FTM 24-vii development boards
In the STR−NCS32100−GEVK evaluation kit, the NCS32100 is connected to a fully functional inductive rotary sensor board capable of sensing position with an accuracy of <±50 arcsec. The board can be connected to a computer running the onsemi Strata application, which provides a user interface for viewing position and velocity data, as well as a number of other auxiliary features.
The FandriverEVB2 from Melexis is a 60 mm x 90 mm board which enables designers to program and control a device from the MLX9041x series using a graphical user interface (GUI) via a USB port.
Suitable for evaluation in the laboratory and for prototyping, the board is easy to use and portable. It offers a variety of peripheral connectors for device or motor module connections.
Software and supporting documentation, including step by step guidance, are supplied with the board.
The STEVAL-PROTEUS1 from STMicroelectronics is an evaluation tool designed for temperature and vibration monitoring. It is based on a 2.4 GHz multi-protocol wireless system-on-chip (SoC) which is suitable for performing condition monitoring in industrial applications.
The evaluation board simplifies the prototyping, evaluation and development of wireless industrial sensor nodes used in predictive maintenance. All components are mounted on the top side of the PCB to provide for easy mounting on other equipment. Comprehensive software and firmware libraries implementing vibration analysis in the time and frequency domains ease software customization and shorten time-to-market.
The main board includes the STM32WB5MMG ultra-low power wireless radio module. This module is FCC and IC certified. Based on the STM32WB55VGY wireless SoC, it complies with the requirements of the Bluetooth® Low Energy SIG specification v5.2, ZigBee 3.0, and IEEE 802.15.4-2011. The main board includes an STSAFE-A110 secure element which provides authentication and secure data management services to a local or remote host.
The board also features an IIS3DWB high-bandwidth accelerometer, IIS2DLPC ultra-low power accelerometer, and the ISM330DHCX inertial motion sensing module for vibration monitoring.
An external memory is connected via QSPI to the STM32WB5MMG module for data buffering and event storage.
The STEVAL-PROTEUS board may be powered by the lithium polymer rechargeable battery. It can also be powered via USB, 5 V at 500 mA, or a primary battery which is not included.
Application example firmware with dedicated algorithms is preloaded in the STM32WB5MMG Flash memory for easy demonstration of wireless vibration and temperature node monitoring.
STM32 Nucleo-64 boards from STMicroelectronics provide an affordable and flexible way for designers to try out new concepts and build prototypes based on the STM32U0 series of low-cost, low-power microcontrollers. Arduino Uno V3 connectivity support and ST morpho headers allow for easy expansion of the functionality of the STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields.
STM32 Nucleo-64 boards do not require a discrete probe as the boards integrate an ST-LINK debugger/programmer.
The NUCLEO-U083RC Nucleo-64 board is supplied with the comprehensive and free STM32 software libraries and code examples available in the STM32Cube MCU package.
The RDK-747 reference design kit from Power Integrations demonstrates a design for a 20 V/3.25 A output charger using the InnoSwitch™3-EP with a 750 V PowiGaN™ power switch. This design shows the high power density and efficiency achieved when using the highly integrated InnoSwitch3-EP ac-dc power converter.
The InnoSwitch3-EP, the industry’s first ac-dc converter IC with isolated, safety-rated integrated feedback, offers all the benefits of secondary-side control with the simplicity of primary-side regulation. Insensitive to transformer variation, the converter features built-in synchronous rectification for high efficiency. The design meets the requirements for compliance with DOE6 and CoC Tier 2 V5 2016.
The KIT_XMC48_RLX_ECAT_V2.1 EtherCAT® evaluation kit from Infineon supports development based on the XMC4800, an Arm® Cortex®-M4 core-based microcontroller which includes an EtherCAT slave node.
The Infineon ModusToolbox™ software supports application development on the evaluation kit by providing a board support package and validated code examples.
The STEVAL-MKI245KA demonstration kit from STMicroelectronics consists of an ISM330 motion sensor board, which is connected through flat cable to an STEVAL-MKIGI06A generic adapter board to make it compatible with the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard.
The STEVAL-MKIGI06A can be plugged into a standard DIL 24 socket. The kit provides access to the complete ISM330BX pinout and is supplied with the required decoupling capacitors on the power supply lines.
The STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard includes a high-performance 32-bit microcontroller functioning as a bridge between the sensor and a PC, on which it is possible to use the downloadable MEMS-Studio graphical user interface, or dedicated software routines for customized applications.
The STM32H7S78-DK Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics is a complete demonstration and development platform for the Arm® Cortex®‑M7 core‑based STM32H7S series of microcontrollers.
The STM32H7S78-DK Discovery Kit includes a full range of hardware features which help the user to evaluate many peripherals, such as USB Type-C®, Octo‑SPI Flash memory and Hexadeca‑SPI PSRAM devices, audio codec, digital microphones, ADC, flexible extension connectors, and a user button. The four flexible extension connectors give easy expansion capabilities for applications such as wireless connectivity and sensors.
The STM32H7S7L8H6H MCU features three I2C buses, six SPI ports, three USART ports, two SDMMC ports, two CAN ports, an Ethernet port, two SAI ports, two 12‑bit ADCs, an embedded step-down converter, two Octo‑SPI memory interfaces, one Hexadeca‑SPI interface, USB OTG HS port with power delivery, LCD‑TFT controller, flexible memory controller, an 8‑ to 14‑bit DCMI interface, JTAG, and SWD debugging support.
The kit integrates an STLINK-V3EC embedded in-circuit debugger and programmer for the STM32 MCUs with a USB Virtual COM port bridge. It is supplied with the comprehensive STM32 MCU software package.
The OPTIGA™ Authenticate NBT development kit from Infineon is ideal for the quick and simple evaluation of the OPTIGA Authenticate NBT I2C NFC bridge tag using reference use cases available through GitHub.
The kit simplifies the development of custom applications using a PSoC™ host MCU based on the reference applications. After detaching the adaptor board, the shield may also be used separately for evaluation and application development using other MCU boards.