Date: 13/05/2012

MCU from Energy Micro powers diver's watch computer

EFM32 Gecko microcontroller (MCU) from Energy Micro is selected to power the SCUBAPRO Meridian dive computer. Meridian is a sophisticated dive computer with a luxury watch design, powered by a single CR2032 lithium battery.

"Our adaptive algorithm, which accounts for the effects of workload, micro bubbles and temperature for every dive, is more advanced than basic time/pressure based diving algorithms. However, the added complexity requires extreme calculation power and energy efficiency that only Energy Micro's 32-bit MCUs can provide," said Reima Holopainen, R&D Manager of UWATEC AG. "In creating the unique design of the Meridian we also challenged the EFM32 support team with special requests critical to our application. With excellent responses from Energy Micro the Meridian design was realized in optimal time."

Energy Micro's EFM32G890 Gecko is a 32MHz, 32-bit MCU based on ARM Cortex-M3 processor.

"We're very proud to have been chosen by SCUBAPRO-UWATEC to enable such an important product design," said Andreas Koller, VP of worldwide sales and marketing at Energy Micro. "It's great to see our core technology being put to use in an innovative, prestige product such as the Meridian."