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Renesas introduces complex device driver software to ease development of battery management systems for EVs

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The CDD software is designed to work with Renesas’ Winning Combination BMS reference design hardware kit, which includes the ISL78714 IC and the RH850/P1M MCU. The new CDD software and the Renesas BMS reference design hardware kit (ISL78714BMS5XBEKIT1Z) are available now to qualified customers.

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LeddarTech delivers first LCA2 solid-state LiDAR chips to automotive partners

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The LCA2 is the autonomous vehicle industry’s first 3D solid-state LiDAR (SSL) SoC and is available now to Tier-1 automotive manufacturers and system integrators via purchase of the LeddarTech LCA2 evaluation kit. Kits contain: One fully-functional solid-state LiDAR unit integrating an LCA2 SoC.

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Freescale introduces new family of image cognition processors for automotive camera applications

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The family, along with the accompanying libraries, hardware and software development kits, gives automakers a set of tools to design smart camera applications. Freescale, in cooperation with CogniVue, also plans to provide a software development kit, reference design solution and prototype design camera module to accompany the SCP2200 ICPs.

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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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By combining these new SoCs, system developers can now easily develop systems that support the corresponding V2X standard for the Japanese, US, and European markets. To ease these burdens, Renesas delivers V2X kit solutions that combine either the R-Car W1R or R-Car W2R with the R-Car W2H.

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Leo Motors, Inc. Completes Successful Tests for Converted Midsize Highway Electric Vehicles

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Leo’s “kit” consists of a 60 kW water-cooled AC motor with controller, a 30 kWh or a 16 kWh lithium polymer power pack with multi-battery management system (BMS), and charger. The price of the kit is $20,000 with a 16kWh power pack. The kit is available now from Leo Motors on an order basis.

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TI introduces 16-bit delta-sigma ADC for the automotive market

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TI offers a variety of tools and support to speed design with the ADS1115-Q1 device, including the ADS1115 Performance Demonstration Kit (PDK), and an Op Amp to ADC Circuit Topology Calculator. All products in the ADS1115 family are available for automotive qualification. in 1,000-unit quantities.

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Freescale introduces intelligent sensor for automotive lead-acid battery monitoring; addressing increasing electrical loads and stop-start

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Freescale’s MM912J637 intelligent car battery sensor is available now in sample quantities, with production quantities planned for September 2011. Evaluation kits and software tools are available now. The integrated temperature sensor combined with battery mounting allows accurate battery temperature measurement.

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