Communications
New Avalue SBC powered by SoC codenamed 'Bay Trail'
Powered by the newest Intel Atom processor E3800 product family or Intel Celeron N2920/J1900 processor, a system-on-chip formerly codenamed “Bay Trail,” the ECM-BYT SBC is ideal for intelligent systems and applications with low power consumption and high performance requirements.
PIC32 Bluetooth audio development kit from Microchip
Microchip introduce the new PIC32 Bluetooth Audio Development Kit. Delivering up to 24-bit 192 kHz audio, this full-featured devkit enables custom application development on the PIC32 microcontrollers for Bluetooth and USB digital audio solutions. Shipping with audio streaming demo code, the new PIC32 devkit has been tested with over 100 different Bluetooth audio-enabled devices from 18 different manufacturers.
Back it up or you could lose everything!
Data Memory Systems has posed a question pertinent for almost all computer users: what would you do if your computer experienced an error and you suddenly found that all of your important files could not be recovered? With only 7% of computer users performing daily back ups, Data Memory Systems urges everyone to back up their system regularly to avoid all of their most precious data being lost due to an unpredictable error.
Ahead of the game
With shipments expected to increase rapidly over the coming years, semiconductor manufacturers are now competing against each other to offer the best solution for Bluetooth v4.0, as ES Design magazine Editor, Philip Ling discovers in this article.
Custom HMI control panel selected for rail information point
Stadium IGT has supplied Commend UK with a complete custom HMI solution for its next generation of railway platform emergency call and communication information points. The design brief for the new information point was to make it simple and appealing to use and to have the look and feel of the latest smartphones and tablets. More functionality has been designed-in to assist passengers with more than simply requesting assistance, reporting incide...
Alpha Micro adds Laird's Bluetooth modules
Growing demand for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices has prompted Alpha Micro Components to extend its product portfolio with the addition of Laird Technologies’new Bluetooth v4.0 Dual-Mode Modules. The new series offer dual-mode, or Bluetooth Smart Ready support, enabling connections to devices that support BLE and Classic (pre-v4.0) Bluetooth.
6U ATCA shelf with switch cards and shelf managers
VadaTech has today introduced a new 6U ATCA shelf with integrated boards that combine the functionality of switch cards and shelf managers. In a typical Dual Star ATCA chassis, two slots are dedicated for the switches. With VadaTech’s VT830 6-slot ATCA shelf, the Switching Shelf Managers are below the card cage, this frees up those slots to be used as payload slots, providing six slots instead of the usual four.
Tips to reduce Google Chrome RAM consumption
Google Chrome, one of the fastest and most popular internet browsers available, is constantly providing improvements and updates, and has the option to add extensions and plug-ins to the program to increase its functionality. All of these features have contributed to making it an excellent and efficient way to surf the net, but Data Memory Systems has discovered that many people are experiencing a lack of RAM memory when they use the prevalent br...
Getting smart about sensing
When coupled with native support for NFC in smartphones and tablets, NFC-enabled implantable sensors could lead to a revolution in diabetes testing and much more. Oluf Alminde, Senior Marketing Manager (Power & Wireless) with ams AG, explore more in this article from ES Design magazine.
GPUs: the next must-have
Like the CPU or video processing unit found in today’s consumer and embedded systems, the GPU has turned from a nice-to-have feature in previous generations to a must-have necessity if you want a competitive solution for your target application. Benson Tao, Product Marketing Manager at Vivante Corporation, explore further in this ES Design magazine article.