STMicroelectronics, the world's leading semiconductor company serving multiple electronic applications, has announced version 4.20 of TouchGFX, a graphical user interface design software for STM32 microcontrollers. The latest software update supports ST's new Neochrom graphics accelerator. The new graphics accelerators are integrated in ST's advanced microcontroller products, such as the STM32U5 series. Originating from ST's Chrom-ART Accelerator™ graphics acceleration technology that handles pixels and shapes, Neochrom supports full-screen rotation to any angle and texture mapping for smooth, fluid graphics and enhanced ease of use.
Panasonic, a world-renowned consumer electronics company, has been developing home appliances with TouchGFX and STM32 microcontrollers for many years. Wang Cong, Director of Device Solutions Development Center, Panasonic Software Development (Dalian) Co., Ltd., said: "The quality and design of the TouchGFX tool, as well as the excellent user experience we have achieved with ST's support, have helped enhance our brand awareness and experience. . TouchGFX enables our engineers to be more productive.” With the on-chip integration of the Neochrom accelerator, the latest STM32 microcontrollers provide a dramatic increase in embedded graphics performance, approaching the level of application processors in today's smartphones and tablets. Microcontrollers, on the other hand, are more affordable, power efficient, and usable, and can run on simple operating systems like FreeRTOS and Microsoft® Azure ThreadX, or even bare metal.
Ricardo de-sa-Earp, Executive Vice President, General Microcontroller Products, Microcontrollers and Digital Products at STMicroelectronics added: "TouchGFX 4.20 now enables developers around the world to take advantage of our new energy-efficient STM32 MCUs. Unleash the graphics acceleration performance of Neochrom in embedded systems." TouchGFX 4.20 adds even more important new features for developers, including support for importing and exporting custom widgets. The development environment includes the TouchGFXDesigner graphical development tool and the X-CUBE-TOUCHGFX embedded software, which also provides all firmware required to run the user interface on the target microcontroller. TouchGFX is all integrated within the STM32Cube MCU development ecosystem, providing a complete end-to-end workflow, simplifying product design and reducing time-to-market.
