Communications
Touch panel computer targets medical applications
A slim-type, 22" widescreen medical touch panel computer, designated the MPC225-873, has been announced by Axiomtek. Powered by 3rd Generation Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron processor, the high-performance MPC225-873 is suitable for medical image processing and medical measuring instrument applications, nursing cart, point-of-care terminal, or infotainment terminal use in healthcare environments.
HDDs are engineered for mission critical IT operations
Engineered for mission critical IT operations, a range of HDDs has been announced by Toshiba Electronics Europe. The AL13SX series HDDs with 6Gbit/s SAS interface and 15,000 RPM spindle speed, combine high performance with capacities up to 600GB and compact 2,5 inch (64mm) size.
Will Bluetooth Smart change the in-store experience?
The low-energy consuming, intelligent sensor technology developed by the Bluetooth SIG, Bluetooth Smart is currently being employed by processors and retailers in several payment and marketing trials. Beacons powered by Bluetooth Smart technology make the promise of a mobile wallet, mobile couponing and location-based services possible.
48MIPS microcontroller for industrial control applications
The company's second application oriented controller device, FTDI Chip has announced the FT51 8-bit microcontroller. Incorporating one of the highest performance 8051 compatible processor cores on the market, the MCU features a 48MHz operating clock speed and a 48MIPS processing capacity (1clock cycle per instruction).
ICs support display, audio and touch functionality
Expanding the company's Embedded Video Engine (EVE) offering, FTDI Chip has introduced the FT801. Supporting intelligent display implementations with audio and capacitive touch functionality, the FT801 has a capacitive touch element which is provided through an I²C interface connected to a standard capacitive touch controller.
SBC measures standby power in milliwatts & standby time in days
Based on Intel’s first SoC E3800 Atom product family, the ADLE3800PC PCIe/104 SBC has been announced by ADL Embedded Solutions. The SBC offers superior compute performance and energy efficiency and has Intel’s 7th generation graphics engine for stunning graphics performance.
Wirelessly control machines with tablets and smartphones
A major problem with many machines is that the HMI is often a small basic control box with a small display and a few buttons that is hard to read and adjust. However, there is usually a USB port that engineers can plug into and link to a laptop for diagnostics and controlling settings. This can create a short-range WiFi link to a tablet or smartphone that runs a custom app to control the machine by using a USB stick.
Fanless mini PC is the same size as a book
Suitable for applications including digital signage, kiosk, industrial automation and home automation, Acrosser's AES-HM76Z1FL is an ultra-thin embedded system. Providing excellent computing performance within its small form factor, the book-sized mini PC offers a variety of I/O ports including HDMI, USB, LAN, COMBO, GPIO and COM on both sides of the product.
Easily add wireless M2M capabilities to portable devices
Designed to make it easier than ever to add wireless capabilities to portable devices, Digi International has claimed that ConnectCore 6 is the world’s first surface mount multi-chip module with built-in wireless connectivity. Suitable for M2M applications, it provides access to all of the features of the Freescale i.MX 6 Quad, i.MX 6 Dual and i.MX 6 Solo processors.
COM Express offers high scalability in a single-chip design
Based the Intel Atom E3800 series of processors, the conga-MA3 is congatec's first COM Express Mini Type 10 module with a size of 55 x 84mm. Features of the latest Intel Atom generation include its single-chip design, an L2 cache able to be shared by multiple cores, and a much faster Intel HD graphics engine than the previous generation. The highlights of the module include its ultra-dense design, onboard soldered m...