We've released the 8th generation of the development board

[boban.vranjanac]

Redesigned from the ground up, equipped with unique features never seen before in the embedded industry, Fusion development boards are engineered for immersive project development that empowers speed and outstanding results.

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To meet all your specific needs, we have created a variety of Fusion development boards for different microcontroller architectures: Fusion for ARM, Fusion for STM32, Fusion for KINETIS and Fusion for TIVA.

Ideal for rapid prototyping with everything that you might need for your project development, Fusion offers you set of new world standards such as world's first programmer & debugger over WiFi, new MCU Card standard, new display board standard and many more.

With Fusion development boards you can envision your ideas by taking the most efficient and effortless way at the same time enjoy in a premium product that give you a unique feeling of prototyping. That is why we proudly say that Fusion brings you a new meaning of rapid prototyping.

With world’s first programmer and debugger over WiFi you have unlimited possibilities for development in any hardly accessible places and high-rise buildings, while being able to program form the safety of your own home.

New MCU Card standard allows you to easily plug and play more than 1000 MCUs from different ARM MCU families: STM32, KINETIS, TIVA, CEC, and MSP. Such a modular approach allows flexibility in selecting the MCU type, regardless of the pin number or the specific hardware requirements.

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Improved five mikroBUS™ sockets give you endless possibilities in prototyping by adding hundreds of Click boards™ out of these categories: mixed-signal, wireless connectivity, storage, interface, displays, human-machine interface, adapter, clock and timing, motor control, power management, and audio & voice.
Engineered to deliver the best performances for the used components, they save your time and money by offering complete solutions of hardware and software, without the need for testing and troubleshooting, often associated with the prototyping phase.

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The development board features two universal display connectors. Large display boards connector has a universal female 2x20-pin, which allows different screen sizes as well as technologies. You can choose from different sizes of TFT boards with different resolutions: TFT Capacitive board 3 , TFT Capacitive board 4 , TFT Capacitive board 5 and TFT Capacitive board 7. Future iterations will offer technologies such as OLED and e-Ink.

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Enjoy in premium user experience by elegant and intuitive design, unique in the embedded industry!!

Yours sincerely,
MikroElektronika

[32bits]

Will there be a PIC32 version and what will be the release date?

[filip]

Hi,

Yes, there will be an 8th generation of development boards that will support PIC32 architecture,
there will be an announcement on our web site so please stay tuned.

Regards,
Filip.

[SodaAnt]

What is the difference between the Fusion for ARM v8 and Fusion for STM32 v8?

[hexreader]

I doubt that mikroE will reply until tomorrow, but I think I know the main differences:

1) ARM version will work with STM32 plug-in modules (PIMs), Kinetis PIMs and TIVA PIMs, whereas STM32 version will only accept STM32 PIMs.

2) ARM version costs a little more.

Probably ME will reply with a fuller answer tomorrow (and possibly correct me if I am wrong)

[filip]

Hi,

As hexreader stated, Fusion for ARM v8 covers variety of ARM vendors (STM32, TIVA and Kinetis) while the Fusion for STM32 v8 supports only STM32.

Regards,
Filip.

[SodaAnt]

So does the ARM version have any "features" other than supporting MCU cards from different vendors to justify its additional cost over the STM32 version of the board?

[hexreader]

(STM32 + KINETIS + TIVA) = ($299 + $299 + $299) = $897

ARM = $449

If you know that you will never have any desire to use KINETIS or TIVA, then STM32 will save money.

When I can save enough money, I will buy ARM board, even though I mostly use STM32. I see the extra $150 as future-proofing and also a luxury "nice to have".

You need to make your own choice.

Disclaimer - the above is my opinion only. I am just a hobby enthusiast who loves mikroE products.

[SodaAnt]

I see the extra $150 as future-proofing and also a luxury "nice to have".

Is this $150 price difference the result of a marketing decision, or are there some technical differences between the generic ARM board and the STM32 board to justify the price difference?

[SodaAnt]

Yes, there will be an 8th generation of development boards that will support PIC32 architecture, there will be an announcement on our web site so please stay tuned.

It’s been more than a year since that post. Is there any schedule yet for the PIC32 version of the 8th generation development board?