analog triac light dimmer using a diac-controlled circuit.
The STEVAL-ILD003V1 is for use in Europe at a mains voltage of 220 V. A 110 V version, the STEVAL-ILD003V2, is for use in North America.
Key features:
The OPTIGA™ Trust M IoT Security Development Kit is the easiest way to develop and evaluate end-to-end security use cases for IoT devices. The kit enables designers to build prototypes of security applications and build full-featured IoT applications. The board includes:
This development board is supplied with two ready-to-use security use cases:
The kit is supported by the ModusToolbox™ design tool. The OPTIGA Trust M host library is available as open source code.
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.
The STEVAL-MKI231KA demonstration board provides a hardware platform for evaluating the STHS34PF80, an infrared motion and presence-detection sensor from STMicroelectronics.
The demo board is connected through flat cable to a generic adapter board, the STEVAL-MKIGIBV5, to make it compatible with the STEVAL-MKI109V3 microcontroller board. An ad hoc plastic holder with a Fresnel lens (TMOS63-10) has been provided in the kit to enable the designer to verify the in-application performance of the device.
The STEVAL-MKIGIBV5 can be plugged into a standard DIL 24 socket. The kit supports the complete STHS34PF80 pin-out, and comes ready-to-use with the required decoupling capacitors on the power supply line.
This adapter is supported by the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard, which includes a high performance 32-bit MCU functioning as a bridge between the sensor and a PC, on which it is possible to use the downloadable graphical user interface, or dedicated software routines for customized applications.
It is also possible to plug the board into an X-NUCLEO-IKS01A3, X-NUCLEO-IKS02A1 or X-NUCLEO-IKS4A1 board. The kit is supported by an X-CUBE-MEMS1 expansion software package for STM32 MCUs.
