The EFM32 Leopard and Giant Gecko devices include USB Device, Host and OTG (On-The-Go) support. Just click "Examples" in Simplicity Studio to access the library of code examples and free source code. Examples include:
This new port of µClinux features the latest version 3.2 Linux kernel, and gives embedded designers all of the cost and time-to-market benefits of using an open source embedded operating system, while maintaining low current consumption of just 1.6mA when in idle mode. Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, assisted and supported Pengutronix to complete the port to the Giant Gecko MCU range, the industry’s leading family of low-energy microcontrollers. The demo of the µClinux happens at this year’s Embedded World show.
Celebrate Christmas with a rising star
Another first for the semiconductor industry? Energy Micro has partnered with up-and-coming pop star Andrea Dahle to deliver its end of year festive message, with an exclusive first showing of her next single entitled "Bold". Watch the video here: http://www.energymicro.com/company/newsletter
Atollic TrueSTUDIO for ARM C/C++ development tool now supports the Giant Gecko and Leopard Gecko series of ARM-based microcontroller devices from Energy Micro, including 160 devices in the Tiny Gecko, Gecko, Giant Gecko and Leopard Gecko families.
http://www.energymicro.com/news-technical-archive/atollic-truestudio-for-giant-and-leopard-cortex-m3
Atollic TrueSTUDIO is a world-class development and debugging tool that offers a state-of-the-art editor, an optimizing C/C++ compiler and a multiprocessor-aware debugger with real-time tracing. The tool suite delivers a leap in software development team collaboration and developer productivity, and offers advanced features including ARM build and debug tools, system analysis and real-time tracing using Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) technology, and graphical-UML diagram editors for model-based design and architecture.
SEGGER Microcontroller, a leading provider of software solutions for embedded applications, and Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, have announced that SEGGER’s high-performance embedded middleware suite now supports Energy Micro’s range of ultra low energy ARM® Cortex™-M3 based EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers.
The comprehensive feature-rich and high-performance software suite from SEGGER delivers an easy-to-use environment for embedded systems development, offering exceptionally low memory requirements, which minimizes Bill-of-Materials costs and enables significantly reduced power consumption overall. The middleware’s high performance also enables lower clock speed to further reduce system power consumption.
Specific tools from SEGGER supporting the Energy Micro EFM32 Gecko MCUs include:
the real-time operating system "embOS" which offers multitasking with minimal resources and true zero interrupt latency;
the embedded file system "emFile" which is optimized for minimum RAM memory consumption supporting SD-card, NAND and NOR flash memory with wear levelling;
the efficient "emWin" user interface, an LCD controller-independent graphical user interface (GUI) for applications requiring a graphics display. The high-quality graphical software, which runs with any display or any MCU, delivers flicker-free animation, optimized drawing routines with optional anti-aliasing, and a GUI builder for Window Objects (Widgets).
Thanks to the long-term partnership between the two companies, all Energy Micro development and starter kits are supplied with SEGGER’s J-Link emulation technology, and the latest Leopard and Giant Gecko development kits also include SEGGER´s advanced J-Trace.
Oslo, Norway, November 16, 2011 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and RF radio company, has announced a distribution agreement with Hakuto in Japan. Hakuto will promote Energy Micro’s complete range of ultra low power ARM® Cortex™ based EFM32 Gecko MCU and EFR4 Draco RF devices. Full story here.
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Energy Micro, the energy friendly micro controller and radio company has announced that Zeo, Inc., the sleep management company, is using the EFM32 Gecko MCU in its revolutionary Zeo® Sleep Manager(TM) Mobile. Able to very accurately track both sleep quantity and sleep quality, the product helps people to take control of and improve their sleep patterns using a smartphone. Zeo selected Energy Micro's ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3-based EFM32 Gecko microcontroller for its 32-bit processing capability combined with its ultra low power operating performance.
Oslo, Norway, July 12, 2011 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has announced availability of its EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko product lines in a QFP64 package. The new 64-pin devices are particularly popular in the growing smart metering market, in addition to energy sensitive applications like building automation, security systems and portable health and fitness equipment.
The introduction of the larger I/O count package adds 12 new product variants to the company’s ARM® Cortex™-M3 based microcontroller portfolio. The EFM32G232, EFM32G842, EFM32TG232 and EFM32TG842, which are available in various configurations of Flash memory ranging from 8 to 128 KB and RAM from 2 to 16 KB, offer the same energy saving Gecko technology as other package options in the EFM32 MCU range. In application benchmark tests, this low current performance, combined with a wake-up time of 2µs has enabled the EFM32 microcontrollers to extend battery cell life by a factor of at least four.
Designed to significantly reduce current consumption, the EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko microcontrollers operate in active mode typically 160µA per MHz executing code from Flash, 900nA in deep sleep mode and 20nA in shut off mode. The EFM32 Tiny Gecko family now also features the LESENSE low energy sensor interface, which enables autonomous monitoring of up to 16 external sensors in the microcontroller’s sub microamp Deep Sleep mode.
Andreas Koller, VP of World-Wide Sales and Marketing at Energy Micro said, "We have responded to the needs of our customers, and the introduction of the new QFP64 devices give engineers even more choices for applications where energy efficient design and proven packages are critical."
EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko microcontrollers in QFP64 are available now and pricing starts at $1.49 each in 100k quantities. Technical data is available via Simplicity Studio, Energy Micro’s new online software console.
Energy Micro provides the world´s most energy friendly microcontrollers. The 32-bit EFM32 microcontroller family have ultra low energy consumption, ARM Cortex-M3 CPU, suited for low power and battery operated applications.
