Microchip Launches Four-Channel Integrated Thermocouple Conditioning IC MCP9604 Achieving ±1.5°C System Measurement Accuracy

Microchip Launches Four-Channel Integrated Thermocouple Conditioning IC MCP9604 Achieving ±1.5°C System Measurement Accuracy

Microchip News News This device can reduce the cost and complexity of online production applications in extreme high and low temperature environments. In online production applications such as chemical and food processing, manufacturing process control, medical and HVAC equipment, as well as refrigeration, low-temperature, and other precision temperature control environments, high-precision four-channel temperature measurement is … Read more

Smart Lighting | Microchip’s New DALI 2.0 Lighting Control Solution for Smart Building Systems

Smart Lighting | Microchip's New DALI 2.0 Lighting Control Solution for Smart Building Systems

Introduction With the DiiA alliance’s revision of the DALI standard, many features have been added while optimizing the original version, making it compatible with major manufacturers’ DALI products on the market, as well as the existing DALI 1.0 standard. DALI 2.0 introduces the Control device (Master) standard, and more test commands (up to 200). The … Read more

Multi-Functional Interface MCU | Microchip Ultra-Low Power SAM D5/E5 Series

Multi-Functional Interface MCU | Microchip Ultra-Low Power SAM D5/E5 Series

The SAM D5/E5 series is Microchip’s new generation of 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M4 high-performance MCUs. It integrates a floating-point unit, operates at speeds up to 120 MHz/400 CoreMark®, with a maximum of 1 MB Flash and 256 KB SRAM, all featuring secure encryption algorithms. This series has extremely low power consumption and ultra-small packaging, making it … Read more

Debugging RT-Thread on Microchip MPU with JLink in Win10

Debugging RT-Thread on Microchip MPU with JLink in Win10

@Debugging RT-Thread on Microchip MPU with JLink in Win10 Import Project Configure Debugging Verify Configuration Open JLinkGDBServer and Configure Preparation Downloadat91bootstrap source code DownloadEclipse IDE for Embedded C/C++ Developers DownloadJLink Compile at91bootstrap Modify at91bootstrap’s Makefile: Run make sam9x75eb_bkptone_defconfig to configure, then compile: Copy at91bootstrap binary file: Copy the generated at91bootstrap binary file to the root … Read more

Adding Register Viewing Functionality in Eclipse for Cortex-A5 MPU Debugging

Adding Register Viewing Functionality in Eclipse for Cortex-A5 MPU Debugging

@Adding Register Viewing Functionality in Eclipse for Cortex-A5 MPU Debugging Configure CMSIS in Eclipse Add MCU Repositories Open CMSIS Configuration Interface Configure Device in Eclipse Access Registers in Eclipse Debug This tutorial will introduce how to configure the CMSIS package corresponding to the Microchip SAMA5 MPU in Eclipse, and then configure the device model in … Read more

Running Median Filter on Microchip 8-bit MCU

Running Median Filter on Microchip 8-bit MCU

Introduction Recently, I discovered a “treasure”: Microchip’s AN4515 application note, which explains how to run several classic digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms on its AVR® EA 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) along with examples: Figure 1 Microchip AN4515 Application Note, Source [1] This article introduces the basic usage and the first example — the Median Filter. Subsequent … Read more

Bluetooth Low Energy Sniffer User Guide

Bluetooth Low Energy Sniffer User Guide

Micro CAN FD System Basic Chip This user guide introduces the working details of the Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) sniffer. This tool is suitable for debugging and understanding Bluetooth Low Energy applications. Bluetooth Low Energy Sniffer can display Bluetooth Low Energy packets in near real-time. This feature allows developers to grasp real-time activities, which helps … Read more

Smart Lighting | Microchip’s Latest DALI 2.0 Lighting Control Solution for Intelligent Building Systems and Large Lighting Control Needs

Smart Lighting | Microchip's Latest DALI 2.0 Lighting Control Solution for Intelligent Building Systems and Large Lighting Control Needs

Introduction In 2014, the DiiA Alliance revised the DALI standard, optimizing the original version and adding many features to ensure compatibility with major manufacturers’ DALI products on the market, while also being compatible with the original DALI 1.0. DALI 2.0 introduced the Control device (Master) standard, and the number of DALI 2.0 test commands has … Read more

How IoT Edge Sensor Nodes Are Evolving: Insights from Microchip Technology Experts on Next-Generation Embedded Design

How IoT Edge Sensor Nodes Are Evolving: Insights from Microchip Technology Experts on Next-Generation Embedded Design

In fields such as smart homes and industrial automation, IoT edge sensor nodes are quietly undergoing a technological revolution. As the demand for connected devices surges, what challenges will traditional embedded systems face? Mr. Greg Robinson, Vice President of the MCU Business Unit at Microchip, provides an in-depth analysis of industry trends and presents innovative … Read more

Do You Remember That MCU Manufacturer? They Went Out of Stock and Disappeared…

Do You Remember That MCU Manufacturer? They Went Out of Stock and Disappeared...

After ARM launched its MCU IP, it has become quite challenging to establish a strong chip manufacturer. Firstly, one must act quickly to seize market opportunities; secondly, having a loyal customer base for one’s own IP is crucial, as seen with Renesas, Microchip, and TI, who continue to use their own MCU core IP. Thirdly, … Read more