Congratulations to our winners! Bill Bynum, Alex Jones, and Frank Chavez.
Overview
AAC is giving away 3 GreenPAK 5 Development Kits to help with your next design, so take a look at the information below and don't forget to enter the contest!
The GreenPAK 5 dev kit includes Universal Development Board, GreenPAK 5 STQFN-20 Socket Adapter, SLG46531V Samples, USB Cable (A to Mini B) and the Quick Start Guide. It is complemented by Silego's free, intuitive, and easy-to-use graphical user interface. Using the GUI-Kit combo, you can capture, simulate, emulate, and program your GreenPAK 5 devices to add features and functions to your design including power-sequencing, glue logic, voltage detection, timing adjustment, LED control, IO expansion, and more!
Features
Asynchronous State Machine Block
Eight Unique States
Zero Code
Zero Static Power
Fail-safe Operation
I2C Block
Change device configuration, such as analog comparator thresholds, on-the-fly
Digital IO expander
In-circuit emulation and debug
Improved Counter/Delay Blocks
One-shot
Frequency detection modes
Wake-Sleep Controller
Applications
Consumer:
Wearables
Tablets
Smartphones
Notebooks
PCs and PC peripherals
Commercial and Industrial:
Point of Sale Devices
Servers
Embedded PCs
PC Reference Designs
Data Communications Equipment
Packages
20-pin STQFN: 2.0 x 3.0 x 0.55 mm, 0.4 mm pitch
Specifications
Read Back Protection (Read Lock)
VDD 1.8 V (±5%) to 5 V (±10%)
Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C
General Purpose I/O (GPIO)
Analog Comparators (ACMP)
Two Voltage References (VREF)
Combination Function Macrocells
DFF/Latch or 2-bit LUTs
DFF/Latch or 3-bit LUT
Pipe Delay or 3-bit LUT
8-bit Delays/Counters or 3-bit LUTs
16-bit Delays/Counters/Wake-Sleep Controller or 4-bit LUTs
16-bit Delays/Counters/Finite State Machine or 4-bit LUTs
Programmable Pattern Generator or 2-bit LUT
Programmable Delay
Deglitch Filters with Edge Detectors
Serial Communications
I2C Protocol compliant
Oscillators (OSC)
Configurable 25 kHz/2 MHz
25 MHz RC Oscillator
Crystal Oscillator
Eight Byte RAM + OTP User Memory
RAM Memory space that is readable and writeable via I2C
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Control a machine using learning algorithims collecting data logging input from various sensors. I can’t get specific because I plan to market the product and I have been ripped off of my ideas too many times.
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I want to make a simple PCB that lets people drive 3-5 1W/3W LEDs sourced on ebay with anything from a 5V power bank or 12V Lead Acid batteries or 18V low cost portable solar panels. All they do is pick the colors they want and solder them on to the board. The design will maintain constant current and reduce current if the LEDs are getting too hot to increase their life.
Researching the early detection, tracing & complete jamming of wireless trigger signals, ( i.e cell phones, tablets, etc) used for exploding IED devices, especially with ISIS doing bad things. Can use the I2C block and counters in my work.
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I am a noob at this and looking for an inexpensive way to get up and running. I want to get started with building an environmental controller for temperature and humidity, and expanding to other inputs/outputs.
I would like to use the GreenPAK 5 development kit to build a solar MPPT controller - might have to add a GreenPAK 4 for it’s ADC, unless I can sort out a creative way around that!
I’m doing research in areas of mobility aids and improvements in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for people with disabilities. As an engineer, I am always interested in new technologies that can be applied to everyday life that will help someone with something that we all take for granted. My research is in areas of automation and assisted living, so I can see these little GreenPAK devices playing a role there, especially in low-power modes on battery operated devices. I welcome a chance to try these out. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I’ve been wanting one of these for two things: a learning tool for brushless DC motor control, and as a reprogrammable development tool (measurement, multi-output power supply, etc.).
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Would like to port an open source OS (Mynewt OS at http://mynewt.apache.org) using the RAM connectable via I2C and make a secure sensor device using OTP on this board.
I’m an electrical engineer turned math teacher. I think it would be cool to teach my students algebra through circuit design, but I have no budget for equipment. Winning this would go a long way in helping me create an integrated STEM curriculum for my math classes.
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I would use GreenPAK instead of PLC to build reliable electrical sliding door controller thanks to Asynchronous State Machine Block with safety features. So there will be 6 states: Initializing, DoorClosed, DoorClosing, DoorOpened, DoorOpening, ErrorState. It will be also used I2C transmisssion block to transmit door state and receive controls parameters like door speed, automatic closing delay time…
i am currently working on designing wireless power supply that can be implemented inside homes and provide power to many devices with using any wires or batteries. (undergrad student and cant stop experimenting). This site is the most amazing site i have ever visited! 😊
I want to use the Silego go GreenPAK5 to develop a current regulator and soft shutdown modes, for an inductive ignition system, driven by an IGBT.
I plan to use the GreenPAK 5 to develop a control profile for a peak and hold fuel injector driver.