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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Temperature Shock Tests, ShockEvent Test Cabinets from Simultech Australia Environmental conditions have a great effect on the functionality and reliability of electronic components, devices and systems. In order to discover latent weaknesses in the shortest possible time, a typical temperature test is often insufficient; test specimens must be subjected to multiple, abrupt temperature changes. With Simultech’s temperature shock test cabinet, extremely rapid temperature changes in the range from -80°C to +220°C can be implemented. Contact: Simultech Australia Pty Ltd Industrial Park, 21 Chris Drive, Lilydale Vic 3140 Tel: (03) 9735 9816 Web: www.simultech.com.au This allows you to reduce the incidence of early failures and increase the reliability of your products – reproducible, certified and in time lapse. Simultech’s Environmental Simulation Chambers and Systems are available under the brand names “weis- NSW Government backs Digital prescription app Create secured IoT endpoints with 32-bit MCU featuring chip-level security With the tremendous growth of IoT nodes, security has become an afterthought for many designers, increasing the risk of exposing intellectual property (IP) and sensitive information. Fortunately, the newly launched SAM L10 and SAM L11 MCU families from Microchip can help designers plan for security at an early stage with Arm TrustZone for Armv8-M, a programmable environment that provides hardware isolation between certified libraries, IP and application code. These MCUs, based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, feature chiplevel tamper resistance, secure boot and secure key storage that, when combined with TrustZone technology, protect customer applications from both remote and physical attacks. The SAM L11 family also includes an on-board cryptographic module supporting Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Galois Counter Mode (GCM), Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), as well as a secure bootloader for secure firmware upgrades. Both MCU families offer Microchip’s latest generation Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC) for capacitive touch capability with best-inclass water tolerance and noise immunity, making the devices ideal for a myriad of automotive, appliance, medical and consumer Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications. In addition, they provide industry-leading power consumption in active and all sleep modes with Microchip’s proprietary picoPower technology. The SAM L10 received a ULPMark score of 405, which is over 200% better performance than the nearest competitor certified by EEMBC. A power debugger and data analyser tool is available to monitor and analyse power consumption in Contact: real-time and fine tune Microchip Technology Inc the consumption num- Unit 32, 41 Rawson St Epping NSW 2121 bers on-the-fly to meet Tel: (02) 9868 6733 application needs. Website: www.microchip.com 52 Silicon Chip stechnik” and “vötschtechnik”.Product highlights include: • New, eco-friendly refrigerant R449A • Web-based user interface WEBSeason Patients will soon be able to receive medical prescriptions from their doctor via a worldfirst smartphone app being developed by startup company ScalaMed, with support from the NSW Government. John Barilaro, Deputy Premier, Minister for Small Business, Skills and Regional NSW said ScalaMed has received a $25,000 Minimum Viable Product grant from the NSW Government-backed “Jobs for NSW” to develop the app. This grant supports startups that are yet to generate revenue to create innovative solutions that address industry needs or market gaps. When implemented, patients will be able to download the ScalaMed app and add their doctor to receive prescriptions straight to their mobiles, including information on their medication and how to use it. It will also provide digital record keeping for patients, doctors and pharmacists. ScalaMed founder Dr Tal Rapke, who has worked in medical wards for 20 years, said his next generation prescription system represents the future of healthcare. “ScalaMed won’t replace the need to go to a doctor,” he said. “Rather, it is the first step in creating consumer-centered healthcare where we can take the hassle out of managing prescriptions. This system aims to streamline the prescription system and provide efficient digital record-keeping to benefit patients, healthcare professionals and pharmacists.” ScalaMed is looking to roll out the app in Australia and the US and will use blockchain technology to ensure Contact: data security and ar- NSW Dept of Industry tificial intelligence to GPO Box 5477 Sydney NSW 2001 support patients being Tel: (02) 9338 6600 treated. Website: www.industry.nsw.gov.au Australia’s electronics magazine siliconchip.com.au