Oslo, Norway, October 31, 2012 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, is partnering with CODICO, the component distribution company, to distribute free EFM32GG-STK3700 Giant Gecko microcontroller starter kits at Electronica 2012. To qualify for a free kit, which can be used as the starting point of the development of most energy efficient applications, visitors register their interest at the booth of Energy Micro (A4.442) or Codico (A5.507).

Each starter kit features a capacitive touch slider, battery operation, SEGGER J-Link debugger, and support for Energy Micro’s free energyAware Profiler tool. The energyAware Profiler is used to debug software real-time and shows power profiles and current consumption so designers can achieve minimum energy consumption. The onboard EFM32 Giant Gecko microcontroller features the ARM Cortex-M3 processor and 1024KB Flash memory. Options include USB, direct drive TFT, LCD control, 12-bit ADC, op-amps, multiple serial interfaces and CPU speeds up to 48 MHz. Additional low energy features include the Low Energy Sensor interface (LESENSE) which allows capacitive, inductive and resistive sensor processing at the 1µA level. Many more autonomous low energy peripherals are available that enable control algorithms in Deep Sleep Mode, without CPU intervention, with a current consumption of about 1µA in total.

In addition to the free kit, designers can obtain free samples of EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers directly from Energy Micro at http://www.energymicro.com/samples.

About Energy Micro

Energy Micro is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM® Cortex™ processor core.  Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company’s ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems portable health and fitness equipment and smart accessories.  The products are supported by Energy Micro’s Simplicity Studio, the easy-to-use software console that helps to reduce embedded system development times by a half.  Further information is available at www.energymicro.com 

About CODICO

The COmponent DIstributing COmpany, better known as CODICO, is a name that stands for the design-in distribution of high-quality active and passive electronic components and interconnect systems.

CODICO is an independent, privately owned company with headquarters in Perchtoldsdorf, Austria, on the southern outskirts of Vienna.  In addition to 17 sales offices in Germany, the international CODICO team consists of one office each in Denmark, Italy, France, United Kingdom and eight partner companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Backed by a high level of technical expertise, we place a key focus on design-in services for our customers. CODICO’s core business thus consists of providing technical support from the initial development phase through to the end product, along with the sale of only high-quality electronic components.