Renesas Electronics has launched Quick-Connect Studio, a new cloud-based, ground-breaking online iot system design platform

     Renesas Electronics, a global provider of semiconductor solutions, has launched Quick-Connect Studio, a new cloud-based, ground-breaking online iot system design platform that enables users to graphically build hardware and software to quickly validate prototypes and accelerate product development.

     The current software development process is cumbersome - engineers need to research and define projects, gather equipment information and requirements, lay out hardware, develop software, and test and iterate until the product is ready to be released to the market. This process is usually done sequentially, and each step takes a lot of time. For the development of new products, the development of software is the most expensive stage, and whether the development process is smooth becomes the key factor that determines the success or failure of the whole system.

     With Quick-Connect Studio, the first of its kind from Renesas, engineers can now launch hardware and software development simultaneously. This model is a fundamental shift in the industry, enabling designers to instantly build software and quickly reconfigure and test product ideas. Because engineers can validate designs before committing to hardware layout, this saves significant time and reduces risk.

     Quick-Connect Studio enables engineers to graphically drag and drop devices and subsystem blocks in the cloud to build their solutions. After each module is placed, users can automatically generate, compile, and build software, a major shift to a no-code development paradigm that makes building production-grade software as easy as building blocks. With Quick-Connect Studio, users can quickly build a complete solution in the cloud and deploy it to hardware in 10 minutes. Very little up-front learning or investment is required - cloud computing power provides fast compilation capabilities, and modern GUIs reduce learning time while facilitating project reuse.

     Renesas Quick-Connect Studio is built on Quick-Connect IoT, a standardized hardware platform that supports industry-recognized interfaces such as PMOD™, Arduino and MIKROE. With standard connectors, engineers can seamlessly mix and match MCUS, MPUs, sensors, and connectors. In the future, users will be able to extend the solution beyond the Renesas portfolio and to different partners, such as major cloud providers, service integrators, and open source community leaders.

     Engineers will benefit from a development model that builds graphically in the cloud and connects to real hardware while easily programming and testing complete solutions. Quick-Connect Studio automatically generates system projects. These projects can be downloaded and imported to Renesas e2 studio as pre-built binary or full source projects, allowing users to take advantage of the full Renesas toolchain.

     Chris Allexandre, senior vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Renesas Electronics, said: "Renesas is investing heavily in advancing the digital user experience. Quick-Connect Studio shows how Renesas can shorten the development cycle for engineers, enable rapid validation and testing of new ideas, and allow designers to use Renesas as their preferred platform for rapid innovation."