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  • Unboxing the i.MX RT1020 Evaluation Board

    The MIMXRT1020-EVK MIMXRT1020-EVK is the i.MX RT1020 Evaluation Kit, a 2-layer, low cost through-hole, USB-powered PCB, which recently I had the chance to test drive. On June 2018, NXP released an addition to their i.MX RT Series , the i.MX RT1020 , which…

  • Power Consumption Measurements on NXP's i.MX RT1020

    This entry is about the power consumption modes available on the i.MX RT1020 ; and how to make a current measurement when using the MIMXRT1020 EVK (Rev A2). Let’s start with a very short i.MX RT1020 overview, which is a Cortex-M7 based chip that operates…

  • Flashless MCUs – Are designers really getting “less” or are they actually getting more?

    As a marketer, I never like to use the suffix “less” as it usually has a negative connotation. “Less” means not having; without; free from something. Words like hopeless, motionless, and helpless come to mind. So, when a system architect recently spoke…