Boards/Backplanes
Cyclone10 FPGA reference kit speeds time to market
A full-featured reference kit based on the low-cost and low-power Intel Cyclone10 LP FPGA family is available from Arrow Electronics. The Cyclone 10 LP reference kit reduces time to market and development costs by enabling users to start work immediately with a end product qualified platform.
Radio modules give IoT designs head start
A family of radio modules to jump-start IoT-device design has been introduced by Arrow Electronics. They leverage the power-efficient dual-core performance of STMicroelectronics’ STM32WB55 wireless microcontroller (MCU). The Sharky modules were co-developed with Italian designer Midatronics.
Arduino quartet hits right note with makers
Four powerful and compact Arduino MKR Shields, designed to extend the capability and application of Arduino boards, are in stock at Farnell. This extended Arduino product line provides maker engineers and prototype developers with a new suite of accessories that can be integrated into an array of IoT applications.
Motherboards ready for third generation RYZEN CPUs
Manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, BIOSTAR, is offering piece of mind for its customers, announcing the BIOSTAR AMD AM4 300-series and 400-series motherboards will be compatible with both upcoming 3rd Gen AMD RYZEN CPUs and existing AMD Bristol Ridge APUs.
VITA 66.5 compliant FPGA board for signal processing
Specialist in Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions, Interface Concept, has announcing the IC-FEP-VPX3f board, a new high-speed 3U VPX FPGA board based on the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale technology and designed for the signal-processing-intensive applications of high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) systems.
Power efficient motherboard for home entertainment
Manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, BIOSTAR, has introduced the new A68N-5600E SoC motherboard featuring a power efficient AMD PRO A4-3350B Processor and AMD Radeon R4 graphics. The BIOSTAR A68N-5600E is well suited for home entertainment and everyday home computing from web browsing to office applications.
Drawing blanks: A guide to methods of sourcing PCB blank boards
They say that from small acorns mighty oak trees grow. In electronics it’s on blank PCB boards that the grandest of designs are etched – and components mounted – to create the mightiest of devices. In this review, John Johnston, NPI Director, Chemigraphic is going to talk you through the options you have when you source blank boards for your electronic PCB assembly.
One kit wonder speeds up mesh network evaluation
The EZ-BT Mesh Evaluation kit from Cypress Semiconductor is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The battery- or USB-powered kit allows designers to evaluate the Bluetooth SIG mesh networking functionality of the CYBT-213043-02 EZ-BT WICED module. The kit contains four evaluation boards that allow engineers to evaluate a mesh network with just one kit.
IoT development board ensures secure designs
Availability of a development board that makes it easy for engineers to create secure cloud-connected designs has been announced by RS Components. The PIC-IoT WG development board (AC164164) from Microchip offers a simple way to develop PIC microcontroller-based applications and connect them to the Google Cloud IoT Core platform.
Rugged COM express module delivers powerful graphics
An ultra-rugged COM Express module for rail, public transportation and industry applications, such as data acquisition, infotainment, transcoding and live 3D, has been introduced with the CB71C. It is compatible with COM Express Type six Pin-Out and conforms to the VITA 59 standard, which specifies robust mechanics to ensure reliable operation even under the harshest environmental conditions.