ARM Cortex M7-based MCU and TinyAVR power GPS fitness watches

Atmel has announced that the TomTom Spark GPS fitness watch includes the Atmel SMART ARM Cortex M7-based MCU and the Tiny AVR44A MCU. TomTom Spark also uses Atmel’s QTouch library software to control the touch interface in the 8-bit TinyAVR MCU. The combination of these ultra-low-power MCUs extends the battery life of the TomTom Spark to up to ten hours in GPS mode. “We are thrilled that TomTom has selected our ultra-low-power ARM- and AVR-based MCUs to power the main processing unit and touch interface,” said Alfredo Vadillo, vice president, ARM-based MCUs, Atmel. “We look forward to supporting this project and to collaborating on future designs.”