Oslo, Norway, January 15 2013 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, announces that VELUX has selected the EFM32 Giant Gecko microcontroller for its latest electric window remote control. The handheld ‘VELUX Integra’ programmable remote has an easy-to-use touch screen interface for controlling windows, ventilation flaps, blinds and other accessories. The EFM32 32-bit MCU with 1024KB of Flash memory incorporates an autonomous low power direct drive TFT controller for the large color display, which features a smartphone-like interface with on-screen icons and ‘touch’ and ‘swipe’ functions. The LESENSE function block in the EFM32 enables autonomous monitoring of external sensors while the microcontroller is in sub-microamp Deep Sleep mode. In the VELUX Integra control it is used to wake up the device from sleep when someone touches it. The EFM32 also implements the io-homecontrol two-way wireless communications protocol.
Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen, R&D manager at VELUX, commented, “People have become very familiar with smartphone-style interfaces that use graphic icons and touch screens. In the Integra remote control we’ve used the EFM32 microcontroller to be able to produce a very easy-to-use, attractive remote control that offers great flexibility and longevity.”
Energy Micro’s CEO, Geir Førre, added, “The combination of high performance and very low power consumption can only be obtained using an architecture based upon autonomous operation of an MCU’s peripheral functions. This makes the EFM32 microcontrollers ideal for applications like the VELUX Integra where sophisticated functionality is complemented by extremely low energy consumption to satisfy the end user’s requirements.”
Devices in the 32-bit Giant Gecko (GG) family are the world’s most energy friendly microcontrollers. They provide Flash memory configurations up to 1024KB with the added option of embedded USB connectivity, direct drive TFT, EBI and CPU speeds up to 48 MHz. All Giant MCUs include the autonomous low energy peripherals found in the Gecko family, like AES encryption, pulse counter, low energy UARTs and LESENSE sensor interface, and on-chip operational amplifiers. Package options include QFN64, QFP100, BGA112 and BGA120.
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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 atwww.energymicro.com
About the VELUX Group
The VELUX Group creates better living environments with daylight and fresh air through the roof. The VELUX product programme contains a wide range of roof windows and skylights, along with solutions for flat roofs. The Group also supplies many types of decoration and sun screening, roller shutters, installation products, products for remote control and thermal solar collectors for installation in roofs. The VELUX Group, which has manufacturing companies in 11 countries and sales companies in just under 40 countries, represents one of the strongest brands in the global building materials sector and its products are sold in most parts of the world. The VELUX Group has about 10,000 employees and is owned by VKR Holding A/S, a limited company wholly owned by foundations and family. For more details, visit www.velux.com.
