Raspberry Pi Welcomes a New Challenger—Qualcomm’s RUBIK Pi 3: The Secret to Raspberry Pi’s Enduring Success Amidst Competition from Arduino and Beagle

Raspberry Pi Welcomes a New Challenger—Qualcomm's RUBIK Pi 3: The Secret to Raspberry Pi's Enduring Success Amidst Competition from Arduino and Beagle

New products are on the way from Fenghuolun…1. The Past and Present of Raspberry PiSince its launch in 2012, the Raspberry Pi has maintained a dominant position in the single-board computer (SBC) market due to its extremely low entry cost, comprehensive software ecosystem, and strong community support. However, in recent years, competitors such as Orange … Read more

Technical Analysis of Competition Six – China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition (Smart Pharmacy)

Technical Analysis of Competition Six - China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition (Smart Pharmacy)

| We will continue to update various technical analyses of robot competitions. At the end of the article, there is a technical exchange group for everyone to happily connect with the future of intelligence. We welcome everyone to follow and communicate. 1.Overview of Basic Competition Information Project Description Competition Name Robot Task Challenge (Smart Pharmacy) … Read more

Experience with Domestic MCU Development Boards

Experience with Domestic MCU Development Boards

1.1 Introduction In January of this year, GigaDevice launched the GD32F190 series microcontrollers in Beijing. The new microcontroller is based on the Cortex-M3 core, and its 5V wide voltage design makes it more suitable for industrial applications. As the latest member of the GD32 family, the GD32F190 series continues the core value of combining higher … Read more

Transforming the AiShua Board into an STM32F401 Learning Platform

Transforming the AiShua Board into an STM32F401 Learning Platform

A few days ago, I posted an article titled “Disassembling the AiShua”, where I discovered that it uses the STM32F401CC microcontroller. This led me to wonder if I could modify it into a learning board for the STM32F401. After some exploration and experimentation, I successfully completed the modification, allowing for simulation downloads using STLink. I … Read more

Introduction to the AArch64 Assembly Instruction Set

Introduction to the AArch64 Assembly Instruction Set

1. Development of the ARM Architecture The ARM architecture (Advanced RISC Machine) is a microprocessor architecture based on the principles of Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC), originally designed and launched by the British Acorn Computer Company in the late 1980s. The evolution of the ARM architecture is as follows: 1.1. Early Development (1980s-1990s) 1985: Acorn … Read more

ARM’s New Strategy: What Is It For?

ARM's New Strategy: What Is It For?

ARM has introduced a new strategy! Following the Cortex-A35, which is positioned for low-power, low-end smartphones, wearables, and the Internet of Things (IoT), ARM has launched a new CPU core named “Cortex-A32”. This core has lower power consumption and improved energy efficiency, primarily targeting the embedded and IoT markets. The A35 utilizes the ARMv8-A 64-bit … Read more

The Path to RISC-V Open Architecture Design

The Path to RISC-V Open Architecture Design

Product Features Content Summary This book first presents seven evaluation criteria for an instruction set, including cost, simplicity, performance, separation of architecture and implementation, room for improvement, code size, and ease of programming/compiling/linking. It introduces the elegant design of RISC-V and the numerous trade-offs involved from a holistic system perspective based on these seven criteria. … Read more

RISC-V’s Applicability in Storage, Automotive, and Communication Markets is Undeniable

RISC-V's Applicability in Storage, Automotive, and Communication Markets is Undeniable

The report from Electronic Enthusiasts Network (by Zhou Kaiyang) states that eight years ago, RISC-V emerged, and for the first three years, it seemed to be an unnoticed ISA. Today, it is regarded as the preferred architecture by many chip design companies. Thanks to the ecological development and technological accumulation over the past eight years, … Read more

Positioning, Performance, and Features of MCUs and MPUs from ST, NXP, Microchip, TI, and Renesas

Positioning, Performance, and Features of MCUs and MPUs from ST, NXP, Microchip, TI, and Renesas

Recently, NXP launched the Cortex-M7 + M4 core MCU (i.MX RT1170), with a maximum frequency of 1GHz, breaking the traditional low frequency of MCUs. Today, we will take a look at the MCU products from several well-known MCU manufacturers around the world. Concepts: MCU: Microcontroller Unit; MPU: Microprocessor Unit; DSC: Digital Signal Controller; 1. STMicroelectronics … Read more

Positioning, Performance, and Features of MCUs and MPUs from Manufacturers like ST, NXP, Microchip, TI, and Renesas

Positioning, Performance, and Features of MCUs and MPUs from Manufacturers like ST, NXP, Microchip, TI, and Renesas

Follow+Star Public Account Number, don’t miss out on exciting content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | Embedded Column Although the pandemic in 2020 affected many world-renowned MCU manufacturers, leading to price increases for their chips, it must be said that there is still a gap between our domestic chips and those from many well-known … Read more