A small modular development system aimed at the maker community has built-in software compatibility with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi designs. Called Modulo is a set of interchangeable processor-based modules for designing electronic systems with the need for breadboards, wires, and capacitors. Each Modulo has its own microcontroller to handle its operation and communicate with the system controller. The plan ...

This is an interesting one, coming out of the Build maker community conference in San Francisco this week. The Arduino organisation has certified Windows on Arduino boards. Windows 10, to be precise.

For the first time since the launch of Raspberry Pi in 2012, designers can have access to a Windows application or desktop remotely by using its RDP client that runs on Raspberry Pi’s native Linux OS. US-based firm Parallels is offering client software that allows users to access their Windows applications and desktops remotely from the super low cost Raspberry ...

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NI has reported first quarter sales revenues of $289m, which is a 2% increase on this time last year. However, weak US dollar exchange rates impacted reported dollar sales figures in Europe  which were down 4% in Q1. NI expects to see improved US dollar revenue growth for the rest of 2015 due to the impact of the strengthening of ...

Microsoft has strengthened its ties with the maker community. The Arduino organisation has certified the Windows 10 operating system for running on its development platform. There are also Windows Virtual Shields for Arduino technologies and a wireless access application called Windows Remote Arduino and both are released as open source libraries. A Windows 10 based design described at the Build ...

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STMicroelectronics had Q1 revenue of $1.7 billion down 6.6% on Q1 2014 for a loss of $22 million about the same as the $24 million loss of Q1 2014. Gross margin was 33.2%.

Cree has launched a Ku-Band MMIC covering the 13.5 – 14.75GHz commercial satcom band. The 30W GaN MMIC two-stage high power amplifier (HPA) will allow the satcom industry to achieve higher power, more efficient Ku-Band solutions than the TWT or GaAs solutions used today, the company claimed.