Embedded Systems Weekly – Issue 41
Issue 41 – 26 February 2016
Hardware
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ARM announces the latest addition to the family of ultra-efficient ARM application processors, the ARM Cortex-A32 processor, targeting next-generation embedded products. The Cortex-A32 processor brings the benefits of the ARMv8-A architecture into power-constrained, 32-bit embedded applications. The Cortex-A32 is the smallest and most power-efficient core in the range. Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
Software
Meet Linux’s little brother: Zephyr, a tiny open-source IoT RTOS.Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
Want your Pi Zero to emulate a keyboard, ethernet adapter, serial device, mass storage, and many more at the same time? This tutorial is for you!Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
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Icestudio is a new, graphical tool that lets you generate Verilog code from block diagrams and run it on the Lattice Semi iCEstick development board. A drag and drop interface lets you connect IOs, logic gates, dividers, and other elements. Once your block diagram is ready, a single button press downloads the code to the iCEstick.Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
Misc
NEDONAND is 8-bit homebrew computer entirely built out of many 74F00 chips (2-input NAND gates)Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
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The goal: remove keyboard completely, instead add touch screen to control oscilloscope.Share on Twitter ∙ Share on Facebook
Photo by Mark Crowther