Effective interfaces are the foundation of smart ecosystems — be it a home, a factory, or HMI systems in a vehicle. Ensuring compatibility between devices and platforms, designing user-friendly and intuitive experiences, while factoring in adaptability and scalability requires technical know-how and multidisciplinary planning.

That is why the collaboration between Bosch Software and Digital Solutions, with HMI, UX, and test automation service and solutions, and Candera, a recognized pioneer in high-performance, scalable, and flexible embedded HMI technologies, is one of harmonious synergy. With shared dedication to deliver exceptional solutions pinned by out-of-the-box innovation and market offerings that perfectly complement one another — both companies have demonstrated successful collaboration since 2010.

Fig. 1: Bosch and Candera partnership since 2010

Bosch‘s extensive portfolio of HMI solutions propelled by Candera‘s CGI Studio software and quality assurance framework promise a win-win-win business relationship where customers can explore the most useful solutions and services with ready to use features at every stage of their HMI development.

 Fig. 2: Bosch and Candera’s UX/UI solutions and services

To ensure that customers keep getting the best of both worlds and the companies continue to evolve together, Bosch and Candera have decided to renew their partnership and explore new collaboration avenues. The extended partnership is a strategic alliance representing mutual trust in each other‘s capabilities and a shared vision to shape the future of HMI solutions. The mutual end-goal is to keep meeting customer demands with cost-effective products and services across industries.

Through shared expertise and commitment to excellence, Bosch and Candera aim to redefine industry standards and revolutionize the way people interact with the technology.

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About Candera

Candera is a leading HMI tool provider and development partner for worldwide automotive and industrial customers. It supports its customers with the CGI Studio tool environment as well as provision of software services mainly in the areas of HMI development and embedded software. Candera GmbH in Linz, Austria and Candera America Inc. are part of KAGA FEI Co., Ltd. , situated in Tokyo / Japan.

Candera, a leading provider of HMI design tools, announces that it has become an official Renesas RZ ecosystem partner. The partnership program supports the joint promotion of Candera’s HMI design tool CGI Studio as a powerful resource for creating HMIs with Renesas’ RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, and RZ/V2L MPUs.

Candera GmbH, a leading HMI tool provider and development partner for worldwide automotive and industrial customers, is joining the Renesas RZ Partner Program to offer its Human Machine Interface (HMI) technology for long-lasting, demanding industrial applications to customers using the RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, and RZ/V2L MPUs.

The RZ Ecosystem Solution Program as part of the Renesas “RZ Ready” program brings global partners together to support customers in artificial intelligence, human machine interfaces (HMI) and industrial network applications. Each partner’s building block solution carries the “RZ Ready” badge and is designed to solve real-world customer problems.

Fig. 1: CGI Studio is now officially “RZ ready”.

Renesas’ powerful RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, RZ/V2L  MPUs work seamlessly with Candera’s HMI tool CGI Studio to deliver first-class performance results not only for automotive, but also for industrial and consumer applications. The RZ/G2L group MPUs include an Arm® Cortex®-A55 (1.2 GHz) CPU, a 16-bit DDR3L / DDR4 interface, a 3D graphics engine with Arm Mali-G31 and video codec H.264 (RZ/G2L, RZV2L only)). It also has many interfaces such as camera input, display output, USB 2.0, and Gbit-Ether, making it ideal for any HMI application.

Two new demos powered by the HMI-enabled RZ/G2L

Renesas and Candera showcase the potential of their combined solutions with two first demos. One uses the example of an industrial steam convector oven, the other a treadmill, which runners might either have at home or find in their fitness studio. Both demos feature attractive graphics with 2D and 3D elements.

Want to see for yourself? Watch the demos running on RZ/G2L!

Fig. 2: Candera demo “Treadmill” running on Renesas’ RZ/G2L

Voices from the partners

As a Renesas Partner Program member, Candera’s scalable and hardware-independent software solution CGI Studio for easy HMI creation will be promoted in the program. “We’re happy to welcome Candera in our RZ Partner Ecosystem Solutions Program,” said Mamoru Nomura, Senior Director, Embedded Computing Division at Renesas. “Candera brings years of experience in serving high-end automotive applications and we have collaborated on many automotive projects until now. Their expertise will help jump-start the development of HMI solutions tailored to industrial application needs.”

Reinhard Füricht, CEO of Candera, adds his views on the cooperation: “Our collaboration with Renesas goes back several years. We have been working with our partners at Renesas successfully on a number of projects”, says Reinhard. “We are happy to be part of the Renesas Partner Program community and are confident to be adding significant value to this excellent program. “

Long history of joint automotive projects
In the past, both companies had been mostly focusing on automotive projects. Candera presented an automotive cluster with advanced 3D effects during the 2022 Embedded World trade show in Nuremberg, Germany.

