NECTO AI Assistant is an AI-powered question-and-answer help service that incorporates data from NECTO Help, mikroSDK™ , and Click Board Help, as well as data from MCU datasheets, such as register information, tables, and more. Users can ask any question in natural language, and NECTO AI Assistant will provide a list of possible answers that best match their query. Additionally, users can select a function in their code or library manager and, by simply pressing the F1 key, receive the best answer.
“It’s a bit like Microsoft’s Chatbot,” explains Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE. “However, AI Assistant is dedicated to the embedded electronics industry, and if you’re using Clicks, SiBRAIN™, DISCON™ , or other MIKROE products, you can be confident that the answers will be accurate.”
Another powerful new feature of NECTO Studio 3.0 is an application output panel that allows users to view debugging and trace information directly from NECTO Studio. Its true potential is realized when used within Planet Debug, where it’s now incredibly convenient to trace logs from remote Click boards. It’s now possible to write debugging or trace information to the application output window in NECTO Studio. Users can now choose between UART or the application output window as the output channel for logging messages from a project.
NECTO Studio 3.0 now also includes the Custom Board Tool, which allows users to add their custom-designed boards within a mikroSDK and NECTO Studio setup. The wizard-like tool guides users through the steps required to generate and install all the necessary code. Custom boards can then be shared or even made public and included in the next official version of mikroSDK.
Along with these additions, mikroSDK has undergone a few improvements. The Logger has been changed to use either standard output from the NECTO Studio application or UART. The much-requested Arduino Uno Rev3 has also been added in NECTO Studio 3.0. Significant improvements and advancements have been made to the compilers for PIC32, ARM, and dsPIC, resulting in up to a 300% improvement in compilation and link speeds for large projects. Finally, MIKROE has also improved programming and debugging speeds over Wi-Fi for various MCU architectures.
Matic adds, "We enjoy making development and coding more relaxed, simpler, and more fun. The MIKROE team continually strives to make NECTO Studio a better and richer IDE, improving existing solutions and forging new ones."
