SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation
(NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch
solutions, today launched a new extension board for the company's
popular Xplained platform at Embedded World Nuremberg. Featuring a
Bosch Sensortec BNO055 intelligent 9-axis absolute orientation
sensor, the new extension board connects directly to Atmel's
Xplained board making it ideal for prototyping projects for the
Internet of Things (IoT), wearables and gaming markets, for
applications such as personal health and fitness, indoor navigation
and other applications requiring context awareness and augmented
reality for a more immersive experience.
The low-cost, easy-to-use Xplained prototyping and evaluation
platform for Atmel | SMART ARM®-based MCUs can be customized with a
wide range of extension boards. The platform enables easy
development with a rich selection of example projects and software
provided in the Atmel Software Framework (ASF), Atmel Studio and
third party integrated development environments.
The new extension board enables designers to easily allow
developers to prototype motion control and smart sensing designs
using Atmel's broad portfolio of MCUs. The extension board is
compatible with the Xplained-PRO expansion connector, and software
examples are provided through the Atmel Studio integrated
development environment.
"As a leading provider of secure, smart and connected solutions,
we are committed to providing the essential tools and platforms to
bring more IoT and wearable designs to market," said Steve Pancoast, Vice President of Development
Tools and Software, Atmel Corporation. "The new extension board
enhances our Xplained platform and allows designers to bring a
truly captivating experience to next-generation wearables and IoT
applications. We are excited to team with Bosch on this new
extension board."
"We are excited about the opportunity to feature our BNO055
sensor in the Xplained ecosystem," said Jeanne Forget, Global Director Marketing, Bosch
Sensortec GmbH. "Our advanced BNO055 absolute orientation sensor
complements the Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex-based MCUs and will allow
developers to bring their designs quickly to market. We look
forward to strengthening our collaboration with Atmel with this
product."
Pricing and Availability
The Xplained extension
boards are available now in the Atmel Store for USD $19.00.
More Information
Atmel | Xplained Board:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/avr/xplained.aspx
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About Atmel Corporation
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:
ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic,
mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF)
components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual
property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the
electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions
focused on the industrial, consumer, communications, computing and
automotive markets.
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