 Fig. 3: During Embedded World 2022, Candera presented their “Weather Cluster on a R-Car H3.

About Candera

Candera is a leading HMI tool provider and development partner for worldwide automotive and industrial customers. It supports its customers with the CGI Studio tool environment as well as provision of software services mainly in the areas of HMI development and embedded software. Candera GmbH in Linz, Austria and Candera America Inc. are part of KAGA FEI Co., Ltd. , situated in Yokohama / Japan.

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Geneva, Switzerland / Uppsala, Sweden – Leading technology companies Candera GmbH, IAR and STMicroelectronics have come together to showcase the exciting possibilities for the future of smart home devices. This collaboration highlights advancements in graphics, energy consumption management and high-performance capabilities, embodied by STMicroelectronics ‘ cutting-edge NeoChrom technology.

The collaboration will be released during a webinar on 21. November 2023. Register now!

With the growing demand for powerful yet cost-effective hardware coupled with user-friendly, visually captivating graphical user interfaces (GUIs), this alliance aims to offer a glimpse of the future of Smart Home White Goods. By harnessing the strengths of STMicroelectronics, Candera GmbH, and IAR, the trio will focus on exploring energy-efficient solutions and environmentally conscious approaches to home appliances. A standout feature of the collaboration is the introduction of “Guided Maintenance” in modern washing machines, supported by a more intuitive GUI. Uncover the limitless possibilities and competitive advantages offered by the STM32U599/5A9 with NeoChrom GPU, CGI Studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench in shaping the future of Smart Home technology.

Fig. 1: The “Smart Home” washing machine GUI, presented by Candera and IAR, both long-standing ST Authorized Partners.

Candera GmbH, a leading provider of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) tools and development partner for worldwide automotive and industrial customers, is joined by IAR, the world leader in software and services for embedded development, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor powerhouse. Together, they aim to deliver seamless user experiences and advanced energy consumption management. Both Candera and IAR are long-standing ST Authorized Partners.

“As developers and companies strive for greater efficiency in their application’s power consumption, solutions like IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm play a crucial role in enabling the next generation of ultra-low-power and ultra-efficient smart home devices,” says Anders Holmberg, CTO at IAR. “Our long-standing relationship with STMicroelectronics and Candera underscores our commitment to supporting feature-rich microcontrollers, including the STM32U5 series latest generation, ideally suited for the next generations of smart home appliances. Leveraging the capabilities of IAR Development Solutions with Candera’s professional HMI tools on the STM32U5 with NeoChrom graphic processing unit, we empower developers to deliver premium graphics combined with enhanced energy consumption management features.”

 Fig. 2: The fresh, slick design of the Washing Machine is presented on a 480×480 4” display

“Because many applications demand extra functionality, richer graphics, and faster performance while running longer, using a smaller battery, or employing energy harvesting, we’ve developed the STM32U5 and are extending the series, today,” said Ricardo De Sa Earp, Executive Vice President General-Purpose Microcontroller Sub-Group, STMicroelectronics. “This MCU combines the latest Arm core, our unique ultra-low-power technologies, generous on-chip memory, and the option of our NeoChrom graphics engine to elevate the user’s visual experience.”

“We are proud to be part of this project with our partners STMicroelectronics and IAR”, adds Reinhard Füricht, CEO of Candera, “it’s a great opportunity to showcase CGI Studio’s capabilities to provide high-end performance and brilliant HMIs on very specific hardware.”

The collaboration will be released during a webinar on 21. November 2023.

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 Fig. 3: The demo features a “Guided Maintenance” part

For more information, please contact: Philip Privalov for Candera-related questions, Rafael Taubinger for any further information on IAR and Bertrand Denis for questions on STMicroelectronics and NeoChrom technology.

About Candera

Candera is a leading HMI tool provider and development partner for worldwide automotive and industrial customers. It supports its customers with the Candera Studio and CGI Studio tool environments as well as provision of software services mainly in the areas of HMI development and embedded software. Candera GmbH in Linz, Austria and Candera America Inc. are part of KAGA FEI Co., Ltd., situated in Yokohama / Japan. For more, go to www.candera.eu

About IAR

IAR provides world-leading software and services for embedded development, enabling companies worldwide to create secure and innovative products for today and tomorrow. Since 1983, IAR’s solutions have ensured quality, security, reliability, and efficiency in developing over one million embedded applications for companies across industries such as industrial automation, IoT, automotive and medical. IAR supports 15,000 devices from over 70 semiconductor partners. The company is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, and has sales and support offices worldwide. IAR is owned by I.A.R. Systems Group AB, listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap (ticker symbol: IAR B). Learn more at www.iar.com.

About STMicroelectronics

At ST, we are over 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and connectivity. We are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at www.st.com.