Future Electronics Features Ultra-Low Power Solutions for Battery-Powered Technology from Renesas

Pointe Claire, Canada, June 08, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, features Renesas' ultra-low power solutions for battery-powered technology.

Handheld remote control devices have to run on batteries as long as possible, with a typical goal of four years before replacement. As a result, reducing power consumption is a major system design issue. For handheld applications, system design factors include: the amount of time the application spends in active mode, the amount of time the MCU spends in the low power mode, and the current-drain characteristics of the system's MCU. These factors are critical in determining battery life.

The RX111 from Renesas is an entry-level 32-bit MCU that was designed from the ground up to offer the best power management options for handheld developers. For example, the RX111 can "snooze" in Software Standby mode and consume only 350nA. Just as important, the RX111 can wake up from this mode in 4.8μs, allowing the MCU to quickly and efficiently update the time display on the remote, respond to keypad inputs or monitor battery status, and then return to sleep mode, thus minimizing the amount of current drain on the battery.

The RX111 offers three different operating modes that can be applied according to the application requirements at any point in time: high speed run mode, middle speed run mode and low speed run mode. And with the RX111, peripherals that aren't required can be completely shut down in every mode, while a flexible clock system allows peripherals to use a clock frequency from the same clock, driving the CPU to achieve the lowest level of power consumption. In short, the RX111 offers the best power down options of any 32-bit MCU available in the market today.

Future Electronics offers the RX111 Renesas Promotion Board (RPB), designed to showcase RX111 low power modes, featuring Pmod and energy harvesting connectors, and comes loaded with software and tools including an integrated J-Link debugger, built in power measurement, Applilet, e2studio toolchain, and USB Demo.

Also available from Future Electonics is the RX111 Renesas Starter Kit (RSK), a complete RX111-based hardware/software platform for in-depth application design, including the E1 Debugger, a trial version of the e2studio and Renesas' RX compiler and demonstration firmware.

To purchase product(s) or for more information about Renesas, YRPBRX111, YR0K505111S000BE, battery powered technology, 32 bit evaluation boards, development tools, microcontrollers or microprocessors, as well as access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, visit www.FutureElectronics.com

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