Ultra low-power energy-friendly 32-bit microcontroller and starter board

Available now from Farnell element14, Silicon Labs' EFM32 Zero Gecko is the newest member of the Gecko family of ultra-low power and energy-friendly 32-bit microcontrollers. The Zero Gecko combines the powerful ARM Cortex-M0+ core, innovative low-energy techniques, short wake-up time from energy saving modes and a wide selection of peripherals, making it ideal for battery operated applications and other systems requiring high performance and low energy consumption. Also available, is the EFM32ZG-STK3200 starter board, which provides an ideal tool to get familiar with the EFM32. It is supported by Simplicity Studio and contains sensors and peripherals that demonstrate some of the MCU's many capabilities and can serve as a starting point for application development. The EFM32ZG-STK3200 features an on-board SEGGER J-Link debugger and an Advanced Energy Monitoring system, allowing you to program, debug and perform real-time current profiling of your application without using external tools. Power sources include USB and a CR2032 battery. The starter kit also features two user buttons, two user LEDs, two capacitive touch pads, an ultra-low power 128 x 128 pixel Memory-LCD and crystals for LFXO and HFXO: 32.768kHz and 24.000MHz.